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I apologize for taking so long to answer, hope this responds to the majority of your threads.

You are correct, in that I do enjoy replying to things that may be controversial, that’s one of the main reasons I like Freerepublic. I never discuss, in depth, politics or religion with my friends or relatives, since these discussions rarely end, whether in agreement or not. Another reason I like this forum, no strained relations, no worrying about hurting someone you care about’s feelings, and they end when you want them to. Also, it’s possible to reach many more people, with many different views than the relative few that are family and friends. In a way, people are more honest on the internet, than when dealing with family or friends, face to face.

I, of course, assume humans are only flesh and blood, because we are. I too, believe in a soul/spirit, but that’s not as easily proved as the flesh and blood.

The Socratic club was from you in #44.

It’s a belief. You can either choose to believe people are inherently mean or not. I choose to believe people are born either good or bad, but the majority are good.

I have no way of telling if people are truly in love or acting, it’s none of my business. I can only go on appearances and intuition.

If you will note, I never said, anywhere, that I care about finding out WHAT people believe, only WHY they believe. That is why I don’t bother to do much research on different religions.

You are also correct in that I don’t care to do much research on my own. This is because we are talking about things that cannot be proven, ie, religious/spiritual beliefs, philosophical beliefs, etc. It doesn’t matter who you are/were, or how learned you are/were, or famous, etc, since none of these can be proven as being right or wrong, then anyones' theory has the potential of being valid. Why not stick to your own beliefs/theories?

The God of the bible may very well want an individual relationship with people, but who is to say that is correct?