Creationists - Christ's worst enemies

[Linux98]

You purport to reason from an atheist's viewpoint. How many atheists believe it's better to believe in God, even if it's not true?

I can personally think of 5: my dad, my uncle, my cousin who is married to a Christian, my brother's mother-in-law, and the guy who cuts my hair (he's a gay atheist who tells me he wishes he could believe in God and that he envies me)

How many atheists do you know that think it is better to not believe in God? I find that is the rare viewpoint when it comes to the average atheist.

 

[MidnightBlue]

How many atheists do you know that think it is better to not believe in God? I find that is the rare viewpoint when it comes to the average atheist.

I don't think you're in a position to explain the atheist's point of view, and I think your post reflected an attempt to prove the wisdom of adopting your beliefs, regardless of whether they're true.

However, I don't think I'm in a position to explain the atheist's point of view, either, so I really don't see much point in going on with this. There are plenty of atheists on CF who can speak for themselves, or not, as they choose.

Peace.

 

[nvxplorer]

But since this seems astronomical, (which it is), then evolutionists have come up with another explanation with is that one ape bred with a "missing link"

MISSING LINC

If you see this man, do not call police. Call a creationist.

(Sorry people. I couldn't resist. Good clean fun.)

 

[Matthew777]

Pre-Christian German spirituality? I've heard that Hitler was into that, not that it means anything related to your situation.
As far as young earth creationism, it is seperate from true Christianity if not mutually exclusive.

 

[Daegor]

Pre-Christian German spirituality? I've heard that Hitler was into that, not that it means anything related to your situation.
As far as young earth creationism, it is seperate from true Christianity if not mutually exclusive.

Funny you should mention that, there was a thread awhile ago.

http://www.christianforums.com/showthread.php?p=16483571#post16483571

Apparently he was a Christian, although not a proper one I'm sure

 

[Linux98]

There are plenty of atheists on CF who can speak for themselves, or not, as they choose.

exactly....

 

[Matthew777]

Apparently he was a Christian, although not a proper one I'm sure

Adolph Hitler was raised Roman Catholic but later on become heavily obsessed with paganism and the occult.

 

[raphael_aa]

Adolph Hitler was raised Roman Catholic but later on become heavily obsessed with paganism and the occult.

Um ... Wasn't it you a few short months ago who posted on this very forum that evolution was to blame for Hitler? If I could actually search this forum I'd quote your post for you. I recall posting quotes from Hitler demonstrating that he justified his hatred of Jews as being part of his 'christian duty'.

The flexibility of your view of reality is breathtaking.

 

[nvxplorer]

Adolph Hitler was raised Roman Catholic but later on become heavily obsessed with paganism and the occult.

I've never heard this, but it is irrelevant anyway.

Hitler used Christianity, the popular religion in Germany, as part of the glue to hold the masses together. This tactic is a common thread in fascist regimes.

 

[Daegor]

Adolph Hitler was raised Roman Catholic but later on become heavily obsessed with paganism and the occult.

Have a look at the thread

 

[notto]

I have a better explanation for this. In 1855, a material called Rayon was invented. Rayon is cellulose fibres from wood or cotton, which are dissolved in alkali to make a solution called viscose, which is then extruded through a nozzle, or spinneret, into an acid bath to reconvert the viscose into cellulose. This new material was great for clothing, as it absorbed water and was very comfortable to wear. It was only after Rayon clothing came about that we saw the World Wars. Therefore, I deduce that Rayon caused them.

You couldn't be more wrong. This evil can be tracked back to 1864 when the phrase 'In God We Trust' was first put on US coins. Obviously, the use of God's name on the vanity of money caused the evil to be unleashed.

 

[peepnklown]

I think we should finally retire Hitler from the debates.

I think we should move on to using, Mussolini!

 

[DJ_Ghost]

Reality is garbage and nonsensical? Maybe to you, but not to me. It's obvious that you don't have answers to my questions. If you did, you would have a completely rational answer, but since you don't, you replace it with an attack instead. Sounds like conviction to me.

No your representation of what the ToE is, THAT is garbage, it has no resemblance to the ToE. He is giving you the benefit of the doubt by assuming you just don't know any better. I am finding that harder to do given how many times I have seen the ToE explained to you and you STILL pretend it says something different.

Ghost

 

[cameocat]

LOL

Two words for you, my man: Bubonic Plague.

It is my understanding from history that the Bubonic Plague was caused by the killing of cats because of the belief they were witches. Without the cats around to kill the vermin, the plague ran without a natural control; because the rats had less enemies around to keep their numbers down. This is where superstition can get the human population. Leave nature alone...is the moral of the story. I doubt God had anything to do with this...quite the opposite is true. Mankind is its own worst enemy.

 

[TheMainException]

Tocis, you are quite right in all that you say and I hope that the many Christians who act this way would see that this is not right and not the way of Christ...we all need to be more like Christ whether or not we believe in him...he was still a man who loved everyone....and that is what this world needs.

 

[Jetgirl]

It is my understanding from history that the Bubonic Plague was caused by the killing of cats because of the belief they were witches. Without the cats around to kill the vermin, the plague ran without a natural control; because the rats had less enemies around to keep their numbers down. This is where superstition can get the human population. Leave nature alone...is the moral of the story. I doubt God had anything to do with this...quite the opposite is true. Mankind is its own worst enemy.

I'm sure the superstition against cats wasn't very helpful, but the real problem was the lack of medical understanding. The real damage superstition did in this case, was in how they attempted to treat the disease when it arose.

Anyhow, my original point was that serious detrimental disease predated Darwin by a great bit. Durring this very superstitious time, when the majority of Western Civilization was heavily Christian, a disease arose that wiped out nearly 137 million people, comeing in waves in the 6th, 14th, and 17th centuries.

 

[Athanasian Creed]

(snip)

Apparently he was a Christian, although not a proper one I'm sure

What was the evidence of his being a Christian ?? Did he live a life pleasing to Christ - did he follow Christ's commandment to love God and his fellow man ??

pleeeezzzzzz !!



Ray

 

[Athanasian Creed]

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I recall posting quotes from Hitler demonstrating that he justified his hatred of Jews as being part of his 'christian duty'.

(snip)

Absolutely - Hitler viewed the annihilation of the Jew's as being in God's plan because they were, amongst other things, "Christ killers"

"The Jews had a "demoralizing influence on religiosity and national character." (They) had brought the German people "more damage than benefit." The Jews had displayed "a moral hatred for Jesus, while the Aryan Pontius Pilate would gladly have let him go free."...The Jews...in their boundless hatred of Christianity were still in the forefront of those seeking to destroy the Church."

"Jesus Christ...had been fundamentally different from the Jews of His time - so much so that they had hated him and demanded his crucifixion, and "their murderous hatred has continued in later centuries." Jesus had been a Jew, admitted Bishop Hilfrich of Limburg...in 1939, but "the Christian religion has...had to make its way against this people."
- Guenther Lewy, "The Catholic Church & Nazi Germany", pp. 276, 279

Hitler was just another example of so-called "Christians" who used religion to subjugate and oppress. He used religion as a means to justify his crimes !


Ray

 

[platzapS]

As a Christian, I agree with the OP!

Every time I see some Christian spouting the "truth" of literal creationism, I find myself wanting do disassociate with them. In America, where YECs are a large part of the population, I find myself agreeing more with non-believers than Christians on origins issues, because what many of the Christians are touting is utter nonsense.

 

[habeas]

With every passing day, I find it harder and harder to keep myself from feeling nothing but utter hate and contempt for all of christianity. While I know that it's not fair, while I know that most christians are okay, while I know that it's only some fanatics who taint the whole religion, the sheer amount of disgust within me - directed at the arrogance and dishonesty of the fanatics - threatens to overwhelm me.

First of all, your "utter hate and contempt" does not hurt anyone but yourself, so you do not need to apologise to anyone for it.

Second, there is no reason for you to hate. In fact, "hate," is antithetical to your point of view. We humans are merely bottles of chemicals in our presently evolved state reacting to our environment. We have no control over our presently evolved state. Each one of us is a bottle of chemicals reacting to everything around us -- including you. Our ideas and beliefs are simply the product of our chemical makeup and our environment.

If we have free will, that implies something other than that we are a bottle of chemicals and what we do is the result of a series of chemical reactions.

It is rather like being angry with a shark that has just bitten you. Its pointless to be angry.

JESUS IS LORD.