The Mormons Come Calling
Hi all. I just had a visit from the Mormons, which was great since I've been wanting to go head-to-head with a theist. The conversation was mostly them admitting that the core of what they believed was all based on faith. God could be lying to them. Then I showed them 2Th11 where God does lie, and gave them my interpretation. I think it means that if you hear the "truth" and don't believe it, God sends you "powerful delusions" to keep you believing your lies. In their case (since they had been witnessed to by other faiths) that would be Mormonism. I was in controle of the conversation, so I left them with an impassioned plea: develope your learn logic an reasonning skills so that you can reach your highest potential as a human and not waste what could very well be your only life! Yes, that's right. I gave witness of Atheism to the Mormons!
I wonder when the Jehova's Witnesses will be around...
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Hey, just gotta add one more thing about the conversation. They said that Non-Mormons get witnessed to in the afterlife, like a last chance for salvation. In that case, we have absolutely no reason to convert during life. Nothing to gain, nothing to lose. Ha! They shot themselves in the foot with that one.
Oh, and their god is definatly male. I don't know how that works for a being without a body, but appariently, they know he's a male. Now I wish I asked. Any one know how that works?
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Especially the shit they got for rules! No booze, no coffee?? Fuck that, I'd rather go to hell!
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lol, but you wouldn't have to!
correction, in the original post i missed a 2: "2Th 11" = "2Th 2:11"
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I was a active member of the Mormon for the first 18 years of my life. The story I was told when I was a kid about Heavenly Father (God) and his son Jesus was that there is a Heavenly Mother. The story went like this, H.F. and H.M. made Jesus first, and then the rest of us and Satan (Jesus's Brother). God never told us about our H.M. because he didn't want everyone here on Earth to blaspheme her name like people blaspheme his.
I don't know if that's church doctrine or just opinion. Maybe your next visit from the Mormons can be about that story.
The implication that we should put Darwinism on trial overlooks the fact that Darwinism has always been on trial within the scientific community. -- From Finding Darwin's God by Kenneth R. Miller
Chaos and chance don't mean the absence of law and order, but rather the presence of order so complex that it lies beyond our abilities to grasp and describe it. -- From From Certainty to Uncertainty by F. David Peat
What's the deal with the special underwear, anyway?
You know, I always wanted to know exactly that. WTF is up with the furry long johns?
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I've had some Mormons come here. They haven't been here lately since our last discussion.
Might be interesting to host a debate between a mormon and a "mainstream" christian, and observe them try to debunk each other's claims, without simultaneously debunking their own.
There are no theists on operating tables.
Wiki entry on the Mormons' magical underwear.
The garment is thought to symbolize the "coats of skins" which Jehovah (Yahweh) made for Adam and Eve before casting them out of the Garden of Eden (Genesis 3:21). It is worn, in part, to remind adherents that they have made special oaths and covenants to God. Members of the LDS Church today are commonly clothed in the garments, together with outer temple clothing, for burial. The garment is believed to be a spiritual "shield and protection" against the powers of evil (and against physical harm, according to some adherents).
Apparently the garment (especially in women) is a guide for dressing modestly. If the garment is all covered up by your clothing, you're properly attired.
Crazy-ass religions...
Invisible friends are for children and psychopaths.
Here's a thread about the mormon's baptizing the dead
http://www.rationalresponders.com/forum/the_rational_response_squad_radio_show/freethinking_anonymous/6533
If god takes life he's an indian giver
LOL! Indeed.
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"I was a active member of the Mormon for the first 18 years of my life. The story I was told when I was a kid about Heavenly Father (God) and his son Jesus was that there is a Heavenly Mother. The story went like this, H.F. and H.M. made Jesus first, and then the rest of us and Satan (Jesus's Brother). God never told us about our H.M. because he didn't want everyone here on Earth to blaspheme her name like people blaspheme his.
I don't know if that's church doctrine or just opinion. Maybe your next visit from the Mormons can be about that story."
I was raised mormon also,and I was taught the same thing. I believe, if I'm not mistakened, that it's actually in their teaching manuals, thus it would be doctrine... or damn close to it.
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Wow, and I thought mainstream Christian beliefs could be irrational. Wouldn't this also make Mormonism polytheistic?
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