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Of course the Church has a well-known teaching with regard to this activity. Just like the Church has a specific teaching about artificial contraception. So the Church obviously sa…

I think you are correct in emphasizing that the burden of the Church's teaching on chastity does not fall equally on all groups of people. But it should be stressed that this is no…

> I think most rational people would see through that ... Where is the inconsistency? A heterosexual man is called to chastity as well. If he acts against this by cheating on his s…

Apologies. I mistook you as someone looking to engage with the substance of the argument. Take Care.

Thanks for the response. Let me take your comments one at a time. Apologies in advance if it seems like I'm jumping around and cherry picking. I'm just trying to focus in on the ke…

Let's leave aside the arrogant/not-arrogant portion of the thread for now and key in on your main point: > If someone says they know there is a teapot in orbit around Proxima Centa…

An additional reason that drives me to use make on most new projects is the polyglot nature of many code repos. There are language/ecosystem-specific build tools: grunt, rake, etc.…

You make some really fantastic points here. > His argument doesn't make sense if Adam didn't really exist. I think you are completely correct. CS Lewis provides and extensive set o…

What specific truth claim are you skeptical about?

I don't think the concept is morality is relevant in those extreme cases. It looks like we are more or less saying the same thing.

Apologies if I'm missing the main point. I certainly agree that consciousness + rational choosing must be a prerequisite for moral acts. But I wouldn't concede that morality is a h…

What were the reasons that made you embrace that change? Consistency is certainly admirable, but you can consistently embrace incorrect world views.

> Evidence: How many, many animals live and thrive is deeply immoral by human standards. The fact that non-human animals live an existence of violent survival does not seem to be p…

Secular humanism in its more radical and moderate forms since the French revolution has always been subject to the direct and straightforward criticism that as a philosophy it will…

I'm just an ordinary Catholic. My story isn't particularly exciting. I understand the view you are articulating with the phrase 'reduction of truth'. I can't be 100% sure from such…

Good luck to you. This is a great comment. > See it as a kind of philosophy embedded in a story (mythology) This is tricky. You are sort of making an acknowledgement of the power o…

At the risk of going too far off topic, there is a distinction between Biblical inerrancy and Biblical literalism. For example, Jesus says: 'You are the salt of the earth.' He does…

The reality of hell is absolutely grounded in both the Biblical texts and the Christian tradition. Furthermore the image of 'fire' to describe this reality cannot be disputed. Than…

>Such difference seems very significant to me. Thank you for your honesty. As a Catholic it's interesting to hear the perspective of an atheist on this topic. Christianity rejects …

> But blindly following a ceremony your entire life ... I mean this in the most honest and genuine way. What if you are simply incorrect in your perception of why a Catholic would …

> I know many people who believe in the literal fire and brimstone definition of Hell who are devout Christians. This seems fishy to me. I'm sure you know (or know of) many people …

It think this is mostly right. Within your point number (1), I see the problem as more to do with senior management. Specifically I think the major disconnect is not so much betwee…

> Not an exclusive interpretation, but still a valid one. This is only technically true in the sense that the weakest straw man still gets a seat at the table. My comment is direct…

Maybe Christianity is not a cult, but the cult. When I hear people call a group a cult, what they typically mean is that the group is a pale imitation of Christianity. Many Christi…