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Giving up Cubing for Lent
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You go to jail for murder not necessarily for killing.
If I'm in the army and kill the enemy that's trying to kill me thats not murder. Most people aren't pacifists and think that thats morally justifiable.
If I shoot my neighbor because I'm crazy and think he insulted me or something thats murder and I'm going to jail/will get the death penalty.
If I'm in the army and kill the enemy that's trying to kill me thats not murder. Most people aren't pacifists and think that thats morally justifiable.
If I shoot my neighbor because I'm crazy and think he insulted me or something thats murder and I'm going to jail/will get the death penalty.
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Kinda like in Deuteronomy 7?
When the enemy tribes/cultures were at war with the jews of the old testament.
The Jews were fighting in defense, so it's about the motive?
When the enemy tribes/cultures were at war with the jews of the old testament.
The Jews were fighting in defense, so it's about the motive?
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God certainly does things very similar to this in the Bible.
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God does a lot of things that aren't particulary nice in the bible.
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I'm not God and God isn't crazy.
The rules are different between a perfect being and ones that constantly sin against Him and between two messed up people.
If you think humans are more important than God or somehow the creator is equal to the creation than it might not be fair, but thats not the case in the Bible.
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God created us in his image. Why would he do that if he didn't want us to compare ourselves to him?
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Why does in His image mean that we are equal to or greater than Him? We have similar qualities to God in that we have a certain intelligence and creativity and can form complex relationships and can look ahead on the F2L but I know I can't speak anything into being, and I don't know everything and all of time.
Image doesn't imply equality. A picture might be in the image of a person but the picture doesn't get citizenship for being born here when I draw it...
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I wasn't trying to imply that God is crazy, just that he has killed people for insulting him. I find it interesting that religions assign God human characteristics, particularly negative human characteristics such as jealousy, hate, and vanity.
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Maybe humans just have some of God's characteristics.
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I have to many problems believing in god I'll pass
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There are somethings that are bad when humans have them because they don't deserve to have them. I am not supposed to be jealous because I don't deserve anything from anyone. God can be jealous because He deserves everything from everyone.
God can be vain because if He wasn't vain He'd be putting something above Himself and be breaking the first commandment and God would be an idolater. Plus man is most satisfied when He is serving God so if God denies us that then He is cruel for keeping from us the most satisfying thing.
As for hate that one is more confusing. Because Yes there are a few verses that say that God hates those who sin. We all sin. But also then there are verses that say God loves everyone and sent His Son to die for us. I tend to think that since He's God He can do both at the same time even if it seems contradictory to a human mind.
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I'm jewish and what is this?
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THIS IS SPARTA!
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I think people forget that it is God who has the sole choice as to when to take someones life. This is not murder.
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How did we get from just simply giving something up for Lent to MURDER? Really???
I gave up cubing because my friends say I'm addicted to them. And I need breaks.
But guess what happened? My LanLan 2x2 arrived! Right after Ash Wednesday! Couldn't the timing have been BETTER? (sarcasm)
...Caltech Open will be an exception. Uh, God? Can you excuse me for the next week? Please? C'mon, my man...
I gave up cubing because my friends say I'm addicted to them. And I need breaks.
But guess what happened? My LanLan 2x2 arrived! Right after Ash Wednesday! Couldn't the timing have been BETTER? (sarcasm)
...Caltech Open will be an exception. Uh, God? Can you excuse me for the next week? Please? C'mon, my man...
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I did warn you that there aren't enough lent celebrants to keep this thread 100% on-topic. But at least we aren't talking about our favourite pizza flavours.
I really like Ham, Cheese and Egg, that's my favourite topping. I don't like Pineapple because it tastes like crap. Also, Meat-lovers pizzas are usually pretty nice. Curiously, I've never tried anchovies; some people say that are way too salty to taste nice, but I'd rather make my own decision.
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