Does 'Goddidit' constitute an explanation?

[Freodin]

You are quite wrong in your assumptions. As well as loving, God is just, righteous and holy. Pull Him out of context and veiw Him with skepticism and you will ALWYAS have a distorted veiw of who God really is.

Shuting up your opposition (permanently) by killing them is loving, just, righteous and holy. It is even more loving, just, righteous and holy than changing their minds.

And making up stories to defend such a worldview is the most loving, just, righteous and holy of all.

 

[Meshach]

Shuting up your opposition (permanently) by killing them is loving, just, righteous and holy. It is even more loving, just, righteous and holy than changing their minds.

And making up stories to defend such a worldview is the most loving, just, righteous and holy of all.

Like I said, distorted view.

 

[Meshach]

What if we did the same for dictators? Praise them and worship them as just, without really taking into account or looking at their actions.

God must preform just actions in order to be just. He is not just without regard to his actions.

Otherwise, it is just an appeal to authority.

Distorted view.

 

[Meshach]

How do you equate "skepticism" with "out of context"?

either or.

 

[Nathan Poe]

Distorted view.

So correct it -- assuming it's our view that's the distorted one.

 

[theFijian]

Then square circles would be no problem with God.

It's interesting that on a merry-go-round, the outer horses move faster than the inner ones, yet both remain parallel.

So can God exist and not-exist?

 

[Meshach]

So can God exist and not-exist?

Does being omnipresent yet unseen and undetectable count?

 

[MoonLancer]

Distorted view.

fallacy

 

[3sigma]

Does being omnipresent yet unseen and undetectable count?

To detect something is to discover or determine the existence, presence or fact of something. So you are saying that no one has ever discovered or determined the existence or presence of your God. I think you’re right. In which case, how can people say they are absolutely certain that their God exists if no one has ever discovered or determined that it exists?

 

[theFijian]

Does being omnipresent yet unseen and undetectable count?

No.

 

[CoderHead]

You better be ready.

Is that Christian love? What do you hope to accomplish with statements like this? This statement leads me to the following conclusions:

• Christians derive pleasure from the idea that those with whom they disagree will suffer for eternity.
• Christians lack the ability to produce viable arguments, so they resort to threats.
• Christian faith is fragile.

Assuming there are actually people earnestly seeking answers and wanting to understand, don't you realize that you're doing nothing but pushing them away? Why would you do that?

Does being omnipresent yet unseen and undetectable count?

Toward being non-existent, illogical, and imaginary? Yes.

 

[AV1611VET]

sounds like a great guy cant wait to meet him

You better be ready.

Is that Christian love? What do you hope to accomplish with statements like this?

Doveaman gave MoonLancer good advice, CoderHead.

As the saying goes, atheists rush in where angels fear to tread.

 

[CoderHead]

Doveaman gave MoonLancer good advice, CoderHead.

I don't think so. "Good" advice would be constructive. What Doveaman posited was nothing more than a threat. It's identical in every way to a bully saying, "you'd better not be touching my backpack!"

 

[AV1611VET]

I don't think so. "Good" advice would be constructive. What Doveaman posited was nothing more than a threat. It's identical in every way to a bully saying, "you'd better not be touching my backpack!"

That's because you apparently don't understand what happens when an unregenerated person meets God.

Indeed, I promise you, MoonLancer is indeed going to get his wish, as are all of us.

 

[CoderHead]

You can make no such promise, any more than a Hindu can promise that we'll all meet Vishnu.

 

[Doveaman]

That's a good question. If you keep asking yourself that rather then assuming you know what it is through faith instead of knowledge you may just find it.

My faith is knowledge based.

I will surly listen to Jesus message if he had decency to diver it in person.

Did Buddha deliver his message to you in person?

 

[MoonLancer]

My faith is knowledge based.

If you had knowledge you wouldn't need faith.

Did Buddha deliver his message to you in person?

what message?

 

[Doveaman]

I don't think so. "Good" advice would be constructive. What Doveaman posited was nothing more than a threat. It's identical in every way to a bully saying, "you'd better not be touching my backpack!"

You better be ready

What my statement intended was "It is better for you to be ready".

Is that better?

 

[CoderHead]

What my statement intended was "It is better for you to be ready".

Is that better?

No. Better to be ready for what? Is this just another way to rephrase Pascal's Wager?

 

[Doveaman]

No. Better to be ready for what? Is this just another way to rephrase Pascal's Wager?

I just can't win, can I? Oh, well...