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TomBoleware Inner circle Hattiesburg, Ms 3163 Posts |
How you answer before I ask. LOL
Sorry, I don't have answers for your questions. I'm far from being an expert with all the bible details. Wish I could help. Tom
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts |
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On 2012-06-20 03:34, LobowolfXXX wrote: There will probably be many facts" that will be scoffed at not just in the next century or so, but even in the next decade or so. That's the beauty of science. We don't look at one book and say "there's the answer - no more research needed!" Scients LOVE to be proven wrong. That's how science evolves and that's why we are no longer healing mental illness by casting out evil spirits or Satan (expect for some hardcore church members who still think excorcism is a cure). |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 21:55, TomBoleware wrote: God told me lol.... Now there's proof if I ever saw one lol Alternatively, I just asked Bob Is Bob God? that's another question..... Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
Yes, "Bob" is God, kind of. Provided you are a member of the Church of the Sub-Genius.
J.R. "Bob" Dobbs. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._R._%22Bob%22_Dobbs Get slack! |
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 21:14, TomBoleware wrote: Just trying to be all inclusive. god(s) is my way of saying that there have been thousands of god(s) worshiped by multitudes of people over the ages. So what makes one of them the correct one and all the other wrong? Quote:
You don't know for sure that there is one either. Your belief in there being one is just as Strong ans my belief there is no such thing. Neither of us can "prove" our position. But we believe it just the same. Fortunately since I am not the one making the extraordinary claim I don't have to prove my position. After all atheism is the default position. No one is born with a belief in god(s). They have to be indoctrinated.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
No one is born an atheist, either, I think the default position would be agnostic. (Inasmuch as a newborn doesn't really have an opinion on the issue.)
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 22:57, mastermindreader wrote: +1
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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Dreadnought Special user Athens, Georgia 836 Posts |
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Theists, especially, those of the Abrahamic faiths are sure, as it is called faith. From a theological standpoint, atheism is not the default position as everyone is born with a conscience and, more importantly, a soul which is always trying to reconnect with it's Creator in spite of misdirected desires and influences. Peace and Godspeed.
Peace
"Ave Maria gratia plena Dominus tecum..." Scott Would you do anything for the person you love? |
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 19:04, acesover wrote: BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT? Are you atheist/agnostic, or do believe in a non-Christian book? (I'm asking because I honestly don't know for sure what your faith is or isn't.) 1 Peter 3:15 (KJV) says: "But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear" Saying "Believe what you want" is not what the Christian Bible asks of you. That particular verse was the beginning of the end of my religious beliefs. I tried to find answers to defend my faith, but the more I read, the more it bacame impossible to give answers to legitimate questions about my faith. At least I tried though. I tried for years. If a "believer" ever responds to questions about the Bible with a remark like "Believe what you want", they have either given up on their beliefs or well on their way. |
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kambiz Inner circle Perth, down by the cool of the pool 1129 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 23:07, Dreadnought wrote: +1 Kam
If I speak forth, many a mind will shatter,
And if I write, many a pen will break. .....and when I consider my own self, lo, I find it coarser than clay! |
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 22:54, Payne wrote: I am sure you mean informed.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 23:51, Jeff the Unamazing Hack wrote: I really have to say that the last line in your post is one of the most off the wall assumptions I have ever heard. I am a devout catholic and if you have been following this thread at all you would know that. However I am not a missionary. That is not my calling. If you really think you can change someones mind on a thread on a fourm go right ahead. Knock yourself out. But I will stick to my saying. BELIEVE WHAT YoU WANT.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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LobowolfXXX Inner circle La Famiglia 1196 Posts |
I suspect it's more that Aces has read the bit about trying to teach a pig to sing.
"Torture doesn't work" lol
Guess they forgot to tell Bill Buckley. "...as we reason and love, we are able to hope. And hope enables us to resist those things that would enslave us." |
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acesover Special user I believe I have 821 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 23:51, Jeff the Unamazing Hack wrote: Read my post of Jun 21, 2012 8:45pm ....and stop assuming. Oh yea I almost forgot. BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT.
If I were to agree with you. Then we would both be wrong. As of Apr 5, 2015 10:26 pm I have 880 posts. Used to have over 1,000
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Dreadnought Special user Athens, Georgia 836 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 23:51, Jeff the Unamazing Hack wrote: Not really. Atheists always want proof of God's existence. I don't have to prove anything. I don't have to prove God's existence as their conversion is not my concern, because I don't care what they believe or choose not to believe. I care about them as a person, as a child of God, I pray for them, but I don't care about their belief or unbelief. I don't worry about things I have no control over, like them converting and drones circling the countryside spying on people (another thread). I can't even control whether I will go to bed at night or wake up in the morning. I just ask that when atheists quote or rather interpret Sacred Scripture they know what they are talking about, they know theology and they get their history straight. History is always hit or miss, quoting/interpreting of Sacred Scripture and theology are ALWAYS a big miss. I also have to say your quote from 1 Peter is a bit out of context. Verses 13-22 instruct a believer how to act in the face of persecution. They are to remain Christ like, courageous and steadfast in faith, rejoice in their suffering because of their hope and not suffer the fear of sinners. They are not to return evil for evil and when someone sees them and questions why they do not fear then they respond with "Faith and Hope in Jesus Christ." Peace and Godspeed.
Peace
"Ave Maria gratia plena Dominus tecum..." Scott Would you do anything for the person you love? |
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
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On 2012-06-22 00:03, acesover wrote: BELIEVE WHAT YOU WANT TO BELIEVE :_
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 23:07, Dreadnought wrote: I am just as sure that no such thing as a god(s) has ever existed. It's called reason Quote:
Debatable. Quote:
Highly debatable as there is no scientific evidence to support the existence of a soul.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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mastermindreader 1949 - 2017 Seattle, WA 12586 Posts |
So what day of the week was Last Supper on, how many angels were at Jesus' tomb, how many women came to the tomb, where did they go directly after, and to whom, if anyone, did they tell what they had witnessed?
Believe what I want? You mean I should just pick one of the Gospels and go with that account? But I can tell you this- when I was a practicing Catholic I would have had no problem answering that question. I am not trying to argue that the events described in the Gospels didn't happen. I'm simply pointing out the serious problems that arise when one insists on a literal interpretation of Scripture. |
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts |
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On 2012-06-21 22:57, mastermindreader wrote: Bob, how do personally differentiate your definition of atheist and agnostic? I find them to be very similar and consider myself an "agnostic atheist", but many people have their own definitions of each. I'd be interested in hearing yours. Jeff |
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Jeff J. Special user Connecticut 787 Posts |
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On 2012-06-22 00:08, acesover wrote: Have you read your Bible? The last sentence of my post wouldn't make any sense to an atheist or someone of a different religion, but as a Catholic, you should understand why it not only makes sense, but you should be important to you in your faith if you want to call yourself a Catholic as I did for 20+ years. It has nothing to do with me changing anyone's beliefs on anything, it's about the believer follwing what their Bible tells them to do. I'm not the one who's claiming to follow the word of the Bible. It's up to the believer to do as the Bible tells you. You can pick and choose what parts of the Bible you choose to follow, but don't get offended when you are called on the parts you prefer to toss aside. |
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