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Erinor wrote:I forgot to mention that I have up neither my love of science (I have a Zoology degree)not my love of magic and mythology (I am totally a fantasy geek, only now I also enjoy ritual I believe in).

Anyway, goodnight, TSP!

Terribly sorry, love, but Zoology? How fascinating!

Well-a well-a well-a, huh
Tell me more, tell me more, did you work at a zoo?
Tell me more, tell me more, what did you have to do?

Beepee wrote:Occasionally, most of the time I just grunt and mumble....

Also hiya stickie!

Beepee! Darling!

You never thought to tell me you have a delicious little song contest? How terrible! How rude! Abominable!

Beepee, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, and Pagrosse

Auphelia wrote:Terribly sorry, love, but Zoology? How fascinating!

Well-a well-a well-a, huh
Tell me more, tell me more, did you work at a zoo?
Tell me more, tell me more, what did you have to do?

Beepee! Darling!

You never thought to tell me you have a delicious little song contest? How terrible! How rude! Abominable!

:) oh but it's so lovely... and they're all so adorable! I didn't think you'd like it
... still.... come join the fun if you'd like!

Auphelia, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

Beepee wrote::) oh but it's so lovely... and they're all so adorable! I didn't think you'd like it
... still.... come join the fun if you'd like!

I enjoy playing with my food, darling. And people who lack the context to know me: how refreshing!

Curlyhoward, Beepee, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

Auphelia wrote:I enjoy playing with my food, darling. And people who lack the context to know me: how refreshing!

Clearly there's a douze points coming your way. How delightful.... I see your little sign up and will be delighted to add you to the officially registered signups very shortly! Huzzah! I say! Huzzah!

Auphelia, Melicorium, Saint Cinder, and Pagrosse

Beepee wrote:Clearly there's a douze points coming your way. How delightful.... I see your little sign up and will be delighted to add you to the officially registered signups very shortly! Huzzah! I say! Huzzah!

Oh goodness, so it is a competition befitting a huzzah?

How horribly harmonious!

Ooh, the horrible harmony . . . that’s a phrase to be saved.

Beepee, Melicorium, Saint Cinder, and Pagrosse

Good morning, TSP!

Auphelia wrote:Terribly sorry, love, but Zoology? How fascinating!

Well-a well-a well-a, huh
Tell me more, tell me more, did you work at a zoo?
Tell me more, tell me more, what did you have to do?

No, I have never worked at a zoo, or indeed taken on any job related to my degree... Unless you count the animal control that is customer service.

Conexia, Auphelia, Beepee, Melicorium, and 1 otherPagrosse

In the doctrine it clearly states that there is never a time that is not befitting to say huzzah! Followed by the smashing of local beer, plate and occasional hands.

Erinor, Beepee, Proctethia, Melicorium, and 1 otherPagrosse

Comfed wrote:It’s fair to criticize that, but don’t apply that to modern religion. The US, for example, permitted and encouraged slavery. Does that mean that the modern US is the kind of country that would allow such a horrible thing to exist today? Just because it has bad things happening in its history doesn’t mean it’s automatically bad.

Possibly, but you failed to address the battle priests. Religions that are supposedly dedicated to love support acts of violence and murder.

Saint Cinder wrote:Talking about me are you? (I just joshing, I know you're talking about the real thing :P)

You are forgetting the part where pagans used christians as lion food because they refused to fight for Rome. Intolerance was not made by the church, only expanded upon by the minds of men.

Yes, it is true that the Romans did that, but that was most likely because they saw the Christians, who recognised Jesus as their king, as a threat to the Caesar.
Ancient Greece tolerated open gay and lesbian relationships, and the Persian Empire had religious freedom, both of which are things completely illegal in Ancient Israel (as told by the Old Testament) and Christian Europe in the Dark Ages. Of course, the Islamic Golden Age brought with it advanced scientific breakthroughs, but they weren't exactly socially progressive and to gain the influence they had in the first place they had to conquer lots of stuff in a not so peaceful manner.

Rabbitz wrote:1a. Intolerance has nothing to do with it. These people skewed facts for their own game knowing full well that it violated the doctrines of Christianity.
1b. Then if scientific books changed, they would be considered dishonest? Does changing the contents of something according to newfound ideals suddenly make it dishonest and unworthy to behold? Isn't the whole point of change to replace and add on new things as old practices and facts are discarded?

Science is built on advancing knowledge. Religion, however, is not. It is (supposedly) based on a variety of holy texts, in this case the Bible. It condemns homosexuality quite clearly, except recently theologians or whoever were like "hey bro, this doesn't say 'you can't sleep with a man', it says 'you can't sleep with a boy'! Yep, that's definitely what it says, trust us we're the experts", even though the word "arsenikós" clearly means "male" in Greek. How interesting that this redefinition occurred right around the time sexual deviancy was becoming more accepted, hmm, how peculiar. But of course the Church doesn't care, as you will not see any mention of hell, purgatory, predestination, or an immortal soul in the Bible, yet these are clear dogmas. Needless to say, most organised religions don't care about the purported truth they claim to preach. Science, however, is by definition the search for truth. It is not a system of belief, but a system of facts and repeatable observations, and is one of the few uniting forces in this era, as governments, religions, and economic blocs keep dividing the world's population.

So yeah, I'd rather put this topic to sleep now, since it seems that arguments never go anywhere.

Erinor wrote:I forgot to mention that I have up neither my love of science (I have a Zoology degree)not my love of magic and mythology (I am totally a fantasy geek, only now I also enjoy ritual I believe in).

Anyway, goodnight, TSP!

*gave, *nor
I thought the Bible condemned magic? It seems like God really hates it and lists it as a sin both in the Old and New Testaments. And I'm not implying religious people can't love science, but Darwin apparently kept believing in God as he wrote his treatise on evolution, but do you think anyone else who did thought it was a great scientific breakthrough? Every major religion rejected it with vitriol for several decades.

Melicorium, Saint Cinder, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse

good morning

Conexia, Beepee, Melicorium, Wildweststan, and 1 otherPagrosse

Number one way to get rid of religious wars, civil wars, and other conflicts: Enforce Atheism. Easy and Simple. If we made everyone into atheists, then we could get rid of all religions and there would be no more religious issues.

Beepee, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

Brythan wrote:Number one way to get rid of religious wars, civil wars, and other conflicts: Enforce Atheism. Easy and Simple. If we made everyone into atheists, then we could get rid of all religions and there would be no more religious issues.

People are still gonna fight, religion or no religion. And also, wouldn't that cause more unrest? I don't think people will just sit silently as you take their right to practice their beliefs.

Beepee, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

Purple Hyacinth wrote:Yes, Curlyhoward is still alive.

I am Curlyhoward, and to answer the question as to whether I am still around, why cointneeeeeeeeee ya craaaaaaaaazy!

Drystar, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, Saint Cinder, and 1 otherPagrosse

Nicholas and Great Britain wrote:good morning

Good morning!

And good morning to the rest of TSP too!

Melicorium, Nicholas and Great Britain, and Pagrosse

[quote=auphelia;43027682]I enjoy playing with my food, darling. And people who lack the context to know me: how refreshing![/quote

Auphelia said "I enjoy playing with my....."

Is it getting hot in here???

Drystar, Auphelia, Rabbitz, Melicorium, and 1 otherPurple Hyacinth

Hello, Southerners!

*throws North Pacifican Ribeye Steak at TSP RMB*

Melicorium

Help, how do I become an "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" again?

Melicorium, Wildweststan, and Pagrosse

Ipugao wrote:Help, how do I become an "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" again?

grill

Melicorium, Pagrosse, and United swedish-norwegian kingdoms

The stickmin empire

Beepee wrote:Occasionally, most of the time I just grunt and mumble....

Also hiya stickie!

Hiya Beepboop!

Aidenfieeld, Beepee, Melicorium, Cokoland, and 1 otherPagrosse

Ipugao wrote:Help, how do I become an "Inoffensive Centrist Democracy" again?

Yeah how? my country just turned to be communism lol

Aidenfieeld, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

I'm a happy nation. A happy nation of authoritarian democracy. Well that is what it says.

Aidenfieeld, Melicorium, Uvalor, and Pagrosse

Testing Happy wrote:I'm a happy nation

Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you know what happiness is to you
Because I'm happy
Clap along if you feel like that's what you wanna do (hey)

Aidenfieeld, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

i got a issue about my national animal the tardigrade witch is microscopic animal and people are hunting it? come on what did it do to you?

Aidenfieeld, Concrete Slab, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

The stickmin empire

Allietownsen wrote:i got a issue about my national animal the tardigrade witch is microscopic animal and people are hunting it? come on what did it do to you?

It went in your peoples water without telling them, of course there mad! KILL THE WATER BEARS!

Aidenfieeld, Concrete Slab, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

Kwelltopia wrote:Endorse Kwelltopia Because Unlike Those Other Nations That Just Say They Are Free WE ARE FREE!!!!

We have decided to not recognise Kweltopia as a nation.

Drystar, Aidenfieeld, Melicorium, Purple Hyacinth, and 1 otherPagrosse

Allietownsen wrote:i got a issue about my national animal the tardigrade witch is microscopic animal and people are hunting it? come on what did it do to you?

That's some advanced tech considering they've survived every mass extinction.

Aidenfieeld, Melicorium, and Pagrosse

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