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Yes. I completely agree. That cult is one of the craziest. Their founder was a complete loon.

I don't fault @oatmeal too much for this, because it is pervasive in Christian teaching, just like Calvinism and Arminianism are (which...

It's hard to give up firmly held beliefs, so they cling to whatever will allow them to maintain it in the face of logically strong...

Selfishness is the fundamental issue behind all sin. It is the ultimate rebellion against God and causes all of those problems.

In other words, pride.

In other words, it's a lack of humility.

Unwillingness to be wrong. "I'm right, you're wrong, I don't care what you think or say."

Did you guys see the series about Scientology that Leah Ramini did a couple years ago? Whenever I see someone that just isn't...

It seems to me that when you say, "Logically, you can't both know someone will make a particular choice in every given circumstance, and...

I get that but that isn't really what I'm asking. What I wonder about is what the motive for giving that answer is (i.e. within...

You're demanding reason from someone who bases their beliefs on emotions rather than facts. (Not Derf, but any kind of person who would...

It allows them to say, "God is more wonderful than we can even know, so what I say about God is true." In other words, it is a blank...

I'm not saying it exists, I and Derf are just saying that's how they think. It's an irrational position.

I'd settle for a purely emotionally based explanation. I can't find any way at all to draw a line that connects the dots that get you...

How does making a big deal about God existing outside of time accomplish that goal?