Very interesting question Vinny. My honest first response would be shock. My second response would be to tell them that I love them no matter what. My third response would be to ask when they started to feel that way and try to show some understanding. My fourth response would be to wonder where I went wrong (you wanted honesty right). After a period of introspection I would move on to other things and life would continue the same as before.
The Morman hypothetical
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richgates
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As an Atheist, I don't believe in sin but I certainly believe in right and wrong. There is a popular misconception that people who don't believe in God are amoral, and that couldn't be further from the truth. There are exceptions to the rule but most Atheists I know, have very strong moral convictions.
What I understood from Edgewriter's post wasn't that Atheists don't believe in right and wrong, just that it differs from a God fearing person's view of it. For example, I don't cheat on my wife. I don't do it because I'm scared of her, or the consequences in this life (divorce, alimony, child support, etc). I don't do it because I believe in a God that views that as wrong and there would be consequences in the Afterlife. Atheists may choose not to cheat as well, and that's absolutely great. But they wouldn't choose not to do it for all of the same reasons I wouldn't.
I heard there is a new movie out about this topic, sort of anyway. https://movies.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/movies/18eight.html
Anyone seen it?
Anyone seen it?
Craig K. Manscill
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Hi friend,,,
I also only do good things because I'll be punished in the afterlife if I don't. I think those athiests who only do good things because they appear like the right thing to do morally in this life aren't looking at the whole picture. What really matters is whether or not you'll get punished for it. Thanks for reading.
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Craig K. Manscill
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I have read this bulliten board topic and what it says. I have foreclosed a reply,,,
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If my son/daughter told me they were homosexual, I would be disappointed in them and myself. These temptations are something we all must overcome. I have resisted the urge to be homosexual my whole life, so I expect them to as well.
One poster mentioned that he has strong faith that we can cure these homosexuals and make them heterosexual again. I think with enough love, we can make them heterosexual. Thanks for reading.
-Craig
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If my son/daughter told me they were homosexual, I would be disappointed in them and myself. These temptations are something we all must overcome. I have resisted the urge to be homosexual my whole life, so I expect them to as well.
One poster mentioned that he has strong faith that we can cure these homosexuals and make them heterosexual again. I think with enough love, we can make them heterosexual. Thanks for reading.
-Craig
Craig K. Manscill
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moevillini,,,
HAH! I do have a SON that smells like PICKLES! Haha! That would be Tanner, bless his heart. Thanks for reading.
-Craig
HAH! I do have a SON that smells like PICKLES! Haha! That would be Tanner, bless his heart. Thanks for reading.
-Craig
interesting, I just checked out the Urban Dictionary definition...
never would've guessed it in a million years.
never would've guessed it in a million years.
I am really hoping you are just being hyperbolic. While we might disagree on the individual applications of "right" and "wrong" as applied to certain actions, in my experience most religious people and most atheists have the exact same concepts of what "right" and "wrong" are.
Hopper
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Hack.
Gyp Rosetti
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Is this Craig fellow JC? His style seems familiar.