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The woman on the left is a Christian. Her name is Tracy Caldwell Dyson. She is an astronaut currently aboard the ISS. She is also a Christian. She has her PhD in chemistry and has designed hardware for the study of atmospheric gas phase chemistry. She is also a Christian.

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Practicing good science is not opposed to practicing good religion. In fact, they mutually enrich one another. We have a wild hope that those who seek to obscure that fact can use her example as a learning opportunity.

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This is what real religious sisters look like. They are not mocking anyone's religion, even false ones. They are giving their lives over to Christ so that they may heal the physical and spiritual wounds of others. Humble. Joyful. Peaceful. Totally Christ-centered.

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@Kate_Kelly_Esq Classic scientism. A person publishes a study and we conclude: now the science backs up our suspicions. All it says is that a person who has spent time reading about this topic made a conclusion. This goes for both sides of the issue. A study is not the same as "the science".

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@AgamemnonRiva Beautiful. Thanks for sharing that with us. May God continue to bless you.

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@Lilith_Atheist We’re so glad you’re a fan of hospitals, invented by Christians. God doesn’t cause mistakes. But he does permit them. Happy to discuss theodicy with you rationally. I know it’s not your style but it could be very fruitful.

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@Jim_Barrows God doesn't fail anyone, my friend. But maybe using their deaths in an argument like that can wait just a little bit longer as a sign of respect.

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@DearAuntCrabby You may be pleased to hear that Holy Mother Church gives more in charity than any other organization.

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You're so obsessed with trying to flex on religion that you didn't even know that this is Trinity University in Dublin. (That's a Christian university) Instead of constantly trying to condemn Christianity, just thank us for preserving the intellectual tradition of the West.

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@chefjoseandres Life begins at conception, my friend. It is immoral to take an innocent life. Therefore, the Church teaches that abortion is immoral, not just for Catholics but for anyone. May I ask respectfully whether you're aware that the view you expressed is contrary to Church teaching?

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@buffalorthobro Fortunately martyrdom for the kingdom is not determined by physical appearance. It is determined by a detachment from the things of this world and by a profound love for the world to come. St. Oscar Romero, pray for us!

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@javajuicer_ I’m glad we can agree to that Java.

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This kind of question certainly isn't typical of all abortion advocates, but it's getting more and more popular. If your ideology leads you to equate human life with the life of a fly or a beetle, then it is contrary to love. If it's contrary to love, then it's a bad ideology.

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@brjohnvianneyop How is a human life more valuable than any other life?

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@grcastleberry Jesus built the Church upon Peter, the first pope. It is by Christ’s body and blood that the Church bestows sacramental grace. Mary has no power apart from Christ. Christ mediates grace to us. Mary is the channel through which He came to earth. Grace literally flows through her.

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@EmilyKath319 That is the perfect response to the growing taboo of motherhood. A baby is never bad news. Never.

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@kennedyhall Hey Kennedy. May I humbly recommend that when you do offer your insights that you do so with both charity and nuance? These are two great gifts that St. Thomas Aquinas used in his works. Affirm the good, deny the bad. Painting with too broad a brush is always unhelpful.

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@MichaelQiu14 I don’t see why that would be the case.

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@Maximumatheist The myth that all religion is anti-science is a tired atheist talking point which is not supported by history. Just thank us for the scientific method and move along.

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“Christian life means sacrifice.” - Pope St. John XXIII

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@Aron_Ra That’s not what faith is.

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@INDEEDHeIsRisen Physical penances are a beautiful and an ancient part of Christianity. I hope we agree it is not a clown religion? Here's an image of some of our Greek Orthodox brothers and sisters crawling on their knees to the Church of Our Lady of Tinos (aka Παναγία Ευαγγελίστρια της Τήνου).

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@Masks4Life We are against both things since they both lead to treating human beings as objects.

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@BeatTheCult Thank you for your sincere curiosity about the Christian faith. The clearest and starkest distinction between the God of the Bible and any other gods is that the God of the Bible became man. "God became man so that man might become like God." ~ St. Athanasius (c. 298–373 A.D.)

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“Don't get upset with your imperfections. It's a great mistake because it leads nowhere - to get angry because you are angry... So don't fool yourself. Simply surrender to the Power of God's Love, which is always greater than our weakness.” ~~ St. Francis de Sales

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@buffalorthobro Summus Pontifex Ecclesiae Universalis has declared him a saint of the same Church. As Ignatian of Antioch says, may that which Rome has enjoined in instruction remain in force. Separately, we can distinguish between the baptized as martyrs formally or materially.

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It’s important to remember that evil does not exist on its own. Rather, evil is just a privation of the good. In a similar way, shadows do not exist on their own. They are privations of light.

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@Catholic4Choice My friend, when you take a position of justice and mercy, rooted in the teachings and love of Christ, you won't have to say things like: "For your information, I have the moral high ground."

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Over 350,000 young Palestinians have left Gaza since Hamas took over in 2007. Hamas oppresses the people of Palestine and Gaza, frequently shutting off their utilities to save money to fund terrorist activity. It is important not to conflate Hamas with Palestinians and Gazans.

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@CosmicSkeptic Yes. An essentially ordered series can’t be infinite. So some thing must have always existed. It can’t be subject to change because then it would just be a link the series. All matter is subject to change so it’s immaterial. It’s the source of all change, eternal, and immaterial.

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@_tdprater It helps to add the quantity of teachers and priests as well. There are about 3 million public school teachers and about 40,000 Catholic priests in the U.S., a ratio of 75:1. The ratio of accusations in this graph is 145:1. That's almost double.

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@gavinortlund In what year did Scripture become the sole infallible rule of faith? Was it before or after Scripture was written? Where does the canon come from? Answer truthfully and I'll be waiting for you on the side of the Tiber with a warm towel and a complete Old Testament.

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@ThinkingAtheist You’re right that this argument is flawed. But yours is a straw man argument. You could spend time addressing better arguments (like the Unmoved Mover). I think your followers stand to gain much more from you if you would address good arguments rather than bad ones.

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@Maximumatheist It’s not quite true. Faith is belief in something without proof. There is still evidence for the objects of faith, it just falls short of proof. We all rely on this kind of faith in our everyday lives.

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@Catholic4Choice Catholicism is not contrary to reason. The scientific evidence is clear that life begins at conception. Neither your appeal to Catholicism nor to science actually supports your position. What does it mean to be Catholic if you are fighting against Holy Mother Church?

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@BeatTheCult Great question. In short, the historical record. The testimony of the New Testament and the support of the early Christian community who knew and identified the people whose testimony was used.

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@KeeleSheri @UnCagedCritique I think you missed some things about Christianity, my friend. For instance, Christian doctrine states that the greatest creature to ever exist is a woman. Husbands are told to love their wives to the point of dying for them. Here are some more places to look.

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@Sachinettiyil Dominican Sisters* of Mary Mother of The Eucharist (*not nuns)

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In modern use "subject to" seems to degrade one's dignity. But that's not what it means. The Greek root is ὑποτάσσω, to obey. You know who else is ὑποτάσσω? Christ. "[T]he Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all."

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Sorry St. Paul, but no, wives should not be subordinate to their husbands!

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"Arm yourself with prayer instead of a sword; be clothed with humility instead of fine clothing." ~ St. Dominic

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Happy Mother's Day to my Heavenly Mother and yours.

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@buffalorthobro My brother in Christ, that is not true.

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@Aron_Ra Good to hear from you Aron, thanks for replying. Just to clarify, are you saying that Christians/theists use that definition? O are you saying that in practice that's what they tend to do, regardless of whether they know it?

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@FeserEdward This strategy beats me every time. There is no sed contra to the perfect meme.

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@paulogia0 It’s an interesting point but I don’t think it’s true. All things that come into being have a cause. And some existing things don’t come into being. Among them, some are uncaused. God is an uncaused thing that does not come into being.

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@tonyannett Hello Mr. Annett. I can understand where you're coming from. Today "subordinate" can suggest inequality in value or dignity. But that is obviously not what St. Paul means. Also, we may want to tread carefully when thinking about publicly proclaiming that Scripture is wrong.

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@IBlogGod I was hoping you would analyze some of his bad takes. It would be interesting to know them and to think about them. Instead this really just reads like a hit piece. I hope that nobody ever reduces your life story to a few quotes from some relative commenting on your sexuality.

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The image on the bottom is the library at KU Leuven, a Catholic research university in Belgium. Founded in 1425 by the Catholic Church, it is the oldest university in Belgium. I pray that you will change your view of theism after your own meme directly contradicts yours point.

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@buffalorthobro I appreciate your polemics, but I think it's possible to enjoy a meal with people who sin without endorsing sin. Since doing so is a Christian principle, I assume you think that's possible as well. How do you think a faithful Christian should do that?

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@AndyBuzz72 Looks like kids communing with the divine.

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@Maximumatheist Boy I miss the higher class of atheist we used to get when Christopher Hitchens was still around.

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@BeatTheCult That is correct. The traditional theist argument, however, is that some things exist which are uncaused. So, we would reject your first premise.

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“Behold, your mother!” Happy Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven

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@TheTweetOfRhea Can you prove it?

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Jesus Christ is Lord

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@TheTweetOfRhea A human being is a rational animal. Rationality is a higher function which makes us capable of participating in a moral life (justice and mercy), among other things. You can also ask who you'd defend if a wild animal was attacking someone in your neighborhood.

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@Atheist_Bot Trick question. There is nothing better on earth than the holy sacrifice of the Mass.

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@SpeedWatkins @TDisputations Hey Benjamin. Catholicism and Thomism do not object to human acts on the mere basis of ickiness. Rather, they object to human acts that limit a full expression of our human nature. When done correctly, those objections come from a place of love, not from a place of fear.

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@fliptopwillie @chefjoseandres It's a good question. José commented that he and his wife are faithful Catholics. I am responding to that comment.

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@AleMartnezR1 First Way all day.

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Atheists: Paul never mentions eyewitnesses or disciples, so his only sources are hallucinations. St. Paul: *Writes letter to the Galatia in which he identifies the eyewitnesses and disciples he met with.*

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@Aron_Ra The passages from Scripture you chose highlight not being able to see and having to trust instead. If you could see it yourself you wouldn’t need trust! Instead, we trust based on the evidence. The passages don’t say anything about ignoring the evidence.

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@Lilith_Atheist Lilith, we are both fans of her scientific acumen. Her own effort was instrumental. Also instrumental are the field of modern chemistry, the scientific method, the university system, and the notion that the universe is objectively rational. All of those are created by theists.

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@Lilith_Atheist Can we agree that "I found out my child is female" is a bad reason?

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@dankprolifememe We just have to get #CheeseLife trending so people know that the cheese life is pro life.

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@Askwhyisit @ThinkingAtheist No the problem is that this is a straw man argument. It’s a simple fact of reason that not everything that exists is created.

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I will be off twitter for Advent but I'll be praying for all of you. See you at the celebration of the birth of Christ. (In the meantime, enjoy this painting of St. Dominic commanding a demon monkey, who had been tormenting him, to hold a candle while he studies.)

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@RuthSentUs Ana makes a good point. If someone doesn't believe the Bible, then quoting it as an authoritative source to that person doesn't make sense. But, we don't need religious arguments to know that abortion is wrong. Ending the lives of people who don't deserve it is wrong.

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@McGillPatterson I like Pecknold's proposal. Our response to bad religion should not be to stop supporting religion in a thinly veiled secularism. Our response to bad religion should be to root it out and work harder to support good religion.

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@Masks4Life I know it’s hard to hear, but they are being treated like cash cows, my friend. Watch some interviews of people who are struggling with their identity and freely choose to detransition. It’s horrifying. We ought to show compassion and help them realize their true identity.

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@awkwardafsteph Universities are pretty cool.

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@gavinortlund Thanks for replying, Gavin. 1) Doesn't that mean that the authors did not intend to defend sola Scriptura? 2) We agree that Scripture comes from God. But discerning which books are Scripture and which are not is mediated through the Church which Christ founded, right?

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@Askwhyisit I’m sincerely curious. When you guys post these gotcha memes, do you try to read explanations from the Christian intellectual tradition first? Or do you just assume nobody other than you has thought of it before so it must be a totally novel gotcha meme?

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@BreeSolstad Keep up your prayers and say one for me! For anyone struggling with this, praying in front of a statue of Mary does not mean we are worshipping statues. The issue with idol worship in the Bible is worshipping the graven image. That is not what’s happening here.

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CHRIST IS RISEN!! ALLELUIA!!

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@DemonFly666 @EbonySkeptic It’s certainly difficult, but it is good to forgive, don’t you think?

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If the egg is fertilized, it's an organism. If it's not, it's just part of an organism. The acorn is an organism. The word "Tree" refers to a stage of development. It's like saying a baby girl is not an adult woman. A cotton plant is indeed different from a cotton shirt.

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@AndersEigen @Men_4_Choice I'm sorry the public education system failed you - you shouldn't have been allowed to move on after flunking biology. No worries! I'm here to help:

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@RealAtheology @FavaleAbs Just ask and we will be more than happy to pray for you. Feel free to give any details you think will help, but you can always simply ask for prayers for a special intention.

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@waldenpod One is capable of love and the other is not. That alone makes it better. A black hole cannot intend the good for another through self-sacrifice, much less detect the existence of its own nature.

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@gavinortlund Great topic, Gavin! It seems that the souls of the deceased saints are part of the Body of Christ. They are alive in Christ, right? Since Scripture exhorts us to pray for one another, I don’t see why those who are actually united to Christ are excluded.

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@TheTweetOfRhea Happy to, my friend. So, human beings are more valuable than flies. If an ideology requires you to think that killing human beings is like killing flies, it's a bad ideology. Love people. Reject abortion.

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@Catholicizm1 @phillygator2 Anthony, you typically have thoughtful takes on these types of issues. I’m looking to have a civil disussion with you. Women are allowed to work. Wifes are allowed to work. Mothers are allowed to work. And nobody should disregard their family obligations.

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@EbonySkeptic It’s a good question, but I don’t think that theology is quite right. First, someone who does not sincerely regret their sins is not forgiven. Second, a person is not necessarily condemned simply for being friendly, humanitarian, or an atheist.

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@Maximumatheist The proofs are readily available to you. Logically, a series of sustained causes cannot be infinite. Therefore there must be an unmoved mover. I’m happy to explain the details to you, so don’t pretend that there are no proofs.

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“Since the turn of the 21st century, 62,000 Nigerian Christians have been killed by the terrorist group Boko Haram, Fulani herdsmen and other groups. The killings have been referred to as a silent genocide.” - International Committee on Nigeria

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@RaphJ_ @Lilith_Atheist No the deprivation of proper detachment looks like the result of God permitting mistakes. As I said, God doesn't cause mistakes but he does permit them. But the beautiful human beings depicted are certainly examples of God's design.

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#ProLife

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@Aron_Ra It is good to believe true things even if you can’t prove/see them. That’s what that verse means. Are you saying you disagree with that idea?

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@FinalGirlGia @Kate_Kelly_Esq Hey Gia. I’m all for it if it’s true. Some of the happiest women I know are unmarried and have no biological children: nuns. My point was that we would do well to avoid drawing fixed universal principles from a single person publishing a single study.

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@AndrewMcGIsMe @tonyannett Hey Andrew, do you think a person can be subordinate while also being equal in value and in dignity?

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@SpeedWatkins Three divinities is an inaccurate account of trinitarian theology. A better description would be three persons, one God. Of course, we’re familiar with one person = one being. But that is not always the case. A statue is a being (has existence) but is not one person.

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I never understood this argument from our atheist friends. It's empirically true that people commit acts of evil. All evil human acts are sinful. The Church does not invent sins. She acknowledges their existence, exhorts us not to commit them, and offers Christ's forgiveness.

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@theosib2 I find it wise to avoid using quotes if you aren't actually quoting.

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@ZZZELCH84 What damage?

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@AleMartnezR1 Cats are matter. Matter cannot be destroyed. Cats are routinely destroyed. Hence matter would have been destroyed. Therefore, cats are not matter. Well, I meant to do an ad absurdum but I think I just accidentally proved that cats are immaterial.

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@al0bar_ It's been answered many times and I'm happy to answer it again. The fact that a logical contradiction can't be performed by a person does not mean that person's power is limited. Square triangles cannot exist because what defines one necessarily excludes the other.

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@Catholic4Choice Think about what you are saying. You are promoting the death of non-white children.

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Pray the rosary. It’s good for you. #MonthOfTheRosary

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@SpeedWatkins It’s hard for me to trust a guy’s take on “the way people are” when he says stuff like: “Morality is just a fiction used by the herd of inferior human beings to hold back the few superior men.” ~ Nietzsche

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