Atheist here.

[kilt]

You have no idea what the law is, but "it's still horrible." You like arguing from ignorance?



Yes, apparently you do like arguing from ignorance. I explain how it is absurd, to which you ask, how is it absurd.

1 - Deut 22:28-29

Do you even know what argument from ignorance is? I don't think you do.

First off, the bible had over 40 authors, and then you state that it is absurd that people would write about events in general. Is the fact that people wrote about the bible absurd?? If so, then who cares, people still wrote about it.

Just because it is absurd, doesn't mean people won't do it.

Plus what source are you getting this information from?

I mean you are literally saying that it was absurd for people to write things down.....wow.

 

[razeontherock]

1 - Deut 22:28-29

What does it mean, how was it practiced? You have demonstrated you don't know, and yet you refuse to be confused by the facts

First off, the bible had over 40 authors, and then you state that it is absurd that people would write about events in general.

Non sequitur and red herring. Going for the hatrick?

I mean you are literally saying that it was absurd for people to write things down.....wow.

Again, you are ignoring both historical and cultural context. Go ahead and defend that as being wise ...

 

[kilt]

What does it mean, how was it practiced? You have demonstrated you don't know, and yet you refuse to be confused by the facts



Non sequitur and red herring. Going for the hatrick?



Again, you are ignoring both historical and cultural context. Go ahead and defend that as being wise ...

-I gave you a pretty simple quote from the bible and you ask that?

-misleading? how?

-what context? I honestly believe you made that up. Honestly, first time I ever heard someone saying that writing something down is illogical in any time period. How did they keep historical records? Oh wait they did.


I honestly think you are trying to get a rise out of now. I feel sad for you if anything, if you really think this is a good defense, and if you think a law that forces a woman to marry her rapist is a justifiable law given any circumstance then I believe you are severely morally corrupt.

 

[razeontherock]

-I gave you a pretty simple quote from the bible and you ask that?

You refuse to recognize that the overly simple quote from the Bible tells you almost NOTHING about the law, or the practice.

-what context? I honestly believe you made that up.

Yes of course, I travelled back in time from 5,000 years ago to 1800 years ago and all points in between and single-handedly changed all the history and culture, just for the purposes of your thread

That MUST be it. (Or maybe you could go back and see what was actually said this time? Just a thought)

 

[kilt]

You refuse to recognize that the overly simple quote from the Bible tells you almost NOTHING about the law, or the practice.



Yes of course, I travelled back in time from 5,000 years ago to 1800 years ago and all points in between and single-handedly changed all the history and culture, just for the purposes of your thread

That MUST be it. (Or maybe you could go back and see what was actually said this time? Just a thought)

- that was the law.

- What? I just said you made it all up. Why go all Doctor Who on me?

Are you trolling?

 

[razeontherock]

- that was the law.

No, that was NOT the law. That is only a tiny reference to the law. Like I said, you have no idea what the law actually was, and instead make the mistake that it is up to you to just make it up.

- What? I just said you made it all up.

i cannot possibly make up historical and social context 1,000's of years ago (Or even in the present, for that matter)

 

[852derek852]

Here is my rational, logical argument for the existence of god:

1. You believe that your life has a purpose. If you truly did not, you would have no reason not to commit suicide

2. Purpose is not a physical property that we can measure, like size or weight. In order for something in this universe to have a purpose, it must be given by something else, which also must have a purpose, which must be given by something else and so on. If anything in this chain does not have a purpose, it nullifies all of the purposes which depend on it.

3. Working backwards, you ultimately see that if anything is to have purpose, there must be some root which gives purpose without needing one itself.

4. Since all things within this universe which give purpose also need a purpose, this root purpose must exist outside of the universe. This is the very definition of God.


Therefore, in order to logically believe the statement "my life has purpose", you must also believe in the existence of God.

Q.E.D.

 

[bling]

What you seem to be describing is Lamarckian evolution which was completely debunked centuries ago. The modern theory of evolution is entirely about changes in populations at the chemical level. Much of the general public fails to understand this on a frequent basis. Not only Christians, Jews, and Muslims but many secular non-scientists as well.

Evolution is ENTIRELY about genetic changes. Sometimes Mendelian 'inheritance' is used for convenience in following changes in populations but the outside phenotype is not the true mechanism, only the result.

The actual origin of life is so far back in the time table that it isn't really on the forefront of study just yet. Not only is it not part of the theory of evolution, it isn't even an actual field yet! It's just that new!

I am not talking about chemical reactions in living things, but chemical reactions before there was life. This has been a study topic for 200+ years.

 

[kilt]

Here is my rational, logical argument for the existence of god:

1. You believe that your life has a purpose. If you truly did not, you would have no reason not to commit suicide

2. Purpose is not a physical property that we can measure, like size or weight. In order for something in this universe to have a purpose, it must be given by something else, which also must have a purpose, which must be given by something else and so on. If anything in this chain does not have a purpose, it nullifies all of the purposes which depend on it.

3. Working backwards, you ultimately see that if anything is to have purpose, there must be some root which gives purpose without needing one itself.

4. Since all things within this universe which give purpose also need a purpose, this root purpose must exist outside of the universe. This is the very definition of God.


Therefore, in order to logically believe the statement "my life has purpose", you must also believe in the existence of God.

Q.E.D.

Logical arguments alone don't prove anything. This is just a rewording of the first cause argument too.

It is weird when someone think of "something outside of the universe" they think "god". Like you REALLY know what is outside of the universe or if there is even something outside of the universe to begin with.

 

[ElisaMC]

• Look into the eyes of a child, there is Jesus..
• Walk through the woods on a cool autumn morning, there is God...
• Hold a parents hand, there is the love of God, the Spirit guiding you...
• Close your eyes and smell the aroma after a spring rain, there is the loving embrace of God..
• Caress the hair of a dying loved one, there is the mercy of God...
• See the faces of hungry or hurting people, there is the charge of the Spirit to intervene, to help...
• Feel the exhilaration of snow blowing around you, there is God touching your face...
• See the calloused hands of one who has worked hard their whole life, these are the hands of Jesus working in you..
• Watch a mother feed her infant, there is God feeding us with unconditional love..
• See the rays of sunshine pouring through the clouds, these are the arms of God embracing you...
• Be held in the warm embrace of a friend, these are the arms of Jesus saying "I love you"..

God is all around us, begging us to "feel" His presence in the many ways He shows Himself to us.. We but only have to "see" to "feel"...

God bless you!

 

[FutureAndAHope]

I am just curious by adopting a pure "observable" philosophy, as of right now, would it be impossible for me to believe in a God?

When I first became a Christian I had no reason as such to believe in God. I just had a dream that caused me to believe. It was a dream about me going to hell if I did not repent. However since I have been a Christian now for many years I have come to experience God and now have concrete proof personally that he exists. If you visit my website you can read about some of these experiences as I have recorded them see Know God Personally.

I have included one of my favorite stories off the site here for you to read:

One morning I got up and walked into the hall and I heard a voice that I believed was God say "How would you like to be stabbed in the Valley". The Valley was known as the rough end of town, and the voice scared me a little, I wondered if I had done something to offend God. I had planned to go down to the Valley to ask people out to church as was my habit at the time. In the end I went anyway regardless of the fear. I walked up to the first person I met and asked him if he would like to go out to church. He said to me "I am an atheist, I don't believe in God". I just said "fine", but hoped to change his mind. He then proceeded to unbutton his shirt and showed me scar marks up and down his chest and stomach. He said to me, "I was attacked by a knife wielding man in the Valley some time ago and spent months recovering in hospital, How could God allow that to happen to me". Then I knew why God had said in the morning "How would I like to be stabbed?". God understood this man, but had a good plan for him. Some weeks latter this man came out to church and became a Christian.

 

[someguy14]

Atheist here.

Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

 

[Jonathan95]

When I first became a Christian I had no reason as such to believe in God. I just had a dream that caused me to believe. It was a dream about me going to hell if I did not repent. However since I have been a Christian now for many years I have come to experience God and now have concrete proof personally that he exists. If you visit my website you can read about some of these experiences as I have recorded them see Know God Personally.

I have included one of my favorite stories off the site here for you to read:

One morning I got up and walked into the hall and I heard a voice that I believed was God say "How would you like to be stabbed in the Valley". The Valley was known as the rough end of town, and the voice scared me a little, I wondered if I had done something to offend God. I had planned to go down to the Valley to ask people out to church as was my habit at the time. In the end I went anyway regardless of the fear. I walked up to the first person I met and asked him if he would like to go out to church. He said to me "I am an atheist, I don't believe in God". I just said "fine", but hoped to change his mind. He then proceeded to unbutton his shirt and showed me scar marks up and down his chest and stomach. He said to me, "I was attacked by a knife wielding man in the Valley some time ago and spent months recovering in hospital, How could God allow that to happen to me". Then I knew why God had said in the morning "How would I like to be stabbed?". God understood this man, but had a good plan for him. Some weeks latter this man came out to church and became a Christian.

Great testimony!