"Firstly, people come on here especially to communicate, so if...

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    "Firstly, people come on here especially to communicate, so if you wish not to be confronted by religious subjects your solution is very simple."

    In my opinion the verses in the website put by longrunsthefox are among the most profound in the bible. Also longrunsthefox uses humour to convey some of the absurdities in religion. Please don't try and chase him away.

    "Those easily offended or feeling a sense of superiority always go miles out of their way to be offended or to offend."

    In these forums you can only be offended if you choose to be. I think that in future this age is, among other things, going to called the "age of being offended".

    "What can you possibly get out of nipping away at people's heels like a toothless Chihuahua?"

    Why? Because it's fun and about as harmless as a toothless Chihuahua.

    "Secondly, we live in a world governed by natural forces. If God or gods were to be looked for in the midst of natural disasters they or it would be found in the way people put their lives on the line to help each other. The intelligence to build category 5 cyclone proof housing. The endless communication and long term forecasting that gives everybody a chance to move to safety."

    This is part of the ongoing debate between atheists and theists - why does God allow suffering? But thank God for the good Samaritans, for without them God (if he exists) would be a toothless Chihuahua

    "Now of course you and others will say, BS, that's just people being people. But this does not account for the unnatural gulf between humans and animals. If there is a God, then it is seen in our extraordinary ability to transcend nature."

    The unnatural gulf between humans and animals is clearly man made. If you want a faithful friend for life buy a dog - though it's a different variety of sheet (other than BS) that you will have pick up off your lawns.

    "Death and suffering are natural states. Ameliorating the blunt force of a cyclone via vast networks of human interaction is not a natural state. That ability seems a step or two above evolution's pay scale."

    Life is journey from which no one escapes alive.

    "You must be just about ready to communicate now with your big, grown-up voice?"

    Nah, forget growing up. Tried it once and don't recommend it.
 
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