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Could this generation of creationists be the last?

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1. Likewise.
2. While that's true, for two hundred years there has been a meager Christian population in China, when I said that, you said that Christianity was booming in China. So by those standards, QED.
 
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I'd agree especially since religion that is in China will also be influenced by Confucianist thought in China. I understand Christianity as an evangelizing religion but I still don't understand the sort of numbers game(lets be #1) mentality that some people take to it.
 
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Me neither!!
 
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It's always been that way with religions that insist on spreading their faith. When numbers dwindle it's troubling for them, if they have the undiluted word of God, why are people jumping ship for other religions?

Who would take you seriously if you said you believed in Zeus? No one, now that it's unpopular, but not believing it in Europe 2,000 years ago would make you an outcast.
 
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A reality I find that U.S. Christians perhaps cannot face on the whole.
 
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Well, Hellenic neopaganism does exist, you know.
 
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Well, Hellenic neopaganism does exist, you know.

Yes but to simply say that is to miss the point. Namely, that the sort of cultural pervasiveness no longer exists, even in a limited geographical region as it was globally.
 
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Now that's a sad truth already predicted in the Bible for these last days.

1Ti 4:1 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;
1Ti 4:2 Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron;

2Ti 3:1 This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.
2Ti 3:2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,
2Ti 3:3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
2Ti 3:4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;
2Ti 3:5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away.
 
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Could this generation of creationists be the last?

Sadly no, while there are gullible people around there will be others who are more than willing to take advantage of them.

It might well change to aliensdidit instead of a Goddidit and for very good reasons, there is a far greater chance that aliensdidit rather than a God because aliens might very well exist.
Aliens out there? perhaps, Gods out there? no chance, unless anyone can give a reason why there should be Gods out there?
 
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Good for you.
 
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