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Atheists & Agnostics

RussBLib

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5. I always chuckle sardonically when I hear...

Reply to elleng (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 5, 2022, 12:58 AM

Mar 2022

... people talking about "the laws of war." In the middle of mayhem and an up-close look at man's perpetual inhumanity to man, we expect people to behave compassionately. Some might.

Sorry, I am feeling distraught at what is happening in Ukraine and I have been venting here and there.

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"by the grace of God" she said [View all] RussBLib Mar 2022 OP

Yes, I heard it, and I tend to agree, but it has meaning to her, so I won't complain too loudly; elleng Mar 2022 #1

+1 MontanaMama Mar 2022 #2

I would not want her job RussBLib Mar 2022 #3

We don't expect him to respect anything, just one of our problems. elleng Mar 2022 #4

I always chuckle sardonically when I hear... RussBLib Mar 2022 #5

Christians have been taught that God interferes in wordly affairs, a stance contraindicated in the Karadeniz Mar 2022 #6

yo tambien, amigo nt RussBLib Mar 2022 #7

I'm an atheist and use that phrase CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #8

I get that, but RussBLib Mar 2022 #9

I'm sorry but I disagree CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #12

thanks for the thoughtful post RussBLib Mar 2022 #13

Thanks to your even more thoughtful reply CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #14

I grit my teeth every time someone attributes a favorable event... 3catwoman3 Mar 2022 #10

I personally regard this as a linguistic cliche. NNadir Mar 2022 #11

I guess that I'm not seeing the problem. old as dirt Mar 2022 #15

it's not a "problem" RussBLib Mar 2022 #16

You've obviously never seen one of my sneeze attacks. old as dirt Mar 2022 #17

I know they can be violent RussBLib Mar 2022 #18