Did the beginning of the IDL change the beginning of the Jewish …
Nov 14, 2025 · Some authorities argue exactly your point: the IDL is a modern, arbitrary convention that shouldn't override the natural flow of days established from creation. From this perspective, the "day …
The Conjunction of Opposites | Page 9 | Christian Forums
Sep 6, 2025 · Arbitrary in the sense there is no qualitative difference. Both would be equally obedient to his command and in this sense things like morality and justice operate as superficial illusions.
Is Magic the Gathering an Evil Game? Can Christians Play It?
Apr 29, 2017 · The cards simply contain arbitrary sub-rules and conditions that you employ to reach a win condition. There's no real magic there. The fluff on the cards is just to give some interesting …
Morality without Absolute Morality | Page 47 | Christian Forums
Sep 29, 2025 · If all morality is just arbitrary anyway, one arbitrary standard is as good as any other. If you want to talk, you'll have to present me with a reason for thinking you're capable of making an …
Gallup: Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World
Nov 14, 2025 · And belief systems are far more relevant than you give credit for, as they inform character and competence. But then again, your judgment is more or less arbitrary so why should …
The Saving results of the Death of Christ - Christian Forums
Sep 20, 2025 · That's a pretty arbitrary accusation to bring against an argument focused on the syntax of the text -- syntax you have consistently avoided. What I am doing is refusing to let you redefine …
Gallup: Drop in U.S. Religiosity Among Largest in World
Nov 14, 2025 · Seems rather arbitrary to start with the Constitution, as if it didn't take the Revolutionary war to start the whole process that led to it. It is not arbitrary. @Bradskii specifically was speaking of …
Morality without Absolute Morality | Page 39 | Christian Forums
Sep 29, 2025 · It is only a difference in degrees not in kind. There's nothing to argue if it's just a private preference. So to argue/appeal is to adopt an attitude that there is an objective reason for prefering …
What is Calvinism and its beliefs? - Christian Forums
Sep 10, 2025 · One problem with 4 and 5 point Calvinism is that it has difficulty avoiding the problem of "arbitrary selection". Where God sends the majority of the Matt 7 folks to the wide road of hell and …
The Reality of Free Will | Page 14 | Christian Forums
Oct 18, 2025 · And it follows, someone else may have more power than you do to make virtuous decisions. So I have the POWER to make virtuous decisions say 50% of the time. You, 75% …