You wouldn't look equally as foolish as him had you used appropriate scriptures to present your case. Read what 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 and 1 Philippians 1:21-23 are saying. Better yet, have someone interpret what it means to you. I don't even know if you'll know what it means with these easier to understand translations.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 New Living Translation (NLT)
6 So we are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. 7 For we live by believing and not by seeing. 8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Good News Translation (GNT)
6 So we are always full of courage. We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord's home. 7 For our life is a matter of faith, not of sight. 8 We are full of courage and would much prefer to leave our home in the body and be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
6 So we always have confidence. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by what we believe will happen, not by what we can see. 8 So I say that we have confidence. And we really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 New Century Version (NCV)
6 So we always have courage. We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by what we believe, not by what we can see. 8 So I say that we have courage. We really want to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:21-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. 23 I’m torn between two desires: I long to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.
Philippians 1:21-23 Good News Translation (GNT)
21 For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more. 22 But if by continuing to live I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose. 23 I am pulled in two directions. I want very much to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing;
Philippians 1:21-23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
21 To me, the only important thing about living is Christ. And even death would be for my benefit. 22 If I continue living here on earth, I will be able to work for the Lord. But what would I choose—to live or to die? I don’t know. 23 It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want to leave this life and be with Christ. That would be much better for me;
Philippians 1:21-23 New Century Version (NCV)
21 To me the only important thing about living is Christ, and dying would be profit for me. 22 If I continue living in my body, I will be able to work for the Lord. I do not know what to choose—living or dying. 23 It is hard to choose between the two. I want to leave this life and be with Christ, which is much better,
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You wouldn't look equally as foolish as him had you used appropriate scriptures to present your case.
Must you always be so condescending?
Read what 2 Corinthians 5:6-8 and 1 Philippians 1:21-23 are saying. Better yet, have someone interpret what it means to you. I don't even know if you'll know what it means with these easier to understand translations.
Since you are so much more enlightened it is your responsibility to share your knowledge.
Matthew 5:15 Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 New Living Translation (NLT)
6 So we are always confident,
even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. 7 For we live by believing and not by seeing. 8 Yes, we are fully confident, and we would rather
be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Good News Translation (GNT)
6 So we are always full of courage. We know that as long as we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord's home. 7 For our life is a matter of faith, not of sight. 8 We are full of courage and would much prefer
to leave our home in the body and be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
6 So we always have confidence.
We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by what we believe will happen, not by what we can see. 8 So I say that we have confidence. And we really want
to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.
2 Corinthians 5:6-8 New Century Version (NCV)
6 So we always have courage.
We know that while we live in this body, we are away from the Lord. 7 We live by what we believe, not by what we can see. 8 So I say that we have courage. We really want
to be away from this body and be at home with the Lord.
Philippians 1:21-23 New Living Translation (NLT)
21 For to me, living means living for Christ, and dying is even better. 22 But if I live, I can do more fruitful work for Christ. So I really don’t know which is better. 23 I’m torn between two desires: I long
to go and be with Christ, which would be far better for me.
Philippians 1:21-23 Good News Translation (GNT)
21 For what is life? To me, it is Christ. Death, then, will bring more. 22 But if by continuing to live I can do more worthwhile work, then I am not sure which I should choose. 23 I am pulled in two directions. I want very much
to leave this life and be with Christ, which is a far better thing;
Philippians 1:21-23 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)
21 To me, the only important thing about living is Christ. And even death would be for my benefit. 22 If I continue living here on earth, I will be able to work for the Lord. But what would I choose—to live or to die? I don’t know. 23 It would be a hard choice. Sometimes I want
to leave this life and be with Christ. That would be much better for me;
Philippians 1:21-23 New Century Version (NCV)
21 To me the only important thing about living is Christ, and dying would be profit for me. 22 If I continue living in my body, I will be able to work for the Lord. I do not know what to choose—living or dying. 23 It is hard to choose between the two. I want
to leave this life and be with Christ, which is much better,
I would say it means the same thing in your easy to understand translation as it does in the very difficult KJV .
If you have some deeper meaning other than what a simple reading reveals then by all means you should share it with everyone.