You think God is loving, but you think the only way to make people behave is to have them be terrified of him. Of course God has more to offer, even the way of salvation, which leads to the eternal life. However, just the fear of God should make people consider their motives. Why should I consider ...

You think God is loving, but you think the only way to make people behave is to have them be terrified of him. Of course God has more to offer, even the way of salvation, which leads to the eternal life. However, just the fear of God should make people consider their motives. Hamas members are amon...

*Reveals I slipped out of my handcuffs, grabs a dagger out of my sleeve and stabs CaptainFritz* Ban CaptainFritz for being dead. Ban Diplomacy&Warfare for stabbing my first mate, Bill (he looks a lot like me). I enter the quarters where Diplomacy&Warfare was being held and blow his face in with an ...

CaptainFritz28 wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:51 pm

I want world peace and the end of all wars forever, for what it's worth.

So do I, and I see only one way to it, as there will be wars at least as long as people fear one another more than God.

That Israelis are just bigots or religious fanatics feels like a cope. If they're just meanies then the solutions are simple — stop being mean you selfish Israelis. The problem is their hatreds are based on the mutual hatred held by their enemies. Their willingness to overlook genocidal violence is...

Yup Sloth, that's a quote from the same Bible that most Nazis earnestly believed in. No doubt they thought this section was talking about someone else. Of course, that's the core of the problem isn't it? Every Christian is a real Christian in their own mind and this pedestal allows them to denigrat...

Germany was nearly 100% Christian before and during the war. 1/3rd Catholic, 2/3rds Protestant. No doubt many German Christians had reservations about Nazism. Obviously many were enthusiastic about it too. Widespread Christian belief was, at a minimum, not a prophylactic against totalitarianism and...

I agree, but I'm surprised that you are shocked to see that war in the 21st century is just as uncivilized as in any other time. War will always be uncivilized; there is no civilized way to go about killing people on a massive scale. Humanity has not progressed, we've just found different ways to d...

I think that the fine line is understanding the divine plan. Idk if you still remember it, but I wrote earlier (and in another thread) how everything seems to logically follow from what the Bible tells about God: The Bible reveals that God is love. Creating something that can love and be loved seems...

What practical steps would you take to address this "root cause"? What if addressing what you view as the "root cause" is contrary to our nature and literally impossible absent something like the second coming? And Jesus looking upon them saith, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for with...

Optimizing your vote is just treating symptoms. It won't have a lasting impact without addressing the root cause.

Religious posters might need to consider the need to explain the relevance of their Biblical/religious statements to non-believers. Bear in mind that God is love. Whenever the Bible describes love it tells something about God. For example: 4 Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not;...

Wattsthematter wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 19, 2024 12:46 pm

Was it a retreat phase where your unit couldn't retreat into a bordering country? I believe you still have to select disband.

Forced moves should be automated to avoid having these discussions in the future.

Ban Darg again for shouting and.

Jamiet99uk wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 16, 2024 2:20 pm

Ban learnedsloth for having a typesetting symbol in his signature.

Typesetting is relatively new. The pilcrow was anciently used as a paragraph separator to save paper. It is still used in the Bible.

Ban Darg for failing to work around the limitations with

Ban Diplomacy&Warfare for lying. DrFidelis can't ban himself, only demand it. Btw dargorygel I checked and the mafia bot hates the term "warfare", not the ampersand. This is literally what comes up: Game Status Params not allowed: Warfare Wrong. When I build the bot I have to replace the & with a bu...

Politics is indeed symptomatic of a deeper issue. Treating symptoms without addressing the root cause seems futile. To understand the extent of the problem one must remember that God created man in his image and likeness. Sin is a symptom of the sinful state of humanity: 33 ¶ They answered him, We b...

Pengwinja wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:23 pm

What did I just send at the top of that post?

I guess you copy/pasted more than you intended.

Diplomacy&Warfare wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 13, 2024 11:36 pm

I vote to draw.

Why so soon? The position seems good for Black in spite of material difference.

But that's all semantics. I think the point you're trying to make is whether there is a good chance of violence resulting from the election. I think there is, either way it goes. I don't think I can do anything about it, since the area where I live has never had problems with that and I don't expec...