cthia wrote:GOD EXISTS
So you say. Present your evidence.
GOD DOES NOT EXIST
Prove it wrong.
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by Imaginos1892 » Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:04 pm | |
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So you say. Present your evidence. GOD DOES NOT EXIST Prove it wrong. |
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by cthia » Sat Nov 22, 2014 3:53 pm | |
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Funny you should say that because I'm involved in personal research to do just that... Beyond the Bible, personal faith and the fact that nothing from nothing leaves ... nothing.
Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense |
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by cthia » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:11 pm | |
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And because "I AM" said so and that's the stone cold truth that'll eventually become hot as Hell. . Last edited by cthia on Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense |
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by Caliban » Sat Nov 22, 2014 4:52 pm | |
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IMO, The real problem with "Holy Texts" is highlighted by the fact that they were written by humans, who in all probability had their own agendas in mind. Not to mention that they've been translated,re translated,re re translated etc. so many times from the languages originally used that some, if not most, of their original context has been lost.
Then there's the fact that they are all subject to interpretation by those who read them and tend to believe what is written unequivocally. Does God exist? I believe so, but I cant give any unequivocal proof. As has been stated, it's a matter of faith. What I do not believe in are organized religions. Not when said religions are responsible for more suffering and death than almost any secular organization that you might care to name. But then, this is one of the points made by this series to begin with Just my two bits.... ====================================
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by cthia » Sat Nov 22, 2014 5:10 pm | |
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Thanks for your two bits.
Tears. Burning tears every time. More proof. Son, your mother says I have to hang you. Personally I don't think this is a capital offense. But if I don't hang you, she's gonna hang me and frankly, I'm not the one in trouble. —cthia's father. Incident in ? Axiom of Common Sense |
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by Joat42 » Sat Nov 22, 2014 7:30 pm | |
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Regarding "Holy Texts", I do recommend people who like to quote the Bible in a righteous way to read up on the comparative analysis that has been done on the "Great Uncial Codices", especially the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Washingtonianus (aka the Freer Gospel). There are some interesting discrepancies between them and the King James Bible which really well illustrates the tampering that has been done to some parts of the Bible (like Luke 24 which originally ended with the women being so afraid they told no-one that Jesus body was missing from the tomb). I have no opinion on what people believe in, most people practice their faith to become better persons but religion is not the only way to better yourself. What I severely despise is people who use their religion to declare themselves better than people not of their faith or no faith at all, and what I hate with a vengeance is when they interfere with my life and in what I believe. As someone said: "The difference between a true believer and a fanatic is that the believer will die for his beliefs but the fanatic is willing to let you die for his beliefs." The above statement has been proven true on uncountable occasions throughout the human history creating untold deaths and suffering and unfortunately it's still happening today... --- Jack of all trades and destructive tinkerer. Anyone who have simple solutions for complex problems is a fool. |
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by Caliban » Sat Nov 22, 2014 9:27 pm | |
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Thanks for this reference, Joat42... it is a thought provoking item. There's been commentary in other topics regarding missing/excluded books from the Bible in particular, and I'm almost positive that similar 'editing' has occurred in most religions, thus giving rise to the various interpretations of what is 'canon'. And I do tend to believe ( there's that word again! ) that Heinlein had it right in 'Lazarus Long's notebooks': " You cannot argue with a Fanatic; all you can do is kill him." A drastic solution, and not necessarily one of which I approve. But a meeting of minds requires that both be open.If you will: "A mind is much like a door; It tends to work better when it can be opened." ( Don't remember the origin of this quote, just the item itself) ====================================
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by smr » Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:47 pm | |
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God exists!
What tooks us from inert elements to complex multi cellular life forms? Now most wars are about resources, economics and power! We (humans) have used the excuse of God/Religion for wars to seize land and destroy other people. |
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by Thucydides » Sat Nov 22, 2014 11:48 pm | |
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One alternative suggestion might be to read Scott Adam's book "God's Debris", which has a very different take on the God/religion thing.
As a personal preference, I like the King James Bible for scripture, mostly because of the rolling cadence of the language (which is the language of Shakespear as well). YYMV |
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by DDHv » Sun Nov 23, 2014 12:21 am | |
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From: http://personalliberty.com/new-world-or ... ttle-soul/ Douglas Hvistendahl
Retired technical nerd Dumb mistakes are very irritating. Smart mistakes go on forever Unless you test your assumptions! |
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