Problems With Christianity

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_harmony
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Re: Problems With Christianity

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Hoops wrote:
No, the Christian view is much more palatable.


To whom?
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Hoops wrote:But let's look at the Mormon view. What if one intends to commit murder but just isn't very good at it? His ineptitude is his savior? Or he is capable but the gun misfired. The subtleties of technology is his savior? Are you calling that just?

No, the Christian view is much more palatable.

Weren't you going to explain "the Mormon view"?

I was waiting for that explanation, but never saw it.
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Re: Problems With Christianity

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Daniel Peterson wrote:
Hoops wrote:But let's look at the Mormon view. What if one intends to commit murder but just isn't very good at it? His ineptitude is his savior? Or he is capable but the gun misfired. The subtleties of technology is his savior? Are you calling that just?

No, the Christian view is much more palatable.

Weren't you going to explain "the Mormon view"?

I was waiting for that explanation, but never saw it.


Psst... the bellybutton gave it away.




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Re: Problems With Christianity

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Daniel Peterson wrote:
Hoops wrote:But let's look at the Mormon view. What if one intends to commit murder but just isn't very good at it? His ineptitude is his savior? Or he is capable but the gun misfired. The subtleties of technology is his savior? Are you calling that just?

No, the Christian view is much more palatable.

Weren't you going to explain "the Mormon view"?

I was waiting for that explanation, but never saw it.


What, the post to which I was responding is not the Mormon view? How so?
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Re: Problems With Christianity

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harmony wrote:
Hoops wrote:
No, the Christian view is much more palatable.


To whom?



Well, to me for one. And I'm not alone.

I'm assuming it's not to you. Why?
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Hoops wrote:Well, to me for one. And I'm not alone.


Neither am I. Not that either matters, since sheer numbers never made anyone "right".

I'm assuming it's not to you. Why?


Never assume. What do you base your conclusions on?
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Hoops wrote:
What, the post to which I was responding is not the Mormon view? How so?


The post to which you responded was not written by a Mormon.
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Neither am I.


The above.
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harmony wrote:
Hoops wrote:
What, the post to which I was responding is not the Mormon view? How so?


The post to which you responded was not written by a Mormon.


Nor was it written by, apparently, a Christian. Yet those comments are treated as "insightful".
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Re: Problems With Christianity

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harmony wrote:
Hoops wrote:
What, the post to which I was responding is not the Mormon view? How so?


The post to which you responded was not written by a Mormon.


And,yet, my question remains. The poster seems to have the crux of Mormon theology straight on this narrow doctrinal issue. So, I ask again, where is it wrong?
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