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originally posted by: LittleJake
a reply to: TheValeyard
THE EARTH WOULD BE A FAR MORE HUMANE PLACE IF HUMANS DIDN'T EXIST.
THE EARTH WOULD BE A FAR MORE HUMANE PLACE IF HUMANS DIDN'T EXIST.
THE EARTH WOULD BE A FAR MORE HUMANE PLACE IF HUMANS DIDN'T EXIST.
THE EARTH WOULD BE A FAR MORE HUMANE PLACE IF HUMANS DIDN'T EXIST.
THE EARTH WOULD BE A FAR MORE HUMANE PLACE IF HUMANS DIDN'T EXIST.
THE EARTH WOULD BE A FAR MORE HUMANE PLACE IF HUMANS DIDN'T EXIST.
ETC, ETC, ETC!
originally posted by: LittleJake
a reply to: misskat1
The earth would be a far more humane place if humans didn't exist.
Tell me that isn't true!
originally posted by: TheValeyard
And I'm a pragmatic idealist. I simply choose not to encourage violence and make it worse.
If someone calls for violence I'll probably vocally disagree if anyone's gonna hear it.
I also know there will always be conflicts from time to time, and I, as one individual, will be powerless to stop most conflicts.
I just tell people to chill out.
Ever had to break up a fight between friends?
In real life, it usually works IME.
But when you add the religious angle of "my god says I'm special and you aren't and I'm allowed to kill you",
or the angle of "that whole country agrees with me", then suddenly diplomacy no longer works as compromise is impossible.
But ultimately, nothing you or I say about this as individuals is going to affect the outcome at all,
but can incite or discourage peace and harmony between us personally.
We should remember that, because it seems like a lot of people want to take sides.
a reply to: Deetermined
What's your definition for extremists?
originally posted by: VulcanWerks
Extremists are the first problem, and the barrier to peace.
So you approve of Herzog's collective guilt branding?
originally posted by: VulcanWerks
All of that said, why haven’t say 200 Palestinian’s who want peace/desire to remove Hamas extremism taken up arms and killed/detailed the hostage takers and run Hamas out of town? Could it be because those Palestinians are deeply sympathetic to, and ideologically aligned with Hamas?
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: Deetermined
My deal is with God. Not some human with an agenda. That includes you
originally posted by: Deetermined
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: Deetermined
My deal is with God. Not some human with an agenda. That includes you
Then maybe you should try harder to get to know what God said.
originally posted by: Deetermined
a reply to: nugget1
Believe what you want, but people proclaiming to be Christians should use the Bible as their source for understanding. If they don't, they should call themselves something else.
So you're saying Hamas is capable of showing respect to worthy rivals and enemies.
could not care less about what anyone else thinks but themselves and other extremists like them.
So they're not "liberal", just decisive, tenacious, consistent! They have a plan, they have goals.
They do not deal in rationalizations, negotiations, compromise, or peace based on their interpretation of their religion.
Without Christianity, there'd have been no need for Islam!
Yet they will use lies to try and gain sympathy from outsiders, as that's part of what their religion teaches too.
originally posted by: Waterglass
a reply to: Deetermined
The Ten Commandments