propound
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- put forward (an idea or theory) for consideration by others.
> Now, this is exactly the claim which I have since come to propound for Christianity.
βBrasil sem Drogasβ (Brazil without drugs) officially launched last month and has since gained support from politicians, legal and medical professionals, and religious movements around the country. The campaign is primarily spreading its message through online posters and newspaper ads warning people of the dangers of cannabis.
I was watching [this video] (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vrUmQpvsQA) and according to "The Cosmic Skeptic" it is not true that Galileo was tortured for developing and arguing for the existence of the heliocentric model of the universe. It's my understanding that there was a trial, and one of the outcomes of the trial was that Galileo was sentenced to "house arrest"-- again, according to the Cosmic Skeptic.
Many people here see the Godblight as a βGod-Emperor smashβΒ moment where He personally kicked Morty's ass and punch Nurgle in his stomach(through Guilliman), and the Imperium may live long and prosper from now on. But the author really bluntly says Godhood may not good for the Emperor's health, and could make the situation worse for mankind...
CHAPTER 5, Guilliman and NatasΓ©, his elder adviser discuss the nature of gods
>The gods of the warp are more ephemeral, and more diverse in type. Many are mere concentrations of feeling, some were once mortals themselves, before the belief of others changed them. The gods of my ancestors were of both sorts, I believe, though this is not the only philosophy propounded by my kind, and I have heard many heated debates on the subject. It is impossible to say now, for our gods were slain when we fell, and even if they could be asked, they would not know the truth of it, for the truth would change anyway, as it must, according to the beliefs of those who had faith in them...
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>...'But if the people of the Imperium ceased to believe in the Emperor, He would not vanish,' said Guilliman. 'He has a physical presence, even now. He sits upon the Throne. By that measure, He is not a god.'
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>'How can you be so sure, simply because He existed before He took to His Throne? You base your supposition on the idea that He was actually a man to begin with, and that He did not lie. You also suppose that what sits upon the Golden Throne still has a mortal life, and would persist should His worship cease,' said NatasΓ©. 'Did I not say there are gods who were once mortals? These beings become focal points for belief, and belief begets faith, as the pure gods of the warp do, those that are consciousnesses which emerge from the othersea. The difference is, for gods who were something before they were godsβ¦'
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>Guilliman raised an eyebrow.
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>'Hypothetically speaking,' said NatasΓ© smoothly, 'not assuming that is what happened to your father β in cases like that there is an existing being to mould. Faith hangs from them, changes them, elevates them, if that is a correct word.' NatasΓ© smiled his thin, cruel smile. 'We come to an unpalatable truth. To many of your people, primarch, son of the Emperor, you are a god. Because they believe in their billions, does that not make it true?'
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>'A status I deny,' said Guilliman icily. 'I am no god.'
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>'Deny it all you will,' Na
EDIT: ENDORSED and qualified official theologians
Please tell me the Catholic Church doesn't have the same thing as (ugh!) FAIRmormon: something amateur, unofficial, deniable, yet still somehow the best thing out there when it comes to rationalising the claims of authenticity for a religion that happens to run at least 3 accredited universities?
Has this persisted for the entire known life of Smithianity?
Phil
Sudden Lee
