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Gay couples to be paid more to offset higher tax

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by MisterCreosote, Jul 11, 2011.

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  1. JC

    JC Well-Known Member

    Yep, I prefer things that can be actually proven
     
    JC, Jul 18, 2011
    #145
  2. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    But things that can't be proven are so much more...flexible. :)
     
    outofplace, Jul 18, 2011
    #146
  3. printdust

    printdust New Member

    I'll take my chances with an ancient book than a combination thesis by JC and outofplace.
     
    printdust, Jul 18, 2011
    #147
  4. printdust

    printdust New Member

    It can't be proven that there wasn't a "starting point to" existence, of earth or the galaxy, broadly speaking.

    Cause, effect.
     
    printdust, Jul 18, 2011
    #148
  5. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Ancient just means that once the writers were done making things up, their work was then translated repeatedly, making it even less likely that G-d's word is properly represented, even if it was there in the first place.
     
    outofplace, Jul 18, 2011
    #149
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    The whole history of humans is savagery.

    For over 1,700 years, Western civilization has been shaped by Judeo-Christian values and morality.

    So, for someone born in the West in the 20th Century to act like his morality has been shaped irrespective of Judeo-Christian values is ignorant.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 18, 2011
    #150
  7. Mark McGwire

    Mark McGwire Member

    1. Irrespective isn't a word.

    2. Post hoc, ergo, propter hoc.

    3. Despite Judeo-Christian values is probably more apt.
     
    Mark McGwire, Jul 18, 2011
    #151
  8. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    Thanks "Mark".
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 18, 2011
    #152
  9. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    What have you got other than making fun of him for being a sock puppet?

    Did Judeo-Christianity have a major influence on the development of Western Civilization? Absolutely. Has it always been a positive influence? That is much more open to debate.

    Are you really trying to argue that there cannot be morality without Judeo-Christian faith? Because that is a gigantic load of horseshit if you are.
     
    outofplace, Jul 18, 2011
    #153
  10. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I'm saying that your morality was shaped by Judeo-Christian values. And "Marks". And Desk's.

    There's simply no denying it.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 18, 2011
    #154
  11. Mark McGwire

    Mark McGwire Member

    What, specifically, did Christianity introduce in the way of laws, morals or ethics that did not exist long before Christianity?

    There are scads of great thinkers who contributed much to the study of ethics who were Christian, no doubt.

    But I'm curious what you think is specific to Christianity that the Babylonians, Romans or Greeks didn't come up with first.
     
    Mark McGwire, Jul 18, 2011
    #155
  12. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    It's not necessarily what they came up with. It's that it's what's influenced Western society the most.
     
    YankeeFan, Jul 18, 2011
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