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    How can God be ok with most people going to hell?

    I find a common Orthodox view compelling, that hell is not somewhere that God sends the wicked but that suffering is how the wicked experience being in God's presence because of their refusing to let go of their sin. It is not that God is active in punishing them, but a consequence of their...
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    The return of Christ in Sept of 2040

    No wonder my hair dresser won't allow me to book an appointment in Oct 2040.
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    The phrase 'gay Christian' blends 2 incompatible truths

    Yes...and as that article you linked mentions, it's an issue that needs to be dealt with through humility. I think one of the bigger struggles the Western church is having, which is finding expression in the debate over homosexuality, is that it is no longer viewed as the moral foundation for...
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    The phrase 'gay Christian' blends 2 incompatible truths

    With all of the political posturing, one thing that is easily lost in the mix is the humanity of people who are struggling to find their way in such apparently diametrically opposed self-understandings. It's easy to wax poetic about love when we're not confronted with the challenge of properly...
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    Noah's Ark

    Yep...another one(and far more frequent in discussions with atheists today) is the way supernatural is defined(or perhaps more accurately, not defined)
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    The Harm Caused by Excessive Criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and Other Denominations

    We tend to find our own voice most convincing, I know for my part debating Scripture serves more for me to clarify my own understanding rather than adopting the opinions of those I am engaging with. Which is more my aim, anyway, as I am persuaded that it is far better for us each to be convinced...
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    I haven't fleshed out the case, but I've identified the relevant facts that the circumstantial case is built upon and the heuristic that the argument is based upon. Natural explanations require all sorts of "well, and this happened as well" to make a sensible account of it. As for the likeliness...
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    Communism- Socialism

    Food deserts are definitely an issue, especially the disproportionate impact they have on poorer neighborhoods. So yeah, food can operate as a captive market so its similar to health care in that regard. Though its more of an location by location issue, while healthcare is generally a global...
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    Communism- Socialism

    Yep...a friend of mine used to be in construction, started in the mid-80s at $18 an hour. A few years ago we were looking at job postings for construction workers, starting pay was $16 an hour. Which is fairly typical of most industries, where workers haven't seen nominal wages go up in a...
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    Communism- Socialism

    In some cases, but not to the same extent. Most people aren't faced with the choice of immediately buying a particular food or starving, and there isn't as much information disparity between buyers and sellers. Similar, but its quite a bit different. It's far easier to comparison shop, to...
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    Communism- Socialism

    Ok To a certain degree, but there's still a growing disparity when the shops are charging 5-8x what they're paying their mechanics compared to the roughly 50/50 split that most shops gave in the 80s. Especially since most shops require the mechanics to pay for their own tools.
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    When dealing with history, it is always a matter of probability rather than certainty. Proof is only possible in mathematics. Citations needed. What stories, exactly? And what evidence is there that these stories predate the story of Jesus? The limited admission are the three generally agreed...
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    Why believing in a literal Adam and Eve matters

    A lot of that was more defending the status quo against innovation, though there is naturally an element of such reticence inherent in a religion that places a premium on tradition.
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    Darwinian evolution - still a theory in crisis.

    It depends on what you mean by "contemporary", as all of the NT documents were written within the 1st century, which is far better than we have for several other historical figures such as Alexander the Great.
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    Why believing in a literal Adam and Eve matters

    I appreciate your willingness to engage with a brick wall, and wish you luck on that endeavor. Though I will point out, the Catholic Church wasn't opposed to Galileo because of heliocentrism, which is clear because of their support for Copernicus' scientific endeavors. Galileo dared to make...
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