Actually if you go by the hierarchy of angels, demons are just the disembodied spirits of the nephilim. Since the offspring of an angel and a human had no soul, it was doomed to the ranks of demon (spirit) under the fallen angels. According to the Bible, the fallen angels are banned from interacting with humans directly after all the heinous damage they caused with their hybrid spawn so they have the demons fuck with us instead.
The liberal yankee antifa stronghold of Texas, otherwise known as Dallas.
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I thought that was Austin?
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Iām pretty sure Austin is in California. Or maybe itās a Portand suburb, Iām not sure.
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I donāt know why people seem to like the New Testament so much. The Old Testament was so much more fun and violent. Kinda resembles Norse and Greek stuff more than the New Testament.
Itās mentioned in Genesis, the book of Enoch goes into more detail on that. The book of Enoch is not part of the canon in the Catholic church or most other western churches, but it is in the Ethiopian bible and I believe it was also considered canonical (or whatever the correct term would be) in Judaism up to a certain point.
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How about if you are not bisexual, do platonic relationships exist then?
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I sincerely hope this is not trueā¦
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The platonic relationship one is being discussed so - Iāll expand.
When 2 people that could in theory given each petsons sexuality become a couple. One or both have thought about and desired a romantic relationship. Even at a very small level.
Iām not saying you can no longer trust Steve from accounts or Janet from sales. But it is our absolute base desire to love and be loved.
I will also add relationships are a 3 way sliding scale. From lust/desire to friendship and then love. To assume you get 0 on any of those scales for any particular person is childish. Its like when you ask people how gay they are. And they freak out screaming āIām not manā. And you explain the Kinsey Scale.
We are 0 emotive register is not really a human trait.
That would be a self reported 0 on the Kinsey Scale, which is strictly heterosexual.
Okay - but consider this:
When I was reading up on this sort of this years ago there was a study done into the application of the Kinsey scale to other typically binary issues. Faith, womenās rights, politics.
People that identified as a 1 where normally (given objective reveiw) where typically a 1 Ā± 1 place.
The same for 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6.
So if you said āIām a 4ā chances are you are a 3, 4 or 5. People that reported being 0 or a 7 - fairly even spread up and down the line. You stand as much chance of being a 6 as you do a 0.
Again registering 0 emotional response is not really a human trait. Very few ppl are 100% anything.
Fyi - I have NO idea where I am on the scale. Iāve never had a homosexual experience and donāt really want one. But like wise Iām adult enough to knowledge that under different circumstances I might have been gay.
I have a hard time believing this. About 10% of the population identifies as homosexual. I got to think that more than 10% identify as heterosexual exclusively. Maybe I am wrong, but I think people skew towards heterosexual.
I donāt think there is anything wrong with being gay. I just doubt that we have an even distribution.
Maybe I am wrong. Just my gut feeling on it. If you have any reasonable data I would be interested.
I agree that platonic relationships do not exist with the opposite sex. And if youāre bisexual possibly with the same sexual but thatās more of a gray area. Most people are motivated in friendships by what the other person can provide them.
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I created this thread yet I havenāt contributed yet. Now might be the time. So here we goā¦
I believe in evolution even though Iām a Christian. And believe it or not, most Protestant theologians (and Catholics too) adhere to mainstream science when it comes to evolution and the age of the Earth.
People would be surprised because Iām pretty fanatic about my Christianity. I have tons of friends in my online game, and when bad things happen in their lives, Iād literally take a moment to pray for them, and when I get back to them (whether voice chat or text), I flat out tell them I just prayed for their well-being right at that time.
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This might be nitpicking, but isnāt it platonic as long as a sexual encounter doesnāt occur? Being attracted, or sexual tension would not disqualify a relationship from being platonic.
I donāt feel like itās platonic if I fantasize about sex with them even though itās not acted on.
Well, I did admit I was nitpicking on definitions. At least for me, I am attracted to most of the opposite sex to some degree (there are exceptions of course: very old women, morbidly obese, and a girl who is mean to others kills attraction). I havenāt had female friends that I am not attracted to. I think this is common.
I also think if one is interested in the highest probability of a successful relationship, that they would not hang out alone with friends they are attracted to (unless both in the relationship are okay with polyamory, and it is approved ahead of time).
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I just want to clarify that Iām a Catholic(I think) despite what I posted and I generally do not downplay the experiences of others unless I know someone is involved in an obvious scam or thereās a valid medical explanation that Iāve had personal experience with like sleep paralysis.
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I think you might be right about the distribution of people. This is all research I done 10+ years ago. 99% of it is half forgotten.
If youāre after interesting stuff start with the Kinsey Scale and the Stanford experience and let Google/YouTube/Wikipedia be your guild. Itās a rabbit hole. I spent years reading up and watching videos. Not all of it very reliable info. But fun nonetheless.
Same. And I dont hate gays. And terminations for women (in limited number of circumstances) are a requirement unpleasantness.
People gave hard time reconciling my faith with these positions. However the Bible is as much a cultural reference point for the Jewish nation as it is a spiritual book about God.
Presuming the person you apply this view to isnāt then gay? 
Common, sure. The only option? 
Iāve had female friends that Iām not attracted to. But, if the relationship is platonic (i.e., absent a sexual component) weād have to hear from them that they in turn werenāt attracted to me.
But, so, you here that are in the āplatonic relationships are not possible campā, what about your relationships with your kin? Arenāt they platonic either?