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Old 04-14-2010, 01:59 PM
 
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Sociopaths argue otherwise.
And broken . . . (fill in the blank) . . . don't operate the way they were designed either.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:03 PM
 
Location: Victoria, BC.
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Even those who do evil understand the concept of good/evil.
The statistics say that the non religious understand the concept and actually practice it, (the good part) far more than Christians do. How do you explain that, considering you think morals are god given?
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:07 PM
 
Location: Richland, Washington
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I never said that! Stop putting words in my mouth!!!
I see someone's sensitive. You might want to think about growing a thicker skin. Also, the exclamation points and the angry face were a bit overdramatic.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:12 PM
 
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And broken . . . (fill in the blank) . . . don't operate the way they were designed either.
So God is making broken humans now?
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:13 PM
 
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The statistics say that the non religious understand the concept and actually practice it, (the good part) far more than Christians do. How do you explain that, considering you think morals are god given?
How else would they operate if they are built-in?
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:15 PM
 
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So God is making broken humans now?
No more than He is making broken bones or any other worldly malady.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:23 PM
 
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No more than He is making broken bones or any other worldly malady.
Broken bones come from the environment--sociopathy doesn't.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:24 PM
 
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How else would they operate if they are built-in?
At what point were they built in? Humans were not created--we evolved along with every other organism on Earth.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:28 PM
 
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Broken bones come from the environment--sociopathy doesn't.
Everything is the environment.
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Old 04-14-2010, 02:29 PM
 
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At what point were they built in? Humans were not created--we evolved along with every other organism on Earth.
At the moment of birth with the first breath of life the spiritual "seed" is planted in the "genetic soil" of the infant.
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