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I think people should trust their conscious as God. I guess that's where Donovan and I differ and we'll have to leave it that. Donovan can follow whatever he thinks God wants him do, and I'll follow my conscience. What can be a fairer / simpler solution than this? Let me guess...it's Donovan's way or the highway straight to Hell. I think I'll pass on Donovan's way unless my conscience happens to lead me down the same path that God has staked for him.<br><br>-Scott<br><br><div><div id="SkyDrivePlaceholder"></div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:33:38 -0700<br>From: donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com<br>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] About Evidence<br>To: scooterd408@hotmail.com; philosopher.joe@gmail.com<br>CC: vision2020@moscow.com<br><br><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="right:auto"><span style="right:auto">Scott,</span></div>
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<div style="right:auto"><span style="right:auto">I don't think people should <span style="right:auto" id="ecxmisspell-0"><span>completely</span></span> trust their conscious as God. Nothing else a person has is perfect, why think their <span style="right:auto" id="ecxmisspell-1"><span>consciousness</span></span> is? No thought process is perfect as to never be wrong. And while nobody will ever reach perfection, we <span style="right:auto" id="ecxmisspell-2"><span>should</span></span> all be attempting to improve our minds, understanding of others, and assessing our <span style="right:auto" id="ecxmisspell-3"><span>judgments</span></span> and beliefs. There is a saying that asks, "If you haven't changed your mind are sure you still have one?"</span></div>
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<div style="right:auto"><span style="right:auto">God is the only perfection, and He is the <span style="right:auto" id="ecxmisspell-4"><span>mightiest</span></span>. So, we should all strive to be on His side. Everything else is weaker and wrong.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">> <span>Yes, it does. So it is best to make sure you are on the same side as the mightiest. <br><br>This I do not agree with. I think it's best for everyone to follow their own conscience - if they have one. Your conscience is your God. You've created it in your own image (or maybe vice versa). And I say this without equivocation. Anyone following their conscience who believes it's God's will that homosexuals be denied marriage should strive to deny them marriage. And they've done this - and successfully. I don't think bans such as this are right because they result in inequality which I think is wrong - but folks with the power (or might) have called the shots on this. Thankfully (in my opinion) in the United States, we have a Constitution with a 14th Amendment Equal Protection clause that can trump (with all its might) even what a majority of the electorate believes 'is against God's
will'. And laws discriminating against marriage based solely on gender, which is predetermined prior to birth, will be overturned as unconstitutional. It's as plain as day - except maybe to those who will cling to the notion that 'it's against God's will'.<br></span><br>
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<div><span>"The bottom line to all of this is 'might makes right'. "--Scott Dredge</span></div>
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<div><span>Yes, it does. So it is best to make sure you are on the same side as the mightiest. </span></div>
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<div dir="ltr">Donovan,<br><br>The bottom line to all of this is 'might makes right'. Checkmate.<br><br>-Scott<br><br>
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<div><span><font size="2">"God can do anything. If what is right and what is wrong were defined by him, he could redefine things at will and make it wrong to eat toast and right to rob and steal. Does that make sense to you? Not too me. This view -- the divine command view -- makes morality relative just like the the majority opinion view."</font></span></div>
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<div><span><font size="2">The <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxmisspell-0"><span>definition</span></span> of moral is to do what is right, not wrong. Without a definition of what is right or wrong nothing can be moral or immoral. God decides what is wrong or right. Otherwise the <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxmisspell-0"><span>definition</span></span> would fall on people. Then people would be overruling God on what was right and wrong and thus what was moral and immoral. They would be telling their creator and master what is <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxmisspell-1"><span>acceptable</span></span> behavior or not. It would be dogs telling there owners how it can behave or third graders telling their teacher the classroom rules. Does that make sense to you?</font></span></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span>It is true, however, God could change what is right to wrong and what is wrong to right. And at that point what was wrong would be right, and what is right would become wrong. He has the power and authority to do this just as lawmakers can change what is legal to what is illegal and make what is illegal once again legal. God gets to define right and wrong, and lawmakers get to decide legal and illegal. It is not the actions themselves that make them legal, illegal, moral or immoral, but the authority behind those decisions. </span></font></div>
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<div><font size="2"><span>Is the North Pole still not the North Pole just because it moves? is the Earth still not required to spin around the Sun even though the Sun moves relentlessly around the galaxy? Can the Moon leave the Earth and still be called the Moon? God can move right and wrong every year. We still have to follow it. </span></font></div>
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<div>God can do anything. If what is right and what is wrong were defined by him, he could redefine things at will and make it wrong to eat toast and right to rob and steal. Does that make sense to you? Not too me. This view -- the divine command view -- makes morality relative just like the the majority opinion view. <br><br><br></div>
<div><br>On Jul 18, 2012, at 4:17 AM, Donovan Arnold <<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div>
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<div><span>By definition, it is not possible to live a moral life and denounce God. There is no absolute definition of right or wrong in any situation without a God to define it or regard it as such. All actions would be <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-0"><span>amoral</span></span> with positive or negative <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-1"><span>consequences</span></span> depending on the person and their individual perspective. At best, right and wrong would be defined by the majority or people. Since most people consider denouncing the <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-2"><span>existence</span></span> of God, and preaching against him as immoral, an <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-3"><span>atheist</span></span> would not be moral or living a moral life. An <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-4"><span>atheist</span></span> could live a life which they had more of a <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-5"><span>positive</span></span> impact on people than a negative. </span></div>
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<div><span>Regarding <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-0"><span>Einstein</span></span>, he believed in God. He belonged to the Jewish <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-1"><span>religion</span></span>. If he did not, he along with many other notable and talented <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-2"><span>scientists</span></span> would have remained in Germany. If that <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxyiv695525027misspell-3"><span>occurred</span></span>, Germany would have developed the nuclear bomb along with their rocket instead of the US. That is an example of where the world is better off because of religion. </span></div>
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Arnold<br><<a href="mailto:donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com" rel="nofollow">donovanjarnold2005@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br>> "Some beliefs provide motivation to fly jets into tall buildings, and some<br>> convince parents to withhold medication to sick children. Some beliefs<br>> promote misogyny, racism, and homophobia."<br>><br>> And atheism teaches us none of it is wrong, as there is no God, just<br>> science.<br>><br>> "Science without religion is lame"--Albert Einstein.<br>><br>> Donovan J. Arnold<br>><br>> From: <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxmisspell-4" class="ecxyiv2077868822mark">Chasuk</span> <<a href="mailto:chasuk@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">chasuk@gmail.com</a>><br>> To: <span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268ecxmisspell-5" class="ecxyiv2077868822ecxyiv1298661268mark"><span id="ecxyiv2077868822ecxmisspell-5" class="ecxyiv2077868822mark">lfalen</span></span> <<a href="mailto:lfalen@turbonet.com" rel="nofollow">lfalen@turbonet.com</a>><br>> Cc: viz <<a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com" rel="nofollow">vision2020@moscow.com</a>><br>> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 10:28 PM<br>><br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] About Evidence<br>><br>> There are not 7 billion different belief systems, or anywhere near<br>> that number. At best, there are a half dozen, regurgitated and<br>> recapitulated into a fistful of semi-unique varieties. And some<br>> beliefs are harmful. Some beliefs provide motivation to fly jets into<br>> tall buildings, and some convince parents to withhold medication to<br>> sick children. Some beliefs promote misogyny, racism, and homophobia.<br>> Not all beliefs are equal.<br>><br>>
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