Seatbelts in the Supreme Court!

[Yahzi]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/elsewhere/journalist/story/0,7792,907229,00.html


The matter will now almost certainly end up in the Supreme Court, one of whose members, Justice Anontin Scalia, last year said in a speech in Chicago: "The more Christian a country is, the less likely it is to regard the death penalty as immoral.

"Abolition has taken its strongest hold in post-Christian Europe, and has least support in the church-going United States. I attribute that to the fact that, for the believing Christian, death is no big deal."


More people behaving as if they actually expected the afterlife.

Of course, Scalia's position is self-contradictory, since the execution of an unsaved criminal ought to be a big deal, and the Xian response ought to be to grant life in prison so the person has the best possible chance to be saved, but really, what role does logic have in setting the policy of a Supreme Court Judge?

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More people behaving as if they actually expected the afterlife.
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When you're >80, you'll probably change your mind.

[Smalso]

Originally posted by Whodini
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More people behaving as if they actually expected the afterlife.
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When you're >80, you'll probably change your mind.

This view is based upon what? Just curious.

[scotth]

I was looking for something about seatbelts, per the title of the thread.

Are seatbelts a code word for death penalty that I am unaware of, or is this thread just poorly titled?

[Gregor]

. . . it's a long story.

[scotth]

Originally posted by Gregor
. . . it's a long story.

"It's a long story" would be more helpful if it was prefaced with either of the two phrases:

"It's a code word, but.."

"It's not a code word, but..."

[Gregor]

It was about a debate months ago concerning whether xians were seat belts.

[scotth]

Originally posted by Gregor
It was about a debate months ago concerning whether xians were seat belts.

Thanks.

[FireGarden]

More people behaving as if they actually expected the afterlife
But wait!
If you believe in the afterlife, why punish murderers at all?
Surely an honest Christian must reward a murderer. "Hey, Thanks for slaughtering my family and sending them to heaven - here's a million dollars" :rolleyes:

Do you suppose:
People pick their behaviour and then try to explain why it isn't contradictory to their beliefs? Beliefs like
"Vengence belongs to the Lord"
"Thou shall not kill"


Who died and made Christians God?




(Oh, and Gregor means "wear" rather than "were")

[arcticpenguin]

At the very center of Christian faith is an application of the death penalty, the crucifixion of Jesus. So of course the death penalty is a good thing.

Originally posted by Smalso


This view is based upon what? Just curious.


Although it is not a rule, the majority of people, as they approach death, shift their thinking towards more spiritual matters.

When young and in good health, etc., why bother?

[Segnosaur]

Originally posted by Whodini

Although it is not a rule, the majority of people, as they approach death, shift their thinking towards more spiritual matters.

This reminds me of the old thread that "All athiests call out to god on their death bed" threads (started by either Jedi or Franko).

Where do you get the idea that a 'majority' do? And how do you defind 'shift their thinking'?

If you want to claim that older people go to church more often, that might make some sense. (But then, they probably believed in the afterlife to begin with.) Or are you claming that non-believers become believers when they get older?

Smegmasaur,


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Where do you get the idea that a 'majority' do? And how do you defind 'shift their thinking'?
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Observation.


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Or are you claming that non-believers become believers when they get older?
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No Megasoreass,

Just that they start to think more about that type of stuff.

[Akots]

I sense a Francoist distortion of names in the thread...

[Skeptical Greg]

Originally posted by Whodini
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More people behaving as if they actually expected the afterlife.
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When you're >80, you'll probably change your mind.

Oh, No! Please, Yahzi, not a new thread, about why people >80 shouldn't wear seatbelts..:D

[Skeptical Greg]

Originally posted by Akots
I sense a Francoist distortion of names in the thread...

You haven't been to the Pranko school of name distortion?

Whatdini, obviously has...:D

[Upchurch]

Originally posted by Akots
I sense a Francoist distortion of names in the thread...
Well, there is also the matter of convention to consider. We've pretty much standardized use of terms like "TLOP" or "Borb". "Seatbelts" is sort of an internal slang or jargon thrown around on this board.

I wouldn't say it's a bad thing, just a short cut.

[FireGarden]

"Christians", said Yahzi, "All yearn for a life
in a heaven thats free from all trouble and strife.
But none of them KNOW that that's what they'll have
Which is why at friend's funerals, none of them laff."

"But Yahzi," we asked him "Why should they rush?"
The uproar that followed just could not be hushed.
"The Christians, " he said "Should swim with some sharks"
To hasten the day when they all play on harps"

The Tater did try (through reason, not rhyme)
To explain to us all that there's plenty of time
For life to be lived through love but not hate,
That souls are eternal, and that heaven can wait.

"You hope but don't know," our Yahzi then sang
"It's a wager, that's all. Not cash in the bank.
You cling to this life like moss to a stone
You fear that there's nought but blood, flesh and bone

"If heaven does wait then why have you felt
that it's best to drive safely and wear your seatbelt?
"You hope but don't know, " Yahzi repeated
And then went on talking (he's never depleted)

The answer, I think, lies in the rules
That life is for living and death is for fools.
That may not be Christian but who is to say
That rushing to God is the alternate way?

Originally posted by Diogenes

You haven't been to the Pranko school of name distortion?
Whatdini, obviously has...:D


Stainedgenes,

I have no idea what you are talking about.

:) :( :o :D ;) :p :cool: :rolleyes: :mad:

[Skeptical Greg]

Originally posted by Whodini



Stainedgenes,

I have no idea what you are talking about.

:) :( :o :D ;) :p :cool: :rolleyes: :mad:

Nice try, but no cigar...


I know you use special dictionaries, but I would really be surprised if they gave the pronunciation of
" Diogenes " as : die O jeens ...

But then again, nothing realy surprises me anymore...:cool:

I understand how Diogenes is pronounced.

And I know who Diogenes was.

The problem with cynics is that they leave behind no school.

Ain't that right DownOnYourKnees?

[Skeptical Greg]

Originally posted by Whodini
I understand how Diogenes is pronounced.

And I know who Diogenes was.

The problem with cynics is that they leave behind no school.

Ain't that right DownOnYourKnees?



( licks pencil tip... ) I'm writing that down right now....

Originally posted by Diogenes



( licks pencil tip... ) I'm writing that down right now....


LOL.

;) ;) ;) :confused: ;) ;) ;)

[Yahzi]

"Christians", said Yahzi, "All yearn for a life
I realize this thread is ancient, but I just saw this post (amazing what Google dredges up!) and I wanted to comment on how awesome it was.

:)

[Foster Zygote]

Funny stuff. How long did Whodini last before he was banned?

Steven