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To: little jeremiah; metmom
There is a very simple method for making the earth a better place to live. Following the rules God has already given us.

Whose God and which rules? The world will never agree on one God and one rule. If they did, they could just as easily agree on what's good for the world and follow that rule.

127 posted on 04/06/2010 8:48:41 PM PDT by kosta50 (The world is the way it is even if YOU don't understand it)
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To: kosta50; little jeremiah
The Phrisees and teachers of the Law tried to trap Jesus with questions like that as well. There truly is nothing new under the sun.

This is the answer Jesus gave and it still applies today.

Matt 22:34 - 40 34Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. 35One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: 36"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 37Jesus replied: " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.' 38This is the first and greatest commandment. 39And the second is like it: 'Love your neighbor as yourself.' 40All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments."

130 posted on 04/06/2010 8:57:56 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: kosta50

It’s not that I only want to debate with backpatters; I just don’t like to debate or discuss with people who scorn the very idea of the existence of God.

For instance, I know someone near and dear to me who considers herself an agnostic. I respect her lack of belief, and she respects my belief. At the same time, we can discuss topics such as those here because there is mutual respect. I don’t see such respect from you, so I don’t want to discuss with you. It seems to me that you view responses from “the opposition” as chances to scorn and ridicule. I don’t want to try to convince anyone against their will, or present my understanding of theism to someone who scorns the existence of God.

People can not agree and be respectful, and carefully consider the differing viewpoints. To be honest, I don’t see that attitude from you.

And, BTW, there is only one Supreme God. He has many names, and is understood variously by the people of the world. The rules I refer to are the ones Thomas Jefferson referred to. The basics.


135 posted on 04/06/2010 9:18:13 PM PDT by little jeremiah (Asato Ma Sad Gamaya Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya)
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