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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith. |
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LOL. Condescension is the worst insult possible.
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I sense you didn't get a star on your forehead at a very critical juncture in your life as a little Sunbeam. Shame on your Jr. SS teacher.
Back to the topic at hand, why do you care?
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Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith. |
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Just as an aside, please do not start any more sanctimonious posts asking people to refrain from bickering. You have been the prime bickerer in this entire thread. I still think you are hot, though, in a nubile, undergrad, Capitol Hill page sort of way.
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As an aside, please don't post any more sanctimonious requests for others to avoid being sanctimonius.
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I've got to hand it to you; I've never seen anybody so consistently and invariably able to stare at black and say it's white. I don't know if it's because you've mastered the art of mental compartmentalization so as to protect your particular world view, or if it's a deliberate attempt to stir the pot and you don't believe a word you're saying. Either way, keep it up; by showing how vapid the arguments of the opposition are, you do the work of a thousand apologists. Try not to get too lonely in solitary irrelevance.
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True, but its only it's only effective if its target has reason to perceive that he is inferior in some way. When someone uses it defensively because they are outgunned one simply feels pity.
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I wasnt being sanctimonious. I was being judgmental.
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Thanks to ER and others for your contributions.
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