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    Biblical examples of God overriding Free-will

    The definition of "free will" is "to make a choice without restraint." I actually contend that it would be impossible for omniscience & free will to both exist.
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    regarding abortion

    Brinny: This is a problem I face a lot when discussing the Bible: You can't conclude that a person is ignorant of something before you actually ask them about it. I didn't say anything about Adam & Eve or sin entering the world. You merely assumed I didn't know the story. In fact, if you go to...
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    regarding abortion

    I got bored & didn't finish Genesis. I did read one of the Gospels, but I forget which one. However, this falls squarely into the category of basic logic. If the supporting passage doesn't actually mention or even allude to the subject--well, it's not very good support, now is it?
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    regarding abortion

    No, it says, "In the beginning, God created the Heavens & the Earth." If the implication is meant to be that everything that stemmed as a result of Genesis 1 is good, then one may as well be using it to argue that Satan is good. I'm not certain if that is the point, but that is the only way I...
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    Atheism?

    To comment on the OP's situation, it's not necessarily true that people are atheists because they "want to be." In my opinion, it'd be pretty awesome if there was someone out there "looking out for us." It would not matter to me if it's one, many, omnipotent, or not. So, why don't I believe in...
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    Why post here

    I must agree, this confounds me as well. Speaking purely on the subject of atheism, here: Many of the Outreach topics I've seen are pretty weak, obviously actively seeking confirmation of Christian theology, rather than putting it to scientific, logical, or philosophical test. I don't mean...
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    regarding abortion

    Joshua: Abortion is not "burning, impaling, & dismembering" infants. It is indeed confusing that you appear to be baffled on this issue. Abortion involves removing a fetus which, at the end of the 1st trimester, does not even have any fully developed organ systems, & thus can hardly be called an...
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    Struggles with Unrecognition and Views of Beliefs.

    To be fair, the Oracle of Delphi pretty much was on crack. She didn't come up with it, but still. Anywho, I've actually read theories that Greek Mythology began as a series of metaphors, for things like the changing seasons. As far as weird stuff goes, Greek mythology is actually fairly...