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And what does the available evidence show?....nothing. their is no evidence. Just blind assumptions by scientists in order to "fill the gaps" with whatever seems logical to them.No faith required, just an examination of the available evidence.
Science has done both. It has enhanced life and lengthened it for some and it has also caused death and shortened life for others.
Wow, you need to back those claims up with Scripture. And please, make sure it is completely in context and that you understand the historical environment and conditions as well. I will not address "cherry picked" Scripture selected to suit your purposes. If you want to make such claims, back them up adequately. Make sure you understand what God in His holiness and righteousness was ACTUALLY doing when these things happened, and when He allowed people to do such things.
And also, since you want to point your finger at Jesus, make sure you understand fully what He truly said regarding hatred, lust and attitudes of the heart. (Remember hatefulness is the same as murder).
You think you will never hurt anyone, but have you ever lied? Have you ever been unjustly angry with someone? Have you ever treated anyone unfairly? Have you ever gossiped or slandered anyone?
Jesus is very specific about such things. So please, make sure you are honest about what Jesus REALLY says if you want to sit in judgement. Personally, I would advise against accusing Jesus of things, because I at least admit I don't know the mind of God. If you think you do, by all means, demonstrate your knowledge.
Faith, is based on trust with a lack of knowledge or understanding. You trust that in time, science will "fill the gaps". You trust that science is correct about the origins of life. Because you believe these things out of "trust" rather than on "knowledge", you have faith in science. This faith that you have in science is no different that my faith in God.Having faith in a unicorn is A LOT different than being absolutely sure that unicorns aren't real. We can use logic to assume that illogical beings aren't real, mystical beings like god require you to dismiss logic in order to entertain them. It's not the same at all.
Oh, so now God is a unicorn? Your comparisons keep getting more absurd.
It is obvious, it you don't believe in God, you have to believe that all life was created from inorganic matter. To say otherwise is to say that a being created life. There is no way around it.Have you provided any sources, regarding scientific sources claiming absolute facts in regards to the origin of life?
We are waiting.
Faith, is based on trust with a lack of knowledge or understanding. You trust that in time, science will "fill the gaps". You trust that science is correct about the origins of life. Because you believe these things out of "trust" rather than on "knowledge", you have faith in science. This faith that you have in science is no different that my faith in God.
Do you know the difference between murdering and killing?I never said it was good [emoji14]
But why is it wrong for Hitler to kill those people but it's not wrong for Yahweh to kill those people? #doublestandard
Do you not trust science?No I use logic and don't entertain ideas that inherently undermine that same ogic, like gremlins and Yahweh and Thor.
Do you know the difference between murdering and killing?
Do you not trust science?
It is obvious, it you don't believe in God, you have to believe that all life was created from inorganic matter. To say otherwise is to say that a being created life. There is no way around it.
Furthermore, to say that God does not exist is to believe that the universe was created by nothing, from nothing, for absolutely no reason. Even if you think that the universe has no beginning, is to say the universe is eternal. If that is the case, why is it logical to believe that the universe is eternal with no creator but an eternal God creating the universe is nonsense?
And what if you are wrong about God? (And don't give me those Charles Dawkins ramblings about the Juju of the sea). It seem that you have so much faith in science that you are willing to risk being wrong about God. Anyway you try to spin or evade the question, you cannot excape the fact that you have more faith in science than you do in the existence of a god. I really don't see the problem in that so I really don't understand why it is so difficult to admit.Let me make myself more clear.
I never stated I could prove a God doesn't exist.
I stated based on the evidence, I have no reason to believe a God exists.
In regards to the claims of Christianity, I could not longer reconcile this theology, based on not being able to reconcile it with well evidenced reality.
Furthermore, I never stated I relied on science to not believe a God exists and science has nothing to say about whether a God exists or not. My conclusion is simple; no evidence to support this belief.
A quick question for you; could you be mistaken about whether a God exists?
And what if you are wrong about God? (And don't give me those Charles Dawkins ramblings about the Juju of the sea). It seem that you have so much faith in science that you are willing to risk being wrong about God. Anyway you try to spin or evade the question, you cannot excape the fact that you have more faith in science than you do in the existence of a god. I really don't see the problem in that so I really don't understand why it is so difficult to admit.
However it happened... it wasn't Thor.... and it wasn't Yahweh... those are illogical silly ideas.
You don't know how the universe was created but you "know" it wasn't Thor or Yahweh? How do you know? The answer is you don't know....but you trust science to believe it is no so. You simply have more faith in science than in Thor or Yahweh to believe that Thor or Yahweh did not create the universe.
A quick question for you; could you be mistaken about whether a God exists?
It seems to me the problem of evil is a real problem, and it is my main barrier to faith. I just have trouble believing in a benevolent creator that cares about people- I see no evidence for it in this world. There is gross unfairness and suffering in the world and I don't believe Christians can account for it.
I grant that I could be wrong, that somehow there is a God in charge of it all and its just like the Christian God and is beyond my understanding. But it would be pretty cruel for such a being to hold honest doubts against me, given the quality of evidence he's left.
And honestly, if it is the case that God exists and he has such a mysterious plan, what does that say about Christian epistemology? How could we take any religious authority seriously if God's will is so inscrutable? It seems to me much more skepticism of religious claims are warranted, regardless of whether or not the Christian God exists.
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