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Recent content by Snagglefritz

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    Does Bill Gates Deserve This ? [moved from Christian P&E]

    Over at Christian Forum Site on the General Discussion board in the "this is how mad the world is" a member posted this: Is it ethical, do you think, to even imply that Bill Gates could be responsible for the death of billions? I think it's one of the craziest things I have ever read.
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    "Would you kill someone if God told you to?"

    Atheists ask that question in preparation for a debate on the source of our morality. Any Christian who refuses to answer with an instant "No" is doomed to eventually lose the morality debate A common answer to the question is "God would never ask me to kill anyone." It may sound reasonable to...
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    Dating the disciples & the NT

    I wasn't saying that Jesus did not exist. I was saying that there is no evidence for his existence outside the gospels. There are about half a dozen references to Jesus outside the New Testament and while many scholars regard them as authentic, many more regard them as forgeries. If that latter...
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    Dating the disciples & the NT

    Thanks for your reply. As it happens, I am merely an interested layman, so I can't really say much about the reference to James by Josephus. I read one article on the subject and think "Wow, that proves he was talking about Jesus" and then I read another article and think "Wow, the whole thing...
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    Dating the disciples & the NT

    Remember that Alexander was just a man who did nothing more spectacular than lead an army. It is easy to accept the stories about him because they are the stories of a normal (albeit powerful) man doing normal things. In the bible on the other hand, we have at least 40 miracles attributed to...
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    German Archbishop Cleared

    That's the good thing about the modern judicial system. Plenty of checks and balances to ensure that the innocent are not wrongfully convicted. Happily though, there are hundreds of pedophile priests and bishops in jails all around the world, still serving time for their awful crimes - as they...
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    Dating the disciples & the NT

    I have a link to a site that shows all dates attributed to all gospels, by dozens of different scholars, bible publishers, and religious leaders, but I haven't been on this forum long enough to post links - sorry. Maybe Google "Dating the New Testament" will get you there. These are the...
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    Dating the disciples & the NT

    Dates for various books vary a great deal. Some scholars will say that all of the gospels were written in the second century AD, while others say that all of them were written before 80AD. The commonly accepted dates are these: * Jesus died in 33AD * Paul wrote from 50 AD to 60 AD * Mark 70 AD...
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    Dubious Claims

    You are skeptical of my intentions, but are you skeptical of the claims made by the people at Christseekers? Just for the record, I am more than skeptical. I think they are telling lies. Please understand that I am not being petulant when I say that this will be my last post on this thread. I'm...
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    Dubious Claims

    The quote from my original post indicates that I am seeking advice/comment. I most certainly am not debating anything ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- So what do you think about the situation I have described? Is there any advice I could give...
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    Dubious Claims

    I haven't been here long enough to post links, so bear with me as I try to recode it for you: If you still can't find it, here are the actual claims made in replies 11 and 18 on that thread: * i have seen the Impossible happen, (eg. * Limbs Growing where there was no limbs, * Down...
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    Dubious Claims

    Unfortunately, they are not "merry pranksters", they are deadly serious, and trying hard to be taken seriously. They are involved with the "poverty rescue" organisation for example. As you noticed, spelling and grammar is not often found over there, but spelling and grammar is not the real...
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    Dubious Claims

    There is a new Christian Forum in Australia called Christseekers. I haven't been here long enough to post links, but if you Google you will find it easily enough. In the "Ask An Atheist" thread at Christseekers, one of the members says he has used his faith healing ability to cure many...
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    Snagglefritz Says Hullo

    I tried a few "normal" sounding names but they were rejected, so I decided on something a bit more unusual - and "Snagglefritz" was accepted (it doesn't mean anything, I made it up). I live in Adelaide, South Australia. Right now I'm going to poke around the forum to get a better idea of...