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Does God demand equality?

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ringo
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Message 17 of 60 (761283)
06-30-2015 12:12 PM 		Reply to: Message 14 by Greatest I am
06-29-2015 7:55 PM

Greatest I am writes:
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I hate all unjustified hate.
That sound like a rationalization for "justifying" hate. One kind of hate is justified and another is not. Hateful people only disagree on where to draw the line.
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07-02-2015 11:44 AM 		Reply to: Message 20 by Greatest I am
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Greatest I am writes:
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Are you saying that hate has no justified place in our thinking?
I think we have an instinct to hate, just like a snake has an instinct to bite. Our thinking should override our instincts in many cases. "Justification" is just a retroactive attempt to rationalize our basest instincts as "right".
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Edited by ringo, : Removed excess word "hate".
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07-03-2015 11:49 AM 		Reply to: Message 32 by Greatest I am
07-02-2015 2:03 PM

Greatest I am writes:
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As long as it is in many cases and not all.
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My statement thus stands....
No, your statement doesn't stand. You haven't said anything to justify your hate.
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07-04-2015 11:45 AM 		Reply to: Message 36 by Greatest I am
07-04-2015 10:05 AM

Greatest I am writes:
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My hate is justified by evolution and my instincts and biases.
No, your hate is caused by evolution and by your instincts and biases. Racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. all have the same cause as your hate. You can rationalize your hate in terms of "I was born that way" or "I was raised that way" or even "the Devil made me do it"' but none of that excuses your hate.
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07-05-2015 2:20 PM 		Reply to: Message 40 by Greatest I am
07-04-2015 6:01 PM

Greatest I am writes:
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Now your just not making sense.
And you're not even trying to make a point. Why don't you explain HOW my point doesn't make sense?
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07-06-2015 11:43 AM 		Reply to: Message 51 by Greatest I am
07-06-2015 11:08 AM

Greatest I am writes:
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I do not have that much of a life but do not want to waste what little of it I have.
If you have time to tell me you don't have time, you have time to back up your claim.
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