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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #45 on: February 01, 2012, 01:41:24 pm »
Apparently magic is chemistry. I guess I study life magic.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you used herbs to do things that are not directly physically related to what you did with the herbs.
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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #46 on: February 01, 2012, 01:45:06 pm »
Apparently magic is chemistry. I guess I study life magic.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you used herbs to do things that are not directly physically related to what you did with the herbs.
About half of what you listed were due to physical interactions, the other half have absolutely zero evidence that it works. If you have evidence that burning weeds to a god does anything, please inform me of it.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #47 on: February 01, 2012, 01:51:18 pm »
Apparently magic is chemistry. I guess I study life magic.

I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you used herbs to do things that are not directly physically related to what you did with the herbs.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #48 on: February 01, 2012, 01:52:09 pm »
Neither have I, for that matter. What exactly is an atheist Pagan?

An atheist who takes inspiration from pagan myths and gods, but doesn't actually believe in them.

I don't get this.

Can you also be an Atheist Christian?

I guess you can, if you believe in the teachings of Christ (and ascribe those teachings to him), but don't actually believe in his divinity.

There are atheist Jews who believe in Jewish teachings even though they don't believe in God.

I don't see that working in practise, since the lion's share of Christ's supposed teachings are related to worshipping God.

It's like being a regular Christian, but with even more cherry picking!  That's how I imagine it, at least.  Then again, why associate with Christianity at all just because you happen to agree with some things in it?

That's exactly how I feel about atheist pagans. If you don't actually believe in the supernatural, it just seems like you're an atheist who has an interest in pagan mythologies to me.
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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #49 on: February 01, 2012, 06:35:51 pm »
Ey, you burn whatever plants you like to whatever god you want for whatever reason you can think of.  So long as no one gets hurt, and no one has their rights violated, it shouldn't matter if there's any scientific veracity to their claims.  Do as you will, just don't hurt anyone or violate their rights.
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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #50 on: February 01, 2012, 08:48:38 pm »
That's exactly how I feel about atheist pagans. If you don't actually believe in the supernatural, it just seems like you're an atheist who has an interest in pagan mythologies to me.
By that logic, all historians who've studied ancient mythology qualify as pagans.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #51 on: February 01, 2012, 09:10:12 pm »
Ey, you burn whatever plants you like to whatever god you want for whatever reason you can think of.  So long as no one gets hurt, and no one has their rights violated, it shouldn't matter if there's any scientific veracity to their claims.  Do as you will, just don't hurt anyone or violate their rights.
That's all well and good, except it doesn't work that way. The unverifiable, but mostly benign, nonsense gives credibility to the unverifiable, but clearly dangerous, nonsense. The same thought processes are in both and fueling the one fuels the other. The same people who think a megadose of vitamin c will help colds are the same people who think that vaccines prove autism.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #52 on: February 01, 2012, 09:16:44 pm »
I don't know… I always feel better after burning Kansas.
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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #53 on: February 01, 2012, 09:55:39 pm »
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I'm just gonna close that report. I'm sorry, but that was just dumb. And a waste of my time. <_<;

I don't see how that statement/question was flame-bait/trolling. In any case... please think carefully before making a report and yelling that it's flame-baiting/trolling.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #54 on: February 01, 2012, 10:01:18 pm »
Ey, you burn whatever plants you like to whatever god you want for whatever reason you can think of.  So long as no one gets hurt, and no one has their rights violated, it shouldn't matter if there's any scientific veracity to their claims.  Do as you will, just don't hurt anyone or violate their rights.

Um... Yes. Yes it should.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #55 on: February 02, 2012, 07:29:48 am »
Didn't we have this type of argument BEFORE?

At any rate, I think we can all agree Gary Marriage isn't Paganism.

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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #56 on: February 02, 2012, 08:17:26 am »
Didn't we have this type of argument BEFORE?

At any rate, I think we can all agree Gary Marriage isn't Paganism.

Nice typo. :P  I started giggling at the idea of a couple going to get a marriage license:

"Name?"

"Gary S--"

"Sorry, Gary Marriage isn't allowed in this state."
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Re: Newt Gingrich Compares Gay Marriage to Paganism
« Reply #57 on: February 02, 2012, 08:25:26 am »
>.> I could've sworn I fixed that earlier. Ah well.

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