tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post2366688978778891504..comments2023-06-10T10:27:37.412-04:00Comments on Dispatches from No. 3 Equity Court: An email which turned into a postRoger D. Curryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02501280762906608675noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-7150384929996695382008-07-11T13:34:00.000-04:002008-07-11T13:34:00.000-04:00I love Plato and Platypus Walk Into a Bar!I love Plato and Platypus Walk Into a Bar!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-1905655902629759852008-07-11T08:38:00.000-04:002008-07-11T08:38:00.000-04:00I wanna hear about your court case! You know I'm a...I wanna hear about your court case! You <I>know</I> I'm a court junky!Beysshoeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02834902009144035585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-18547318960574578002008-07-09T11:30:00.000-04:002008-07-09T11:30:00.000-04:00Roger--I have two books for you both philosophical...Roger--I have two books for you both philosophical. The Big Questions (Robert Solomon) is my textbook; you know it's a good textbook, when students like reading it. Also Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy through Jokes (Thomas Cathcart and Daniel Klein). Great fun and informative.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-81664777279574711212008-07-08T21:15:00.000-04:002008-07-08T21:15:00.000-04:00Can I add that the reason that the fundies spew th...Can I add that the reason that the fundies spew that crap about why God did this is because if they can blame it on, "suppression of christians, gays, sexual immorality," then they don't have a share in the guilt. When in fact they do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-72560618480556217992008-07-08T15:59:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:59:00.000-04:00Be patient, Melissa, dearest - I'm accumulating re...Be patient, Melissa, dearest - I'm accumulating responses from Holy Folk, will publish, including yours which I like a lot.<BR/><BR/>RRoger D. Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501280762906608675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-37320581365799394842008-07-08T15:44:00.000-04:002008-07-08T15:44:00.000-04:00What? You're not going to respond? Remind me not...What? You're not going to respond? Remind me not to have anymore theological debates with you. ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-79471113475655791372008-07-07T09:12:00.000-04:002008-07-07T09:12:00.000-04:00Well, to get to where I am, you have to first beli...Well, to get to where I am, you have to first believe in the original sin because according to the Bible when humanity fell - all of creation fell. The book of Romans says that all of creation groans for the return of Christ. See also Jeremiah 12.<BR/><BR/>But, back to the point of hand, when God *allows* bad things to happen isn't He just allowing us to suffer the consequences of our own actions? What is it that caused the increase in hurricanes and their intensity? Global Warming. Who caused Global Warming? Us. Therefore, it's our fault, not God's. Almost every single thing that is wrong in this world that we like to blame on God, can ultimately be traced back to human beings. Part of having free will is that we get to suffer the results of it, so when we say why does God allow things that in actuality we caused - aren't we really saying that we wish He hadn't given us free will?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-9407027557417042632008-07-07T07:21:00.000-04:002008-07-07T07:21:00.000-04:00Rags, darling, the rules here are different than t...Rags, darling, the rules here are different than those of the community site. This is MY place and therefore it is MY First Amendment privilege which controls. Thus, I would LOVE to hear your thoughts, half-baked, three-quarter baked, or unbaked dough.<BR/><BR/>In this little stall in the marketplace of ideas, the proprietor entertains ideas, argument, controversy, some (humorous) abuse directed at himself, strong language, and flashes of temper. I moderate comments so that I do not exist as a conduit for personal abuse. Those who don't like that can make any comments they like - on their own blogs.<BR/><BR/>Comment away, dearest.<BR/><BR/>RRoger D. Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02501280762906608675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334626017823048563.post-43210829179097696872008-07-06T21:33:00.000-04:002008-07-06T21:33:00.000-04:00Roger, I could come up with a theologically half-b...Roger, I could come up with a theologically half-baked or three quarters baked response to this, but I'm not sure I care to debate theology with you, and I am 100% sure that I don't care to be on the bottom of a Book Shelf Let's Pile Up On The Menno-Quaker chick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com