mentalgymnast wrote:Woulda, coulda, shoulda.
Playing God, huh?
Regards,
MG
The arguments of a man who knows he is beat while not even seeing he likes to play God as well. It's just that you cannot make God into a sensible one.
Mentalgymnast - promoting the Moderate Mormon view.
Re: Mentalgymnast - promoting the Moderate Mormon view.
The arguments of a man who knows he is beat while not even seeing he likes to play God as well. It's just that you cannot make God into a sensible one.
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mentalgymnast wrote:The Brass Plates served a purpose.
They might still serve as an excellent cover for Charles Darwin's manuscript of The Origin of the Species.
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moksha wrote:mentalgymnast wrote:The Brass Plates served a purpose.
They might still serve as an excellent cover for Charles Darwin's manuscript of The Origin of the Species.
I'm led to believe the brass plates were instrumental in stopping the tents flying away in a strong wind.
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In religion, the moderate position is centered and opposed to liberalism or conservatism.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderate# ... s_position
Religious conservatism principally apply the teachings of particular religions to politics, sometimes by merely proclaiming the value of those teachings, at other times by having those teachings influence laws.[33]
In most democracies, political conservatism seeks to uphold traditional family structures and social values. Religious conservatives typically oppose abortion, homosexual behavior, drug use[34] and sexual activity outside of marriage. In some cases, conservative values are grounded in religious beliefs and some conservatives seek to increase the role of religion in public life.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conservat ... nservatism
So, to fit the description of "moderate Mormon" you'd need to be opposed to religious conservatism, and therefore opposed to the Mormon Church's positions on homosexual behaviour, drug use, and sex outside marriage. It's good to know that mentalgymnast is in open and public opposition to the Church on these matters.
“When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simply invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence altogether.” (Mathew Syed 'Black Box Thinking')
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Asking questions is "playing god"? Holy crap, Weasel! You really have drunk the Kool Aide...
Fanatic all the way, won't even really engage or address the questions. The Brass Plates served their purpose? For what? Promoting murder? Thing is, they didn't need them, they had God. So no one should question when he orders murder? Just make a joke of it?
You're the joke.
Fanatic all the way, won't even really engage or address the questions. The Brass Plates served their purpose? For what? Promoting murder? Thing is, they didn't need them, they had God. So no one should question when he orders murder? Just make a joke of it?
You're the joke.
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Lost in the riddle of a quatrain; Stuck in an elevator between floors.
One focal point in a random world can change your direction:
One step where events converge may alter your perception.