Recent content by Jam

Where? Discernment is necessarily dependent upon logic, though. I made a mistake in my last post by implying that I've made arguments myself at all: if arguing that someone else's argument is false or invalid is considered argument in itself, then I have made arguments. If, however, we...

Any study of reality necessarily appeals to logic. When you reject logic, you essentially reject the ability to study anything. As you know perfectly well, I'm not just sat here at my desk writing a priori logical proofs for the justification of cannabis: I'm responding to reality in a logical...

I think Stovebolts does have a point here: the argument that cannabis use is okay in moderation because alcohol consumption is okay in moderation is a bit too simplistic. We need to remember that when we drink alcohol "in moderation", we are drinking it for the social aspect, because it tastes...

Sorry;) Time for me to get nit-picky, I think (sorry again!). You said: I agreed (or at least intended to) that cannabis use is often one such activity. I then asserted that sleep distorts our thinking and our mind in such a way that we lose sight of reality and our ability to focus on...

How does this person that you've quoted get from the use that his understanding clearly forbids to "abuse"? "Drugs" is a very general term. If the writers meant the administration of all drugs, then we all sin very often. If the writers did not mean all drugs, then we are back where we started...

Of what claims of mine are you extremely skeptical? The sources that I have posted have actually supported the assertions that I have made. The source that you posted did not. Firstly, this is probably more relevant to others in this thread than to me: as I explained once, I have only used...

Obeying the commandments is the Israelites' side of the covenant that God made with them. God did not make this covenant with Himself, so why should He obey the others' "side" of the "deal", do you think? Is it even sensical to ask if God is exempt from the Law? Given that He is the creator...

I just wanna say that the Daily Mail is probably the most unreliable source in existence;) My friends and I often joke (somewhat ironically, perhaps, given the first paragraph of that link) that to achieve a very accurate worldview, all one must do is read the Mail every day and automatically...

Firstly, I never said that there was no push. I simply said that the majority of people in the UK do not believe that cannabis should be legal. I must admit, though, that I based this more on my own environment and experiences than official numbers and so I'm not sure exactly how accurate this...

Yes; I suspect that I am going somewhere shortly where we'll begin to disagree... what about, for example, sleeping and (marital) sexual relationships? When we sleep we are entirely out of contact with reality and are unable to focus on God, and when we engage in sexual relations with our wives...

My apologies: I must have either misread that or got confused. Okay then, ignore me and continue to misrepresent my stance, that's cool. I'm rather disinclined to respond to another accusation such as this. I am well aware of that verse and its implications, thankyou. There probably were...

Thanks for your contribution despite your preconceptions about me, and thanks for the tone of your response. I don't know if it just feels kinder because it's juxtaposed with the pretty heated discussions I've been having with theLords and Stovebolts, but I appreciate it nonetheless. Does this...

I'm not sure that's wise... If I ever get the opportunity and it appears okay to do so, then I will. Until then, though, please forgive me if I don't accept that cannabis leads to the occult. No, as I think you are aware. I trust second-hand sources to a certain degree when they corroborate...

How does cannabis use "open the door" to the supernatural realm? Cannabis use very rarely causes hallucinations. I think you've missed the point. I haven't argued for any circumstances in which it is okay to use cannabis. I have refuted arguments asserting that cannabis use is sinful...

Why can we not be holy after using cannabis? Why do you believe that are we unable to give Him glory after using cannabis? In the context of this verse, why do you believe that an individual cannot resist satan after using cannabis?