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A lot of it would be more rational if they viewed the deity they worshiped as a jerk that makes unreasonable demands and you just have to deal with it or suffer the tyrant's consequences.So “God’s perfect law” includes lying about nature?
Every time I bump into a fundie I’m glad I was not brought up in that type of religion as I think that would have caused me to leave my faith when I found out about the pointless stupid lies they want to make you believe
Ha, I forgot you're a theist, but my statement remains.Ouch!
I know you're an evolution supporter. XD I forgot you were a theist, which would mean that I initially responded as if you were an atheist.Hey I’m not the evolution denier. We’re able to speak because of that cobbled together flawed design .
I try not to think about how God must be bored to tears all the time since he knows everything. As I’ve implied I tend to avoid theology like the plague. The only reason I believe in God is because I basically felt that overwhelming love and peace not because of Bible thumping pastors.I know you're an evolution supporter. XD I forgot you were a theist, which would mean that I initially responded as if you were an atheist.
"Yes Billy, we do make the best of it, flawed as it is".
Personally, though, I wouldn't consider a deity to have any involvement in how multicellular organisms developed if they made early cells and then just left them alone. Unless it already knew how they would develop, which would make it pointless to waste the time waiting for it to happen, wouldn't it? It wouldn't even help with boredom much.
I would conclude YHWH is not benign based on the actions attributed to it in the bible, not because of how some Christians behave.I really can’t disagree with that given the number of people on CF who seem to think thumping the Bible excuses breaking up families and children who are detained by ICE ( even if people are homeless they don’t do that because it traumatizes the children) and also thinking institutionalized slavery is somehow acceptable if done “ biblically”
Rewatching humanity must be the most epic cringe compilation of all time, though.I try not to think about how God must be bored to tears all the time since he knows everything.
Makes you wonder why YHWH lets people do all sorts of evil deeds in its name, though.There’s an old saying , “ Even the devil can quote scripture “. Knowing that some of my ancestors were held as slaves because it’s in the Bible and condoned, still makes me angry that some evil ( no other word for it) people think it’s acceptable
I’ve never believed in biblical inerrancy!
Somehow I don't view a being that would sentence anyone to eternal hell on the basis of belief as "perfectly benign".
Ouch!
I really can’t disagree with that given the number of people on CF who seem to think thumping the Bible excuses breaking up families and children who are detained by ICE ( even if people are homeless they don’t do that because it traumatizes the children) and also thinking institutionalized slavery is somehow acceptable if done “ biblically”
"Why did YHWH design it so that our air pipe and our food pipe are the same part of the way?"
Jellyfish have managed living without a heart or a brain for many millions of years, despite changing ecosystems around them. I'd say they make for a more poetic comparison for what you are going for.Amen. I call them Trumpers. They're proof that some can live without a heart.
It's not a decision because it is based on belief, not actual personal choice. That is, I can't force myself to believe something, no matter how much I want to. I'd love to delude myself into thinking I am immortal, but it ain't happening.You misunderstand. God loves you enough to allow you a free decision to live forever with Jesus or the Devil. He allows your own free decision even if it is stupid. Amen?
Jellyfish have managed living without a heart or a brain for many millions of years, despite changing ecosystems around them. I'd say they make for a more poetic comparison for what you are going for.
It's not a decision because it is based on belief, not actual personal choice. That is, I can't force myself to believe something, no matter how much I want to. I'd love to delude myself into thinking I am immortal, but it ain't happening.
Pfft, Pascal's Wager, really Aman? That doesn't work for these two reasons:It's the same with almost everyone since they cannot believe that a man rose from the dead, so they can't believe that they will also rise from the dead. Those who wish to know the Truth ask God to give them the faith to believe, and He does.
Heb 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him: for he that cometh to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of them that diligently seek Him.
Did we come from nothing and are going back to nothing? Or is God the Truth? If I'm wrong, no problem but if you're wrong.....
He gave Himself as evidence and the proven word of God.Well, I'm not sure how he expects non-believers to come to him on no evidence and surely, a God worth worshipping would know this. If he does exist, then I'm going to Hell and I'll go knowing I'm morally superior to your God.
What about them?Salt mines. All of them.
No..you are assuming present deposition rates (this nature) existed. Religion.All the Ice cores and lake varves show yearly seasons existing as far back as 800,000 years
Your circular belief system assumes trees grew in this nature with it;s rates.We can even throw dendrochronology in to cover the most recent 10,000 - 14,000 years too.
Science doesn't know either way and the bible and history lean toward different.Now, your turn, provide any evidence whatsoever that supports your fantastic idea that some other state has ever been in play.
A nature change would also affect atoms inside rock!Well, here's one example of how we know, let's take Zircon crystals and how they form to include uranium and not lead - from The nitty gritty on radioisotopic dating :
Agreed. You didn't address my post though, so here it is again: I quite accurately pointed out that your assertion of Science "Murdering babies, inventing WOMD, pollution, death dealing cars...etc etc etc." is equivalent to someone saying "the bible promotes genocide, infanticide, slavery, misogyny and the widest array of human rights violations of the highest order." because of what its adherents do after having read the bible and based their lives around it..
Stop rejecting/ignoring God and His word?hmmm, this ought to be interesting, I'm sure: So, how do you propose Science and the scientific method "should know sin exists"? I can't wait...
In real years or so called science imaginary same state past based time?Tell us about how long this "nature has existed". How long since the first Human?
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