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Thu May 22 2025 16:11:53 UTC from Nurb432"Supreme Court blocks creation of religious charter school in Oklahoma"
Im ok with that. Tax payer funded schools should be teaching basic skills to be a productive member of society. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Once again, it sounds good when the funding is going to a religion you like, but inevitably it's going to go to one you don't like.
Imagine if that funding went to a religion whose adherents want to exterminate people like you.
Ya its always great until the shoe is on the other foot later. Be careful what one wishes for.. you may get it.
Fri May 23 2025 17:52:41 UTC from IGnatius T FoobarOnce again, it sounds good when the funding is going to a religion you like, but inevitably it's going to go to one you don't like.
Imagine if that funding went to a religion whose adherents want to exterminate people like you.
What you don't understand is that the shoe is already on the other foot! Public schools teach evolution and "global warming" and the like.
Fri May 23 2025 20:56:44 UTC from Nurb432Ya its always great until the shoe is on the other foot later. Be careful what one wishes for.. you may get it.
Fri May 23 2025 17:52:41 UTC from IGnatius T FoobarOnce again, it sounds good when the funding is going to a religion you like, but inevitably it's going to go to one you don't like.
Imagine if that funding went to a religion whose adherents want to exterminate people like you.
Ah, that is right. your magic octopus magically placed humans on the earth, and we are not supposed to look at science. "nooo don't look at actual facts.. must look at this manipulated book of lies! " "oh, and donate more cash"
Now, i agree about global warming as a movement, being a scam. BUT climate change does really happen, it always has, and always will. The earth sometimes gets warmer.. earth also gets colder.. its called nature.. and we have no part in it and are just along for the ride.
Related: im curious, how do you square off in your tiny little mind that we find fossils of humans and other animals that are far older that whatever arbitrary 'age of earth' you believe in? Or do you just close your eyes and pretend that science isn't real? I think your magic book says around 6k, but we have hominid fossils some 300 thousand. The oldest 'animals' go back i think around 3billion. And age of rocks, even further..
Mon May 26 2025 22:51:57 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekWhat you don't understand is that the shoe is already on the other foot! Public schools teach evolution and "global warming" and the like.
Funny how you never talk this way to IG even though he is a Christian. Are you scared of him or something?
Tue May 27 2025 15:54:06 UTC from Nurb432Related: im curious, how do you square off in your tiny little mind
Because he is not an intolerant a-hole, such as yourself.
He is respectful of others who believe differently, therefore he deserves respect too. You however, are not, so dont.
And i see you ditched the question. Typical.
Tue May 27 2025 16:36:54 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekFunny how you never talk this way to IG even though he is a Christian. Are you scared of him or something?
Tue May 27 2025 15:54:06 UTC from Nurb432Related: im curious, how do you square off in your tiny little mind
Science and religion can co-exist. They are not mutually exclusive.
Sure, there are some places you run into issues, but just because you teach science does not mean you are teaching people not to believe how they want. Unless of course you are an authoritarian and everyone must fall in-line.
Tue May 27 2025 16:21:15 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekAh yes, it's different when schools teach kids to be atheists. Wretch.
You speak as if evolution and science mean the same thing. Like you can't teach science without teaching evolution. As if teaching evolution is not teaching atheism.
It's one reason my parents never sent me to a public school. They did not want me being taught to be atheist, or that homosexuality is normal, or any of that BS.
Tue May 27 2025 16:52:22 UTC from Nurb432Science and religion can co-exist. They are not mutually exclusive.
Sure, there are some places you run into issues, but just because you teach science does not mean you are teaching people not to believe how they want. Unless of course you are an authoritarian and everyone must fall in-line.
Tue May 27 2025 16:21:15 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekAh yes, it's different when schools teach kids to be atheists. Wretch.
Ah so your parents suck too and are also south Russian authoritarians too. Not real surprised. Clearly you don't even know what science was. That is what happens when you don't go to an actual school that teaches, not programs.
And again, you refuse to answer the question. I'm done with this thread since you cant bother to answer a simple question and instead turn it around backwards into a flag waving event.. ( tho i bet its that you cant.. dont have the brain power or knowledge to even try. typical of your kind. )
Tue May 27 2025 16:55:52 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekYou speak as if evolution and science mean the same thing. Like you can't teach science without teaching evolution. As if teaching evolution is not teaching atheism.
It's one reason my parents never sent me to a public school. They did not want me being taught to be atheist, or that homosexuality is normal, or any of that BS.
Tue May 27 2025 16:52:22 UTC from Nurb432Science and religion can co-exist. They are not mutually exclusive.
Sure, there are some places you run into issues, but just because you teach science does not mean you are teaching people not to believe how they want. Unless of course you are an authoritarian and everyone must fall in-line.
Tue May 27 2025 16:21:15 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekAh yes, it's different when schools teach kids to be atheists. Wretch.
And before you give the old "your parents brainwashed you" excuse, no, I do have a mind of my own, there are a couple of things I disagree with them on.
Sorry, but clearly they did.
Still avoiding the question i see. you had a chance to redeem yourself. You failed. You are a failure as a human. Since you cant even defend your imaginary constructs other than toss insults, your magic octopus also thinks you are failure and is disappointed in you too.
Tue May 27 2025 17:10:26 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekAnd before you give the old "your parents brainwashed you" excuse, no, I do have a mind of my own, there are a couple of things I disagree with them on.
And since you keep beating this horse, there is debate in Christianity about how old the Earth is. So even if the atheist estimation of its age is correct it doesn't disprove the existence of God.
And IG, how come you never seem to respond to Nurb's remarks on Christianity? I don't know how you can stomach it without at least rebutting his vile claims.
Still missing the point and refusing to answer my question.
And once again, you need to look up the definitions of Atheist and Agnostic. Or does that fall outside your programming and reading ability?
Tue May 27 2025 17:15:34 UTC from SouthernComputerGeekAnd since you keep beating this horse, there is debate in Christianity about how old the Earth is. So even if the atheist estimation of its age is correct it doesn't disprove the existence of God.
Related: im curious, how do you square off in your tiny little
mind that we find fossils of humans and other animals that are
far older that whatever arbitrary 'age of earth' you believe in?
The age of the earth isn't arbitrary. It is exactly as old as it is from the date God created it.
It probably won't come as a surprise that I'm not into the "young earth" theory. I'm perfectly fine with the creation account in Genesis referring to a time span far greater than what we think of as 24-hour Earth days. After all, how could God possibly have created the heavens and the earth in 24 hours if there was no earth, no sun, and therefore no such thing as a 24-hour day?
The Bible isn't a "magic book" -- it's the single most reliable source of truth available.
And IG, how come you never seem to respond to Nurb's remarks on
Christianity? I don't know how you can stomach it without at
least rebutting his vile claims.
Maybe because I've heard all those arguments before and they're both boring and debunked. Had some of you been here during The Troubles you'd be as amazed as I am that we can even have a Religion forum at all.
Then why was it edited and edited over the generations to fit narratives of the day? There is a clear difference between new and old, Old was much angrier, new was much more 'palatable to the masses'.
Just sayin.. why would truth change?
Tue May 27 2025 18:46:23 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar- it's the single most reliable source of truth available.
It all boils down to if one can believe something without actual reproducible evidence.
If yes = then religious
if no = science
And no, even if you have a proven event in history, re-casting it to fit religious narratives does not make it 'true' by default. There still no evidence it was due to the deity at the time. ( which ones change over time ) And yes, i do think its all a fictional narrative. Perhaps with some history tossed in to make it sound believable to those who don't need evidence.
And i think i have stated before why i think it happened. People believe in greater powers since they are simply not capable of dealing with the fact they are an insignificant speck in the greater universe, and to cope 'we must be part of a greater purpose'. We are not. Then you have formal religions created by the power hungry to fleece, control, and manipulate those believers.
Tue May 27 2025 18:48:20 UTC from IGnatius T Foobar
Maybe because I've heard all those arguments before and they're both boring and debunked.