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Apr 12, 2005, 04:56 pm
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| It's simply logical  Location: San Diego Posts: 4,333 | Quote:
Not always, but sometimes. It takes compassionate wisdom to decide when. Like I said, the world isn't black and white, it's composed of shades of grey. . I don't suffer from insanity... I thoroughly enjoy it | |
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Apr 12, 2005, 09:39 pm
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| Bacon Sizzle Posts: 287 | The war between good and evil the devil's game, because the rules of the game is of the devil. For good to win, good cannot surrender to the rules of evil, and if good surrender to the rules of evil, good become evil. Peace be with you, Paul |
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Apr 12, 2005, 09:56 pm
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| Igneous Magma Posts: 358 | "by playing by the rules of good and ignoring evil thus its made out that evil doesn't exist hence the premise of the initial post" is that where ur going with this Paul? Australian Political Discussion Site Aussies: Welcome to the Rudd Regime Yanks: Welcome to Hell Now Purgatory. Others: G'day mate. |
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Apr 12, 2005, 10:08 pm
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| It's simply logical Location: San Diego Posts: 4,333 | Quote:
And if indeed, "For good to win, good cannot surrender to the rules of evil, and if good surrender to the rules of evil, good become evil." and war is the only way to defeat evil, then perhaps war, like plague, is not in itself evil but merely the indifferent instrument of good or evil. But then who decides what's good and what's evil? It still strikes me that there are far too many grey areas between the two. After all, "Gott Mit Uns." . I don't suffer from insanity... I thoroughly enjoy it | |
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Apr 13, 2005, 08:50 am
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| Pragmatist  Location: UK London Posts: 1,979 | Good can only win by not engaging in evil acts. For example if evil brings the conflict to you rather than resisting you must not resist and die (if necessary) to bring about change. There are other options for good of course. Avoidance being the main one that is employed. Evil cannot engage what it cannot find. I wouldn't recommend sex, drugs and insanity for everyone, but its always worked for me. Never think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime." (Ernest Hemingway) |
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Apr 13, 2005, 12:57 pm
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| 9/11: Inside Job  Location: Hawai'i, Big Island Posts: 10,438 | Quote:
The personifications of good and evil may remain logically unproven to skeptics. To me, human nature exhibits both characteristics, good and evil. But then we must define the terms good and evil. And some would argue that these terms are subjective. That one man's terrorist is another's freedom fighter. I take a more absolutist position, but I can see the other side. You, Gorgo, argue forcefully that the Bush Regime are criminals. I would agree, but my opinion is based upon their hypocrisy, saying one thing while doing another. How do you defend your allegations of criminality? I think they are Satanic, masquerading as Christians in order to defame the honorable name of Jesus... "Arms in the hands of the citizens may be used at individual discretion for the defense of the country, the overthrow of tyranny or private self-defense." -- John Adams | |
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:48 pm
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| BANNED-Warned multiple times about instigating. User then reported topics multiple times to mess with staff. Posts: 4,412 | Your perception of yourself and your world are what "arouse your ire." I am just a convenient receptacle of that ire. What I state as "fact," I state as fact because I think it's unecessary to add 'imho' to everything. I assume everyone knows that it is just my stupid opinion. I have called no one a lunatic. If you can find an instance of that, I'll apologize to the victim. If anything, I have asked people to respect themselves as much as I respect them by losing the need for these kinds of ideas. There is lots of evidence for the non-existence of god. Lots of reasonable evidence. The biggest of which is that people have made them up for centuries. Since there is no reasonable evidence for their existence, that alone is enough. When you start defining god(s), then the reasonable evidence piles up even farther. I don't have to go into those details, you've heard all of them before. Human nature does not exhibit evil and good forces, as in Satan and God. People do constructive things and people do destructive things. We get all sorts of wrong-headed ideas. I have shown lots of evidence for the criminality of the Bush regime. If you'd like to get into it again, take a look http://cesr.org/filestore2/download/523 . Quote:
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Apr 13, 2005, 01:55 pm
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| BANNED (Multiple usernames after another ban) Posts: 1,337 | Quote:
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Apr 13, 2005, 02:05 pm
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| BANNED-Warned multiple times about instigating. User then reported topics multiple times to mess with staff. Posts: 4,412 | From a logical standpoint, if the premise is that life is something that should be destroyed, then one could reach the logical conclusion that it's a good idea to support Bush. From any kind of standpoint that life is something that might be fun, then it's not so logical. Either way, by their own standards, they are criminals. Quote:
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