Interpret my signature.

wow I can barely image how some of you would be with Jesus behind the wheel. lol

I just pray it happens.

And yeah that guy from Warhhamer says something similar!
Heres a cookie
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Quote[/b] (Dark Virtue @ Sep. 30 2004,5:17)]Uh, before you put down Buddhism, do you actually know what the tenets of Buddhism are?  Or do you cut a wide swath and consider all religions other than Christianity to be without merit?
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Whats up with this?
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What I did was take Jims example (see below for quote) (which I knew he was only using to make a point, which is why I decided not to question him on his knowledge of Buddhism) and expanded on it.




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Quote[/b] (Jim @ Sep. 30 2004,3:08)]Buddhism. They are their own religion, faith whatever. Do you honestly expect them to conform to your standards, just because you believe your belief is superior? While I can understand adultery is not right, if buddhists believe it is acceptable and it is not infringing on anyone else's rights, or harming a person, fine.
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SORRY PEON!

I was referring to Byblos, not you. Byblos had referred to Buddhism as junk and Buddha being a jar.

Again, my apologies for any confusion.
 
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Quote[/b] (ByblosHex @ Sep. 30 2004,9:29)]*cough its a christian forum cough*
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Well I dunno, I just figured that if the thread on women in the military qualifies as religius discussion material, then this should too.
 
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Quote[/b] (Mr.Bill @ Sep. 30 2004,6:03)]
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Quote[/b] (Gods_Peon @ Sep. 30 2004,4:49)]
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Quote[/b] (Mr.Bill @ Sep. 30 2004,3:22)]So you condone having a closed mind?
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Mr.Bill, you can't tell me for one second that you accept that the sky is actually made of concrete.  I'm sure you'd have a problem accepting that we think with our bicuspids and smell with our toes.  Because if you do reject this riff raff, then I guess you have a closed mind as well and condone having one as well.
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Having an open mind does not mean that you can't 'know' anything.  It just means that you actively accept the possibility that you are wrong, and are thus open to correction.  I said nothing about the nonexistance of objective truth.  Of course there are things like that, for instance, the phrase 'I exist' is intrinsically correct.  1 + 1 will always equal 2.  But here, we are dealing with something that is, despite very fervent efforts, cannot be proven one way or the other.  Faith is by definition based upon the lack of fact.  But does this mean that you have to have a closed mind?  No, because devotion and dogmatism are two different things.
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Someone going to respond to this?
 
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Quote[/b] (Dark Virtue @ Sep. 30 2004,10:00)]SORRY PEON!

I was referring to Byblos, not you.  Byblos had referred to Buddhism as junk and Buddha being a jar.

Again, my apologies for any confusion.
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All is forgiven
 
I agree with you Mr. Bill. Which is why I dropped this quote:

"An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it"
-Anonymous

I don't understand why an open mind is a bad thing, wouldn't you have needed an open mind to believe in God in the first place? Or are they saying that Christianity is such a fragile belief that once you believe in it, you need to shut your mind to any other possibility? Aren't non-theists required to keep an open mind and trust in Christianity?

"Of those qualities on which civilization depends, next after courage, it seems to me, comes an open mind, and, indeed, the highest courage is, as Holmes used to say, to stake your all upon a conclusion which you are aware tomorrow may prove false"
-Irving Dillard
 
Yes exactly, that's a good example of why devotion and dogmatism are seperate of each other.  Many, however, do not understand this.
 
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Quote[/b] (ByblosHex @ Sep. 30 2004,12:55)]Lets see if any of you can come even close to guessing the correct meaning of my signature.
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It's a quote from warhammer 40k
 
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Quote[/b] ]I agree with you Mr. Bill. Which is why I dropped this quote:

"An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it"
-Anonymous
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It also leaves room for a lot of junk to come in too. I think having a discerning mind would probably be the best option.
 
Now Gen has hit the nail right on the head.

You can't discern that knowledge though unless you are willing to accept knowledge.

Ha, I just realized that Byblos' quote is quite closed-minded (pun intended)
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Quote[/b] (Genesis1315 @ Oct. 03 2004,7:44)]
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Quote[/b] ]I agree with you Mr. Bill.  Which is why I dropped this quote:

"An open mind leaves a chance for someone to drop a worthwhile thought in it"
-Anonymous
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It also leaves room for a lot of junk to come in too.  I think having a discerning mind would probably be the best option.
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Agreed. You can have an open mind but not be discerning, and this is essentially just as bad as having a closed mind. If you are to discover truth, you are best equiped when armed with the ability to discern between feasability and nonsense.
 
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