"I've seen it all before," yes, I imagine that Holocaust Deniers, alien abductionists, Big Foot believers, etc. often say the same thing.
I've heard many ex and jackmos say it too ;)
Open-mindedness vs. Close-mindedness
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I've heard many ex and jackmos say it too ;)
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Satan's Plan Deconstructed.
Your Best Resource On Joseph Smith's Polygamy.
Conservatism is the Gospel of Christ and the Plan of Salvation in Action.
The Degeneracy Of Progressivism.
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bcspace wrote:"I've seen it all before," yes, I imagine that Holocaust Deniers, alien abductionists, Big Foot believers, etc. often say the same thing.
I've heard many ex and jackmos say it too ;)
Yes, those of us who are skeptical that God sent an angel with a flamming sword to threaten Joseph Smith with destruction if he didn't take comely young lasses to bed have really put ourselves out on a limb.
God . . . "who mouths morals to other people and has none himself; who frowns upon crimes, yet commits them all; who created man without invitation, . . . and finally, with altogether divine obtuseness, invites this poor, abused slave to worship him ..."
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Roger Morrison wrote:Hi Trinity, you said:My favorite quote is one that says something to the effect that an open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it.
I like it! Warm regards, Roger
I also really like that one.
One moment in annihilation's waste,
one moment, of the well of life to taste-
The stars are setting and the caravan
starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste!
-Omar Khayaam
*Be on the lookout for the forthcoming album from Jiminy Finn and the Moneydiggers.*
one moment, of the well of life to taste-
The stars are setting and the caravan
starts for the dawn of nothing; Oh, make haste!
-Omar Khayaam
*Be on the lookout for the forthcoming album from Jiminy Finn and the Moneydiggers.*
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Runtu wrote:Here's what Thomas Monson said about open-mindedness:Should doubt knock at your doorway, just say to those skeptical, disturbing, rebellious thoughts: “I propose to stay with my faith, with the faith of my people.
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My faith did not come to me through science, and I will not permit so-called science to destroy it.”
So-called science?
Thou are the man, Thomas Monson, who hath burned Giordano Bruno!
- Whenever a poet or preacher, chief or wizard spouts gibberish, the human race spends centuries deciphering the message. - Umberto Eco
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
- To assert that the earth revolves around the sun is as erroneous as to claim that Jesus was not born of a virgin. - Cardinal Bellarmine at the trial of Galilei
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ludwigm wrote:Runtu wrote:Here's what Thomas Monson said about open-mindedness:Should doubt knock at your doorway, just say to those skeptical, disturbing, rebellious thoughts: “I propose to stay with my faith, with the faith of my people.
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My faith did not come to me through science, and I will not permit so-called science to destroy it.”
So-called science?
Thou are the man, Thomas Monson, who hath burned Giordano Bruno!
Ludwig, you really warmed my heart with that one...
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