NakedOnMyChain
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ORIGINAL: SirKenin Naked, the Catholics have some pretty twisted views on things too. The angels must have free will, because Lucifer was not the only angel to fall. Lucifer was a prominent archangel that let pride get the better of him. The story goes that he became to feel that he was better than God, leading a rebellion against him that failed. The story tells us that a third of the angels in Heaven were cast out along with him. The demons that we know today are fallen angels. Yep. But nowhere does that mean they didn't have free will. According to the catechism, they didn't. By official Roman Catholic doctrine the only ones who have free will are God and Humans. From that standpoint it kinda sucks to be a fallen angel. LOL. By the way, I'm sure we all know that I think it's a load of tosh anyway. I'm choosing the Catholic mythology to argue from because it's the one I'm most familiar with. And it's fun to intelligently debate. quote:
I agree with the poster that stated that you cannot know good if you do not know evil. We know evil exists. We see it manifest itself every day. Demons and demonic possession. Murder, violence and many other crimes. Satan himself has actually been recorded as possessing people. He is very real, and those that laugh at him and brush him off will one day experience him face to face. They will not be laughing then. Thankfully there is an alternative. See, now I don't believe in hell, as such. Neither do I believe in Satan. Evil, however, is out there and is very real. I do believe, though, that it is a largely human creation. As for demons, lets just say I've seen some things that I would rather not have. quote:
I do believe the same as the Catholics do that we return to a "spirit form" or energy when we die. There is a simple law that no energy can be created and none can be taken away. However, that spirit form will one day stand before God to answer for our actions here on earth and "good works" are just not going to cut it. If I snap back into the Catholic argument thing, then yes. It's that whole "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's," thing. We came from dust and to dust we shall return, but our spirit goes to God to stand judgement. However, even Catholics believe that good works can cut it, provided you lived a good life, and your intent was pure.
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