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03-27-2010, 11:52 AM
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how you can say you've found "proof" that god exists
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We humble people have limited capabilities. If you really read the entire KJV1611 Holy Bible you will notice it is so perfect, so extremely consistent, so crystal clear, that no ordinary person could ever have written it. So the sheer quality of the book proves that it is created by someone with capabilities far beyond that of a human being.
Since the Holy Bible clearly could not have been written by a mere mortal and also clearly states to be the word of God: 2 Timothy 3:16 "All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" logic dictates there can be only one conclusion. God exists and the Holy Bible is His word!
I think your problem is that you did not actually read the entire Holy Bible. Your opinion of the Holy Bible is based on hearsay. If you actually paid some attention during that education of yours instead of masturbating all the time you would have learned that you have to research the facts before you draw your conclusion. The facts here being the contents of the Holy Bible.
Well what is it going to be? Ignorance or enlightenment?
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03-27-2010, 12:15 PM
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Originally Posted by I'mAbeliever;493911I started this thread asking how you (not you as in you personally, but you as in you people (I assume you understood that)) can say you [B
know[/B] god exists. I never said he doesn't, so the burden of proof does not lie on me.
Wow, that's some advanced logic there. A billion people believes it, so it must be true. In the past, people thought the world was flat. Does that make it true?
I love your argumentation, guys: God exists, God is always right, I rest my case, period.
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Everything is a consesus of opinon, even math. The color that you percieve as Blue, is an opinion. Everyone has agreed that the color they see as Blue is Blue.
1+1 = 2 is an opinion. Everyone has agreed what 1 means, what 2 means and that 1+1=2.
Everyone has agreed God exists. So with the same faith that the color Blue is Blue, that 1+1=2, we beleive God is amoung us. If you doubt God, then you doubt everything.
See son, you are a waffler. Afraid to make a commitment because you might be wrong. We are not wafflers. We know we are right. You are going to forever live in a world of doubt and uncertainty. I almost feel sorry for you.
I am glad to know you have given up. Accept Jesus Christ into your life, let Him fill you with His glory.
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Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
Amos 3:6 Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
Numbers 21:6 And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
Matthew 10:34 Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
Matthew 10:35 For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
Matthew 10:36 And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
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Re: How can you say you KNOW god exists? -
03-27-2010, 12:54 PM
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03-27-2010, 01:00 PM
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That's dodging the question, friend. We're used to being persecuted by intolerant people, so insulting our considerable intelligence won't faze us.
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I'm intolerant? I'm just asking how you can, from an objective point of view, prove that God exists.
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Again: how do YOU know God does NOT exist?
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I have never said I have proof - or that I know - he doesn't exist. You, on the other hand, have. Therefore, your question is irrelevant.
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Where does everything come from then? I gigantic explosion? Suuuuuure.
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I don't know. That's the beauty of it. I want to know, do research, find out.
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Which is, of course, very "silly" compared to believing in a billions year old universe.
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It's already been proven the earth is a lot more than 6000 years old - I think there are only a few small cults that believes otherwise.
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Strange thing to say for "I'mAbeliever". What DO you believe in then? Nothing?
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I believe that there is no such thing as supernatural, and that everything can be explained without the need of a supernatural being.
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How can you prove God does not exist? Please provide EVIDENCE!
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I've never said I have evidence he doesn't exist, because there is no way - at all - to prove that something doesn't exist. I can say I have an invisible pink elephant in my back yard - can you prove otherwise? No, I have to prove that I do. That's why you're the ones who needs to supply us with proof, not the other way around.
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True Christians care very much about rational arguments based on evidence and logic, which in turn is squarely based and confirmed by the KJV 1611 Bible.
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The Bible is not sufficient evidence - as it's only a book. Yes, it's only a book. Nothing more, nothing less - no matter what you believe in.
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The earth isn't exactly 6000 years old, no. It can be a bit older. This figure also changes all the time. For example, supposing the earth was exactly 6028 years old in 2009, then it's 6029 years old in 2010 and 6030 years in 2011 and so on.
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I never said exactly 6000 years either. Still, do you actually believe the earth is only 6000 years old? Do you believe it's flat too?
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That sounds rather hateful. That's the difference between atheists and Christians: an atheists wants you to die and cease existing.
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Die and cease existing - exactly! There is nothing more to it. You're born, you get children, you die. It's the circle of life, and only people who needs something more to live for is religious.
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When Christians are "hateful", it's because they WANT your eternal soul to live on FOREVER in Heaven.
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Oh, right, you're not hateful at all. "Everyone who doesn't believe shall burn and suffer in Hell for all eternity". That's not hateful at all! And you say you're tolerant.
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Atheists hate everyone, even eachother. That's why they can't organize themselves properly. They don't have friends. At best, they have allies.
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No they don't, they hate intolerant people. Most atheists approves of homosexuality, that's tolerant. Do you approve of that? If not, then you're intolerant.
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We humble people have limited capabilities. If you really read the entire KJV1611 Holy Bible you will notice it is so perfect, so extremely consistent, so crystal clear, that no ordinary person could ever have written it. So the sheer quality of the book proves that it is created by someone with capabilities far beyond that of a human being.
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There are unbelievably many inconsistencies in the bible, it's not perfect - not even close.
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I think your problem is that you did not actually read the entire Holy Bible.
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An inconsistent fairy tale from 2000 years ago? No thank you.
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If you actually paid some attention during that education of yours instead of masturbating all the time you would have learned that you have to research the facts before you draw your conclusion. The facts here being the contents of the Holy Bible.
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Haha, that's funny - I was masturbating during my education? I could have harassed your belief (an invisible man in the sky who wrote a book), but I won't. Mind you, my grades are high enough to get into med school - luckily our education is based on facts and science - not religion. Damn, I'm glad I live in Europe.
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Well what is it going to be? Ignorance or enlightenment?
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I would rather know that I don't know than believing in a supernatural being.
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Everything is a consesus of opinon, even math. The color that you percieve as Blue, is an opinion. Everyone has agreed that the color they see as Blue is Blue.
1+1 = 2 is an opinion. Everyone has agreed what 1 means, what 2 means and that 1+1=2.
Everyone has agreed God exists. So with the same faith that the color Blue is Blue, that 1+1=2, we beleive God is amoung us. If you doubt God, then you doubt everything.
See son, you are a waffler. Afraid to make a commitment because you might be wrong. We are not wafflers. We know we are right. You are going to forever live in a world of doubt and uncertainty. I almost feel sorry for you.
I am glad to know you have given up. Accept Jesus Christ into your life, let Him fill you with His glory.
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Yes! You are completely right! I doubt everything! I want to learn more. You, on the other hand, don't. That's the definition of scientists: Doubt everything. I can handle the truth - there are nothing more than life and death. Do you know why so many turn to religion when things aren't going their way? To feel that someone cares about them, be a part of a community, or find meaning with life.
Luckily, my life is great and I don't need to be a part of a religious community, I don't need meaning with life, and I don't need to feel that some invisible 'father' in the sky is looking down at me - and that I will have eternal life.
I'm happy with living my life and die peacefully without having to kiss some guy's ass to get into a place where I can live forever.
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03-27-2010, 01:06 PM
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If the un$avED say "wow" to us one more time I Believe I'm gonna have an apoplexy.
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I say that word because I wasn't aware of the fact that there still are - in the 21st century - so intolerant people. I've spoken with numerous tolerant, intelligent and generally very smart religious people - but this is just surprising.
I'm getting the feeling you're all trolls - but then again I know there are extremists in every religion.
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03-27-2010, 01:12 PM
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I don't need meaning with life
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So you are OK with a meaningless life???
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To most "Christians" The Bible is like a license agreement. They just scroll to the bottom and click "I agree". All those "Christians" will burn in Hell!
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03-27-2010, 01:31 PM
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I've spoken with numerous tolerant, intelligent and generally very smart religious people - but this is just surprising.
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03-27-2010, 01:36 PM
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So you are OK with a meaningless life???
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It depends what your definition of meaningless is. I live for learning, having fun, get married, have children, travel, die. I don't live life on earth to please some guy in heaven so he'll let me live forever
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03-27-2010, 01:37 PM
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I'm intolerant?
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Yes.
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I'm just asking how you can, from an objective point of view, prove that God exists.
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Can you prove YOU exist? You are setting up a scenario in which the existence of even the most trivial thing cannot be proven. And yet, when you open your eyes and look around, you can see all the things God has created. Then you can realize "this had to come from something INTELLIGENT".
But honestly, it's quite likely you exist. Why? Because we're communicating. But guess what? We communicate with God. What do you think prayer is? Even secular scientists can confirm that the human brain works differently when communicating with God than with an imaginary being (e.g. Santa).
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I have never said I have proof - or that I know - he doesn't exist.
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So then you live your life on assumptions, not certainties? How can you build a solid moral code and life philosophy when you cannot even know whether God exists?
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I don't know.
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We do know. Logic dictates that the person who doesn't know should listen to the person who does. Not the other way around.
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It's already been proven the earth is a lot more than 6000 years old - I think there are only a few small cults that believes otherwise.
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Oh really? Then how about you take a quick look at this anti-Christian website. They are obviously extremely biased since they call us retards:
http://www.straightdope.com/columns/...-000-years-old
150 million Americans...... sure, a "small cult"
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I can say I have an invisible pink elephant in my back yard - can you prove otherwise? No, I have to prove that I do. That's why you're the ones who needs to supply us with proof, not the other way around.
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I know that logic is popular in atheist circles, but it doesn't work.
First, if the elephant is invisible, then how do you know it's pink? That alone makes it implausible.
Secondly, you have to establish neutral criteria to prove existence. For example, the criteria that we can use to prove you or anything else exists should be the same as proving that God exists. You cannot have a special case for God, because that would be biased.
Thirdly, it is normal in rational debate (mathematics in particular) to prove a claim by showing that the opposite would lead to an impossible scenario. This is known as " reductio as absurdum". It follows clearly and logically that the non-existence of God would lead to infinitely implausible scenarios and should therefore be discarded as mere fiction.
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The Bible is not sufficient evidence - as it's only a book. Yes, it's only a book. Nothing more, nothing less - no matter what you believe in.
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Those are your beliefs. We know the Bible was dictated by God.
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I never said exactly 6000 years either. Still, do you actually believe the earth is only 6000 years old? Do you believe it's flat too?
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Yes, approximately.
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Die and cease existing - exactly! There is nothing more to it.
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Prove it. Since you are making the extraordinary claim, the onus is on you to prove it, now isn't it?
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Oh, right, you're not hateful at all. "Everyone who doesn't believe shall burn and suffer in Hell for all eternity". That's not hateful at all! And you say you're tolerant.
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You are correct on all points. I do not want you to burn in Hell for all eternity. I want you to come to Heaven with us and be with Jesus Christ.
If I see that a train is headed your way, am I a hateful person for telling you to get off the tracks? I don't think " oh, that's a gay so I'm not going to warn him, ha ha" or " it's just a goth, so who cares". No, I put in time and effort to save them. That, my friend, is Christianity.
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No they don't, they hate intolerant people. Most atheists approves of homosexuality, that's tolerant. Do you approve of that? If not, then you're intolerant.
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That's fallacious reasoning. You define people as intolerant on the basis of whether or not they reject the Bible -- at least where it concerns the abomination of sodomy. Then you argue that being intolerant to people you define as intolerant is OK.
But let's look at the dictionary meaning:
intolerant
adj 1: unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion [ant: {tolerant}]
2: narrow-minded about cherished opinions [syn: {illiberal}]
Since atheists hate Christians for no other reason than having a difference in opinion, it appears obvious that atheists are indeed intolerant. In fact, you guys come to our forum to berate us about how "intolerant" we are. Did we come to your forum? No.
Some introspection would be welcome, my friend.
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There are unbelievably many inconsistencies in the bible, it's not perfect - not even close.
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When people talk about "the Bible", I always ask "which one?" There are versions such as the NASB and NIV that contain a long list of corruptions of the real Bible (KJV 1611). I am not surprised that they slipped in contradictions as well.
Please feel free to point out contradictions in the KJV 1611 Bible and I'll be happy to address them.
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Be wary of false Kumbaya Christians who use a highlighter and scissors to read the Bible. God wants us to read the lines, not between the lines. False Christians will go to Hell:
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Asking a Christian to prove God exists is like asking him to prove his phone rings because yours doesn't. Make that call yourself! Dial 0800-get-on-your-knees-and-pray.
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03-27-2010, 01:47 PM
Religion is faith, and faith cannot be proven. It is your opinion that if there was no such thing as god, nothing could have existed.
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03-27-2010, 02:10 PM
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Religion is faith, and faith cannot be proven. It is your opinion that if there was no such thing as god, nothing could have existed.
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I'm offended that you would liken us to some satanic pagan monster (I am unsure what "gg" means but I assume its stands for something even more offensive). Why did you even bother coming here if all you're going to do is spew hate speech.
"And I say unto you my friends, Be not afraid of them that kill the body, and after that have no more that they can do. But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him."
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I'm offended that you would liken us to some satanic pagan monster (I am unsure what "gg" means but I assume its stands for something even more offensive). Why did you even bother coming here if all you're going to do is spew hate speech.
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03-27-2010, 03:13 PM
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Religion is faith, and faith cannot be proven. It is your opinion that if there was no such thing as god, nothing could have existed.
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Ah, so you concede that you cannot rationally refute any of my points, so you just walk away saying " I won, I won!" Your final "slam dunk" argument is a repetition of what has already been proven false.
You see, that is what blind faith really is: being unable or unwilling to argue your position rationally and instead insist that you're right even though all of the evidence says you're wrong.
We Christians have proven that we will and can argue God's position rationally, calmly and logically. YOU, my friend, are the one who walks away. It's just a reminder, once again, that atheists are illogical due to being disconnected from God and are only interested in hating and spreading their intolerant views.
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Good God to you too!
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Be wary of false Kumbaya Christians who use a highlighter and scissors to read the Bible. God wants us to read the lines, not between the lines. False Christians will go to Hell:
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Asking a Christian to prove God exists is like asking him to prove his phone rings because yours doesn't. Make that call yourself! Dial 0800-get-on-your-knees-and-pray.
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03-27-2010, 03:29 PM
Haha, nice censoring there
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Intolerant, as in making everyone who doesn't believe what you believe burn in hell for all eternity?
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So we are BOTH telling people they won't go to Heaven. Not much difference, right?
Tolerance by itself is neither a vice nor a virtue. Are you tolerant of pedophiles? What about rapists? Or murderers? You cannot be tolerant of everything because that would lead to a logical paradox.
Oh, and we are aware that people keep vandalizing our wikipedia page. But hey, feel free to point to wikipedia as the source of ultimate truth while dismissing the Bible, which the majority of Americans consider to be Truth.
And speaking of facts... it is of course proven fact that the majority of Americans hold that the earth is approximately 6000 years old. Not exactly the "small cult" that you claim it to be.
Etcetera, etcetera.
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Be wary of false Kumbaya Christians who use a highlighter and scissors to read the Bible. God wants us to read the lines, not between the lines. False Christians will go to Hell:
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Asking a Christian to prove God exists is like asking him to prove his phone rings because yours doesn't. Make that call yourself! Dial 0800-get-on-your-knees-and-pray.
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So we are BOTH telling people they won't go to Heaven. Not much difference, right?
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You tell them they will go to hell and burn forever and ever, I tell them they will cease to exist. Not much difference? Lol.
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Tolerance by itself is neither a vice nor a virtue. Are you tolerant of pedophiles? What about rapists? Or murderers? You cannot be tolerant of everything because that would lead to a logical paradox.
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Are you telling me atheism is like pedophiles, rapists or murderers?
Though, I have nothing against pedophiles - as long as they choose not to abuse a child. Once they do that, they deserve jail, but then it's their action and not their beliefs/opinions.
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Oh, and we are aware that people keep vandalizing our wikipedia page. But hey, feel free to point to wikipedia as the source of ultimate truth while dismissing the Bible, which the majority of Americans consider to be Truth.
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1) Again - does the fact that the majority think it's right make it right? Do you think the earth is flat, like the majority did in the past?
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And speaking of facts... it is of course proven fact that the majority of Americans hold that the earth is approximately 6000 years old. Not exactly the "small cult" that you claim it to be.
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Are you referring to your own link? If so:
1) The question asked wasn't how old the earth was, it was how old HUMANITY was.
2) How do you get 45 % to be "the majority"?
I quite liked that article. Let me quote it:
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How does the U.S. compare with other countries in terms of belief in evolution? Not so hot. A study of attitudes in 34 countries published in Science in 2006 shows that the United States ranks last in popular acceptance of evolution except for Turkey. Almost 40 percent of Americans in this study flatly rejected evolution, whereas the comparable numbers in European countries and Japan ranged from 7 to 15 percent. That may partly reflect U.S. high school kids' dismal math and science scores relative to other developed countries, which to my mind underscores a home truth: the more you know, the less you take on faith.
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03-27-2010, 05:40 PM
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You tell them they will go to hell and burn forever and ever, I tell them they will cease to exist.
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So according to your logic, an oncologist is less tolerant than a faith healer.
We shouldn't measure actions by how tolerant or pleasant they are, but a) by how much they are based on reality and b) how critical knowing the truth is to the person we're being "intolerant" to.
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Are you telling me atheism is like pedophiles, rapists or murderers?
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No, the reason I point to them is because I understand that atheists are also generally intolerant of them.
I am trying to show, through example, that saying " person X is intolerant" doesn't make sense, because you're not saying which thing(s) that person is intolerant of.
Secondly, NO ONE is tolerant or intolerant of everything. It's logically impossible. So you can say, at most, " that person is intolerant of Christians" or " that person is intolerant of atheists" -- both would be equally intolerant, but have diametrically opposed points of view.
I am, for example, very tolerant of the idea of YOU going to Heaven and living a very happy life. Would an "intolerant person" want to be with you forever? Think about it.
What I am intolerant about is that you will go to Hell. So my act of actual tolerance and compassion can be construed to be "intolerant", even though there's nothing but pure love behind it.
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... but then it's their action and not their beliefs/opinions.
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And yet here you are, blasting our beliefs and opinions. We did not come to your forum, you came to ours.
Perhaps you are confused by the fact that many people go under the label "Christians", even catholics -- who most certainly are very tolerant of pedophiles!
Here, we are True Christians™. Only the people on this forum speak on our behalf, no one else.
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1) Again - does the fact that the majority think it's right make it right?
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I only called into question your reference to wikipedia. If you lend credence to a vandalized article on wikipedia, then - in that context - it would be silly to not lend credence to the Bible.
The Truth is most definitely not determined by popular vote.
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Do you think the earth is flat, like the majority did in the past?
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Yes, the earth is indeed flat. We have an article on this forum, if you're interested. There is also a growing group of scientists that support this thesis.
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I quite liked that article. Let me quote it:
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Of course: both the person who asked the question and the one who answered were biased against Christians. That's the exact reason why I liked to THAT article. If even extremely biased people can grudgingly concede these numbers, then you should too.
But, my argument was that significantly more Americans believe this than what you dismiss as a "small cult". Even assuming than ONLY 1/10 of that 45% really, really believes in this, that's still 13.5 MILLION people. And that's a very conservative estimate.
With other words: you have to retract your "small cult" point. Creationism, the Young Earth variant in particular, is supported by a large number of Americans. We can argue if it's a majority, a super-majority or even a large minority, but it's not a "small cult".
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Oh, please elaborate.
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If I'm sure you will read and respond to my argumentation, then I have no problem elaborating on any topic.
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Be wary of false Kumbaya Christians who use a highlighter and scissors to read the Bible. God wants us to read the lines, not between the lines. False Christians will go to Hell:
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Asking a Christian to prove God exists is like asking him to prove his phone rings because yours doesn't. Make that call yourself! Dial 0800-get-on-your-knees-and-pray.
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03-27-2010, 06:37 PM
ha ha ha
You may close this topic. I just realized you're not going to give up trolling (or was it parody they called it?), but it was indeed fun.
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03-27-2010, 06:42 PM
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it was indeed fun.
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Nothing fun about it. Only Satan smiles
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03-27-2010, 07:22 PM
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You may close this topic.
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We do not need your permission to open or close topics, but thank you anyway.
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I just realized you're not going to give up trolling (or was it divine revelation they called it?), but it was indeed fun.
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Well, like I already predicted, you will just proclaim victory and then leave. It's the standard "hit and run" atheist style of "reasoning".
Every single one of your arguments has been refuted using logic. Every fallacy of yours has been called out. Your reasoning is weak, even for an atheist. I didn't have to include even a single line of Scripture.
Even your exit strategy is that of a intellectual coward. Here you are on a forum with over half a million posts and thousands of active members... and you proclaim it all imaginary because of >> 1 << vandalized wikipedia page that any stranger on the internet can edit.
So please, can you not offer even a single logical argument? I challenge you to refute even a SINGLE point I've made.
I take my orders from Jesus H. Christ, supernatural born US citizen
Be wary of false Kumbaya Christians who use a highlighter and scissors to read the Bible. God wants us to read the lines, not between the lines. False Christians will go to Hell:
Matthew 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
Matthew 7:23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Asking a Christian to prove God exists is like asking him to prove his phone rings because yours doesn't. Make that call yourself! Dial 0800-get-on-your-knees-and-pray.
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