Does acting in ones own self interest = no regard for anyone else?Quote from Wallet:
Hey! If there's nothing after we are gone, then knock yourself out screwing anything and everything. But why stop there, there are no moral absolutes or eternal consequences to any action. So why do I care what you think? I'll do what ever I want. What's the point of trying to do any thing good for anybody? After all it's all about me.
Let the party begin, the whole world indulging in any and every selfish and immoral act, who are you to say what's right or wrong, everybody trying to screw the other or steal them blind, get it while the gettin's good, before they get me... because when it's over it's over....... if everyone acted in their own self interest without regard to anyone else, what a world it would be.... how ya feel now, cowboy?
<i> the translation was literal, there is no down side to sexual purity</i>
Quote from Rearden Metal:
Translation: Because I have no game, and am unable to pull off a healthy polyamorous sex life with a variety of hot young sluts, no one else should being doing that either. If I <i>could</i> pull it off, I'd drop the holy roller stance in a heartbeat and make a sexy time!
You cannot be serious Wallet!Quote from Wallet:
Vhehn,
I didn't put my own spin on it. The Jews had this elaborate set of rules and laws to live by.... they also had a set of rules and laws that governed what they had to do, to atone themselves when they broke the laws, i.e. sacrifices. They even had sacrifices for sins they didn't even know they committed, sins of omission.
If it were possible to live perfectly, then why the need for sacrifice? Like - if you sin, your doomed, if not then please enter the pearly gates??? Like I said in my original post, the commandments were not given to just to show man how to live (although imagine if everyone did, how great a place it would be)... they were given to show man that he could not live perfectly.
Oh! and don't forget the last part of Jesus' answer.. come follow me.
Quote from stu:
You cannot be serious Wallet!
Come FOLLOW! imaginary jesus to play imaginary heaven with imaginary jesus and don't sin. But ha, imaginary jesus says you cannot help but sin. Therefore pretend you are kissing the ass of imaginary jesus and imaginary jesus may or may not play at imaginary heaven with you.
For goodness sake. Are you people EVER going to grow up?
Don't be ridiculous dude. Many people all over the world including biblical scholars and theists find no reasons to assume or believe any Bible character called Jesus actually lived. I suggest you do some research.Quote from Wallet:
You must be the only person who denies the existence of Jesus. There are varying opinions of who he was, a man, a prophet or God, that's your decision.... but I do not think there are many who would say he was imaginary.
The Bible is clear that all have sinned and fallen short of God's glory. The original mosaic law was given to show man that..... here's your do's and don'ts and what to do when you fail to abide by them.
The concept, while being required, was symbolic showing mankind's inability to lead a perfect life and the need for atonement and a savior.
There's a few posters here that like to feebly translate everything out of context and try to make literal contradictions of the text.
It's laughable and anyone with half a brain that's open to scripture sees their motives.
Have a great day Stu and Merry Christmas.
Quote from stu:
Don't be ridiculous dude. Many people all over the world including biblical scholars and theists find no reasons to assume or believe any Bible character called Jesus actually lived. I suggest you do some research.
Nevertheless, "the text" is either supposed to be taken literally where you say, as in .... "mankind's inability to lead a perfect life".. ..or it isn't.
You can't seriously have it literal in some part you choose, then only symbolic in those many parts you would also choose yourself. Parts which are obviously so absurd that even the most infantile interpretations sound silly to anyone with 'half a brain'.
All you are doing is making some very weak nonsensical excuses for the fact that, with all that god and jesus stuff, you are displaying nothing more than a human trait. Being superstitious.
And I suggest it's a little bit nasty and anyway self defeating of you, to be telling other people they can't live a thoroughly moral and innocent sinless life, even were they to follow your particular irrational make-believe.
Now why donât you go have a great week Wallett and a very Merry Christmas.![]()
Quote from trendlover:
"and the men of her city shall stone her with stones that she die":
"so shalt thou put evil away from among you."
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sex=evil
stone to death = good
Stupid.
Quote from Rearden Metal:
Because I have no game, and am unable to pull off a healthy polyamorous sex life with a variety of hot young sluts, no one else should being doing that either. If I <i>could</i> pull it off, I'd drop the holy roller stance in a heartbeat and make a sexy time!