Quote:Works for me.
Unless you believe god either a) created the universe 13.7 billion years ago and hasn't actually done anything since
Really, how can someone claim to believe in an all-powerful god and think that their god couldn't be working on a *really* long timetable? Looking at it this way, not believing in evolution is a monumental insult.
One doesn't even have to believe that humans were the intended result.
Quote:*Rape* is abhorrent. Given that the entire point of the comparison (as I see it anyway) hinges on that fact, I'm not sure what your problem with it is. Especially since this:
Yes, rape is a choice on the part of the rapist. But comparing consensual sex and rape on any level is abhorrent. Please never do so again.
Quote:Distills down to the same idea - that we are capable of choosing not to do things that are wrong. This is a good thing, I would think.
I have a biological urge to eat. This does not mean that the choices of "I will eat a hamburger" and "I will kill my neighbour and feast on the sweet, savory goo in his skull" are the same choice or should ever be compared.
(Mind you, as *not* the person who made the original comparison, what I think it means may not be what it was originally intended to mean. All those non-quote-tagged posts still make me a bit dizzy...)
-Morgan."This continuity is now a Princess of Darkness crossover."
"... They're all going to die, aren't they?"
"Yep. Popcorn?"