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While I understand your point well, it is nil, because other males do exist. We're dealing with real and present issues here, not abstract and hypothetical theory. But to answer your question, sure, because at least one male does exist - Bob. Perhaps Bob is narcissistic, and desires another...

So basically, their whole life is a life of sin. They don't even have to perform any actions - they just have to breathe, to exist. But wait, it is the same way for everyone, according to Christian theology, is it not? For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God! So, what...

While I totally understand what you're saying, Kidan, and it makes sense, it seems to me that that's way too vague and subjective for God's law, law which, when broken, condemns people to eternal damnation. Know what I mean?

Written on our hearts? Spirit of the law? Kidan, musn't you admit that those terms are more than a little vague?

Oh really? You're not under the old law anymore? http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/otlaw.html And, hahah

The Bible says a lot of things are wrong. I refer you to my post on page 2 of this thread.

Then I suppose the question is, did they ever really love the person? Regardless, they don't have to "convince themselves." People can fall out of love. Love is simply an emotion, and like all emotions, can be quite fleeting. I suppose I just don't feel that "forced love" is "true love". There's...

I'm not sure you can choose to love somebody...but I suppose "love" is a rather subjective term. Kind of tough to nail a concrete definition to.

Love is not an object, its an emotion. You cannot punish love to eternal damnation.

Not only does that only address one of the points I brought up, it also contradicts the Old Testament.

I've heard of that too, Master Plan. To be honest, though, it sounds kind of silly to me. I mean, for one thing, there are innumerable things that could cause you to lose 21 grams after death. Second, it seems ridiculous to suggest that one's soul, something that exists eternally in the...

I'm sorry, but I'd just like to say that people like you make me....well, they make me feel unwell. I'm all for religious tolerance, but once the religious types begin trying to impose their book-wrought "morals" upon other people, that's where I draw the line.

Is it not also a "law" that one should not wear clothes made of more than one material? Check the tag on your shirt -- I'm willing to bet you're sinning right now. Leviticus 19:19 Oh, and stay away from girls when they're having their period. Leviticus 15:19 - 24 Your neighbor, the one who...

Hey Bill, I'm an atheist, and I agree with pretty much everything the Christians are saying. Your post came totally out of left-field. To come to Christians' own forums and tell them to "stop imposing their beliefs on people" doesn't make any sense. Stop making non-Christians look bad.

Why can I not feel my soul? Why cannot souls be located in one's body? Souls are obviously immaterial, correct? If so, how can my soul recieve any kind of punishment in the afterlife? As far as I can tell, it's not sentient.

What is a soul anyway?

Then why don't all humans automatically go to Heaven? It doesn't fit.

What decides if an animal's soul goes to Heaven or Hell if they don't posess this "spirit"?

Jango, as for missing links: http://talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-transitional.html http://talkorigins.org/faqs/homs/ http://talkorigins.org/faqs/comdesc/section1.html#pred4 http://talkorigins.org/faqs/punc-eq.html http://talkorigins.org/origins/postmonth/feb98.html

So, will these animals be animals that once lived on earth (i.e. pets), or will they be animals that God created just for Heaven? And if they're the former, what part of them is existing in Heaven, if not souls? I know this isn't a subject heavily discussed in the Bible, so if you don't know...