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Antithesis · 01-07-2007, 02:25 PM

I suppose I still don't understand why you seem to have this belief that being a Christian precludes the ability to spend your own money as you see fit. You seem to be making the argument that its OK for you to spend you money in a fleeting sense because you are not a Christian while it is not OK for the Christian to do so. I was born and raised a Catholic, and I do not recall anything or any one saying being a Christian meant an obligation to a life free of any possessions or to a life purely of service to others less fortunate.

I'm also confused as to why you consider it to be religiously reprehensible to feel equal sadness and pain toward the passing of a pet to the passing of a "people" family member. It seems kind of bizarre on two points.

1. I would suggest you don't really have a leg to stand on when it comes to speaking about the religious validity of anything seeing as you are an atheist ... to me that would be the same as a tribesman from Africa discussing North American pop culture (regardless of if you were religious at any point in your life or no)

2. Just because you disagree with something doesn't make it absurd. It just makes it something different than you agree with.

I'd be glad to read your thoughts on this ...

01-07-2007, 02:25 PM	#39
Antithesis Disenfranchised Join Date: May 2005 Exp:	I suppose I still don't understand why you seem to have this belief that being a Christian precludes the ability to spend your own money as you see fit. You seem to be making the argument that its OK for you to spend you money in a fleeting sense because you are not a Christian while it is not OK for the Christian to do so. I was born and raised a Catholic, and I do not recall anything or any one saying being a Christian meant an obligation to a life free of any possessions or to a life purely of service to others less fortunate. I'm also confused as to why you consider it to be religiously reprehensible to feel equal sadness and pain toward the passing of a pet to the passing of a "people" family member. It seems kind of bizarre on two points. 1. I would suggest you don't really have a leg to stand on when it comes to speaking about the religious validity of anything seeing as you are an atheist ... to me that would be the same as a tribesman from Africa discussing North American pop culture (regardless of if you were religious at any point in your life or no) 2. Just because you disagree with something doesn't make it absurd. It just makes it something different than you agree with. I'd be glad to read your thoughts on this ...