Yeah, follow his teachings. Here are some things you should do according to the Bible.Kill People
hmm, pretty much what i expected. i was hoping to have some more specific reasoning on why you think satan intrudes peoples souls (or however it works) and makes them bad. why did god "choose" to give you these unique revelations that cannot be shared based on reason? why do the majority of the people lack them? are you more 'special' than all buddhists?
33% (maybe 38% depending on source) of the world is christian. out of 20+ religions
perhaps various cultures simply invented their own religions for morality and to explain nature. that's my bet. i'm curious, tell me what you think of this deathstalker: http://www.filecabi.net/video/atheist-delusion.html
Quote from: dahangregardless of how silly it rationally seems.i see no reason it would seem irrational to not find a higher power probableyou can say, well we have morals, because of our society, and how were wired after we evolvedor you can say, a higher power made us that wayyou can say,there is a one billion chance for life to spawn on each planet, and it's just chance we are on one of those planetsor you could say, this is the perfect world out of all worlds, and it's because god is part of human lifeyou could make a never ending list like this, but to say it's irrational to side both ways or one way on these points seems silly to meand god fits in with science now, and if it ever doesn't, it doesn't matter, because god could be all powerfull anyways
regardless of how silly it rationally seems.
The bible cannot be used for evidence to prove anything in an debate. The bible is nothing more than an incredibly violent love story, but at the same time with how you interpret it, it presents a set of guidelines for one to be happy. Oh, and Jesus taught the old testament all of his life, so fuck the whole new vs old testament bullshit as well. Haunted is not taking sides. Haunted is simply pointing out a few things.
If it's permissible, I would like to ask a question here though. Where does the idea God sends people to hell come from? I can't seem to find it anywhere...QD
You're an idiot. You even spell Satan wrong.
You take Genesis literary and think god made man in a day
4. People everywhere criticizes the Bible says the world was created in five days when in fact it took millions of years. Obviously they didn
Comparing the bible (which was passed down orally for many years, changed multiple times, and translated and re-translated multiple times) with the bill of rights (original copy available) is idiotic.
[ Look up exactly when written records first started being kept.
Quote from: Whirlingdervish(Q2C) on December 06, 2006, 10:57:47 PMII implied that the imaginary relationships between humans and a god who possibly does or doesn't exist 1: But how can we truly know the relationship between someone and God is imaginary?Quote from: Whirlingdervish(Q2C) on December 06, 2006, 10:57:47 PMhumans who have proven for millenia that they think they are much more important than they really are in the face of the staggeringly large universe that surrounds us.2: This is definately NOT unique to religious people. It seems to be another one of those things common to humanity.
II implied that the imaginary relationships between humans and a god who possibly does or doesn't exist
humans who have proven for millenia that they think they are much more important than they really are in the face of the staggeringly large universe that surrounds us.
3: Why do you say the realtionships are one sided?
jesus wept.
Quote from: DaHanG on December 07, 2006, 01:50:19 PM33% (maybe 38% depending on source) of the world is christian. out of 20+ religions WOW, out of 20+ we take up a Third of the entire world? Cool, even I didn't know it was that popular.
hmm, pretty much what i expected. i was hoping to have some more specific reasoning on why you think satan intrudes peoples souls (or however it works) and makes them bad. why did god "choose" to give you these unique revelations that cannot be shared based on reason? why do the majority of the people lack them? are you more 'special' than all buddhists? one thing to consider is that only 33% (maybe 38% depending on source) of the world is christian. if christianity (which preaches god is perfect - all knowing, all powerful, omnibenevolent) is the one true religion, why are these believers (out of 20+ religions with over 100,000 followers) a minority compared to the rest of the world? perhaps various cultures simply invented their own religions for morality and to explain nature. that's my bet. i'm curious, tell me what you think of this deathstalker:
Quote from: [BTF]DeathStalker on December 07, 2006, 08:07:26 PM[ Look up exactly when written records first started being kept.um sumeria? 3000bc or so?cuneiform anyone?(off the top of my head...)anyone consider cave paintings to be a written record? then we go back to 40,000 years ago in africa..
Quote from: DaHanG on December 07, 2006, 01:50:19 PMhmm, pretty much what i expected. i was hoping to have some more specific reasoning on why you think satan intrudes peoples souls (or however it works) and makes them bad. why did god "choose" to give you these unique revelations that cannot be shared based on reason? why do the majority of the people lack them? are you more 'special' than all buddhists? one thing to consider is that only 33% (maybe 38% depending on source) of the world is christian. if christianity (which preaches god is perfect - all knowing, all powerful, omnibenevolent) is the one true religion, why are these believers (out of 20+ religions with over 100,000 followers) a minority compared to the rest of the world? perhaps various cultures simply invented their own religions for morality and to explain nature. that's my bet. i'm curious, tell me what you think of this deathstalker: While you didn't ask this of me directly I would like to pose a question to you, and if you can truly answer the question, I will answer yours.If as you say, the christian is in the minority in the world and thusly of little consequence or influence in the world are they the most persecuted of all faiths? Why is it of alll faiths can the christian be ridiculed, castegated, imprisoned, beheaded and otherwise mistreated and no one will lift a finger, say or do anything in their defense, yet if the situation were reversed and ANY OTHER faith treated like christians are treated there is immediate calls for reprisal or retribution?QD
Whether we accept it, believe or not, both exist - natural and supernatural
Quote from: haunted on December 07, 2006, 08:04:57 PMComparing the bible (which was passed down orally for many years, changed multiple times, and translated and re-translated multiple times) with the bill of rights (original copy available) is idiotic.So has most of all the recorded history of the world. Look up exactly when written records first started being kept.
Quote from: QuakeDuke on December 07, 2006, 08:54:09 PMWhether we accept it, believe or not, both exist - natural and supernatural explain how you know this. just because there are complex scientific findings on physics does not mean the supernatural exists. ever heard of quantum theory? don't resort to the bible either as proof
Quote from: DaHanG on December 07, 2006, 09:16:14 PMQuote from: QuakeDuke on December 07, 2006, 08:54:09 PMWhether we accept it, believe or not, both exist - natural and supernatural explain how you know this. just because there are complex scientific findings on physics does not mean the supernatural exists. ever heard of quantum theory? don't resort to the bible either as proof Like a good friend of mine once said - "I'll believe in God's existence and our answerablity to His higher laws just to be on the safe side. I'd rather believe in Him and be wrong, than to not believe in Him and be wrong. If I believe in Him and I'm wrong I've lost nothing - If I don't believe and I'm wrong - well, the consequences of that choice I don't want to think about." Of course someone will now say "Yeah, well, I choose not to believe." That's cool. But who's to say we won't all stand before the God no one wants to admit exists and give account of the lives we have lived in this present existence? Newton would never have accepted the existence of atoms and QT but as we now know, he would have been grieviously in error. QD