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Misstoria It really isn't that simple. Hand in hand with the idea of dominion is the idea of stewardship, for which there is solid scriptural support: Saying "better the animals ...

I'm pretty sure Dany's story was originally conceived and released as an independant graphic novel? It was only later tailored onto the greater Westerosi slaughterfest. That's why it relates to ...

It's an interesting contrast that while Aegon's been tutored and trained to govern, but lacked training in political guile, Sansa, is the complete opposite. They're complementery.

"I thought every Christian knew about those. Or did that concept die off. (honestly wondering)" They idea of the Seven Deadly Sins is largely discrete to Catholic moral thought and ...

Book spoilers pending: I always imagined that Sansa was being set up by Varys to be wife for Aegon Targaryen. That way the throne maintains direct control over the northern ...

Well I guess I'll respond respond to a question framed toward me indirectly. As an agnostic I must ask, why is everyone only talking about the most boring of the ...

The point of my question was to get you to question why you think what you think. It's tied up with the idea of epistemology: the theory of knowledge. When ...

Soundsoflife. What is the lowest standard of evidence that you would require before accepting that no chemtrail conspiracy exists?

Here's the thing though: "it's my body and I'll do what I bloody well please with it" is a valid reason for someone to want an abortion. Nitpicking, but I ...

Mate, evidence has been posted. Arguments have been posted. Either respond to them or let the thread die.

Yeah, I'm definitely opposed to organized religion. I'm opposed to pointless rituals and crimes committed and covered up by the church. I'm not opposed to faith, which includes a dynamic ...

On Adelphopoiesis pardon the semantics. going off of what our friend misstoria typed I should have phrased my rhetorical "so now you're speaking on behalf of most of over 2 ...

On "Homophobia". The word is nebulous, as it is generally used outside of a clinical context and for polemical purposes. It carries a stigma and so will often be used ...

Right. Even corpses have bodily autonomy. The organs of a dead person cannot be harvested unless the person specifically said they could be (before their death, obviously). Are you seriously ...

Can we stop saying we 'believe' in evolution? No one says they believe the grass is green and the sky is blue; they know the grass is green and the ...