[Tommy the aussie poof]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

I think it's really good to question the Bible. It's a sign of personal moral bravery and intelligence.

That said, the Bible can be a great inspirational guide. The question of its authenticity will always be debated in this world, but I don't think it matters.

Take whatever knowledge and wisdom you can from it, but more important gather knowledge from your own life and what is happening to you.

The Bible is just like all other media; it is a reflection of something, but it is not the thing itself. You wouldn't believe that Spiderman is real. Even the evening news is tainted with the personal biases of the agencies that own them

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Im not going to bother arguing with because honestly, you are so one eyed and ignorant. Have you ever stopped and wondered that maybe God didnt want you to take the bible so literal and instead, use it as a guide to live a good/happy/fulfilling life. eg - love thy neighbour, treat others as you wanted to be treated etc.

Tell me again how there is no gravity in space.

You can't because you are clueless about your science that you worship.

So instead how about telling us why we should ignore bits of the Bible that tell us to kill queers.

[Jack O'fagan]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

The Bible is just like all other media; it is a reflection of something, but it is not the thing itself. You wouldn't believe that Spiderman is real. Even the evening news is tainted with the personal biases of the agencies that own them

If you don't trust the source why do you believe in God more than Spiderman? Please explain your thought process.

YIC

Jack

[Tommy the aussie poof]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Tell me again how there is no gravity in space.

You can't because you are clueless about your science that you worship.

So instead how about telling us why we should ignore bits of the Bible that tell us to kill queers.

Ok you can live off in your own little fantasy world, accepting myths as truths.
To be honest I wish I could have this conversation with year in 500-1000 years time because at the rate at which technology is advancing, more truths will be uncovered that will further disprove religious ideas. In fact, I can see that in the future, religion will in fact be either dead, or a minority due to the fact that the human civilisation will be so advanced technologically wise that people will see religion as a farce. Just look at the statistics, compare the percentage of Christians in the worlds population, compared to todays. It would be been significantly higher. Im afraid this decline trend will continue to follow into the future

[Redeemed Papist]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Ok you can live off in your own little fantasy world, accepting myths as truths.
To be honest I wish I could have this conversation with year in 500-1000 years time because at the rate at which technology is advancing, more truths will be uncovered that will further disprove religious ideas. In fact, I can see that in the future, religion will in fact be either dead, or a minority due to the fact that the human civilisation will be so advanced technologically wise that people will see religion as a farce. Just look at the statistics, compare the percentage of Christians in the worlds population, compared to todays. It would be been significantly higher. Im afraid this decline trend will continue to follow into the future

That doesn't really sound very devout. Why would someone pretend to be a Christian just to mock God? What kind of sick atheist freak are you!

[Tommy the aussie poof]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Ok you can live off in your own little fantasy world, accepting myths as truths.
To be honest I wish I could have this conversation with year in 500-1000 years time because at the rate at which technology is advancing, more truths will be uncovered that will further disprove religious ideas. In fact, I can see that in the future, religion will in fact be either dead, or a minority due to the fact that the human civilisation will be so advanced technologically wise that people will see religion as a farce. Just look at the statistics, compare the percentage of Christians in the worlds population, compared to todays. It would be been significantly higher. Im afraid this decline trend will continue to follow into the future

I meant to say compare the percentage of Christians in the worlds population 200 years ago, compared to today

[James Hutchins]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

So would I be hurting you all to say its simple science? Its this new thing called gravity, its what keeps you stuck to this earth. Not your God.

Friend, I am not sure what tar pits you live in, but where normal people live, they are not stuck to the ground at all (unless they are Homersexuals).
God gently holds us on Earth until Judgement Day when He either lovingly cradles us in His all powerful arms and carries us to Heaven or for you heathens, gives you a sold kick in the ass with His blue steeled toed sandal straight to Hell.

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

So our chief objective is to obey gods demands? You make god out to sound like he has us as slaves

Friend, I didn't write the Holy Bible. This is the very Word of the LORD. If you read it, you'll find that slavery is something we are all born into. We are born slaves to sin (Romans 3:10), but Christ JESUS Himself has paid the price for our disgusting, repulsive nature! (1 Timothy 2:6)

Of course, that is, only for those who have faith. (John 3:18)

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Mary, this guy seems to think he knows more than Jesus about God's wishes,

Brother, it amazes me to no end to meet people who think they know what God means, when all they have to do is read what God actually said!

[Johnathan]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Atheists know they have no proof for their silly ideas, they just enjoy mocking Christ's name.

The true Earth:



But they'll deny even that.

YIC, Johnathan.

[Bobby-Joe]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Its open for interpretation, but in a general consensus, the main underlying issues of what God is trying to establish should be used as a guide - eg.10 commandments etc. Of couse not everything in the bible is true of course, even me being a devout christian understands this.

Friend,

Some people talk about Gravity, we TRUE Christians talk about Intelligent Falling. I say teach the controversy.

As for the Ten Commandment secularists say Moses never existed and the Exodus never happened. That the Israelites were just Canaanites who moved to the Judean highlands in the 12 Century BC. If they are right the Ten Commandments are just man made as anything. An obviously ludicrous notion; the genocide of the Canaanites was the founding act of piety of the Jews to which we Christians are the heirs to.

Now my question is if you accept the Ten Commandments as true then why not things in The Bible like talking snakes and mules?

[CecilB]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Before I found the love of Christ Jesus, I struggled with questions like the one your son asked you. How does the world stay up? Why does the earth spin? Why does water evaporate? How was the earth and the universe formed? I foolishly denied the existence of the Lord our God and the more I denied, the further and further from any feeling of satisfaction or truth I became. While science can answer some questions such as how water evaporates and how the earth spins, it cannot give a motivating factor for water to evaporate or the world to spin. It especially cannot tell us how the universe was formed. So before I found Jesus, I kept going further and further into these questions regarding the reason for anything and concluded there was not reason, there is no motivating force so we must not really exist! This all must be someone elses dream or something.

But then....

I found JESUS!

It was foolish to think we don't exist because we do!
It was foolish to think there is no reason for existence or any motivating factor and there is!

And that motivating factor is God! The reason the universe started is because he wanted it to and the reason it still exists is because he wants it to.

NOT BECAUSE HE LOVES IT!
He just wants it to exist and it is in his sole power to allow it to.

If everyone could just understand that God is the motivating factor behind all things in the universe, even the motivation to seek answers scientificly, they would finally find peace within their hearts and minds and not find it necessary to invent false Ideas to make their pathetic view of the world more relevant.

GOD is the only motivating factor and we are lucky he had enough sympathy for the human race to give us a chance at heaven through his son Jesus Christ.

[Jack O'fagan]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Before I found the love of Christ Jesus, I struggled with questions like the one your son asked you. How does the world stay up? Why does the earth spin? Why does water evaporate? How was the earth and the universe formed? I foolishly denied the existence of the Lord our God and the more I denied, the further and further from any feeling of satisfaction or truth I became. While science can answer some questions such as how water evaporates and how the earth spins, it cannot give a motivating factor for water to evaporate or the world to spin. It especially cannot tell us how the universe was formed. So before I found Jesus, I kept going further and further into these questions regarding the reason for anything and concluded there was not reason, there is no motivating force so we must not really exist! This all must be someone elses dream or something.

But then....

I found JESUS!

It was foolish to think we don't exist because we do!
It was foolish to think there is no reason for existence or any motivating factor and there is!

And that motivating factor is God! The reason the universe started is because he wanted it to and the reason it still exists is because he wants it to.

NOT BECAUSE HE LOVES IT!
He just wants it to exist and it is in his sole power to allow it to.

If everyone could just understand that God is the motivating factor behind all things in the universe, even the motivation to seek answers scientificly, they would finally find peace within their hearts and minds and not find it necessary to invent false Ideas to make their pathetic view of the world more relevant.

GOD is the only motivating factor and we are lucky he had enough sympathy for the human race to give us a chance at heaven through his son Jesus Christ.

You talk sense although I'm not sure about this Earth spinning nonsense. I can't see how that could happen unless the pillars were on wheels. Also the Bible specifically says that the Earth is stabilised so I cannot move.

How about you introduce yourself in the introduction thread?

YIC

Jack

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

I can't see how that could happen unless the pillars were on wheels.

Perhaps this fellow imagines the earth to be like a child's spinning top toy? I suppose it could work if all the pillars were to be attached at the bottom.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Re: How do atheists think the Earth stays up?

Its open for interpretation, but in a general consensus, the main underlying issues of what God is trying to establish should be used as a guide - eg.10 commandments etc. Of couse not everything in the bible is true of course, even me being a devout christian understands this.

What part of these Scriptures don't you understand? Where did you get the crazy, blasphemous notion that some parts of God's Holy Word should be ignored?

Matthew 4:4 Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

James 2:10 For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.

2 Peter 1:20: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.