Time For This Challenge Again

[joshua 1 9]

Which god?

MY guess would be that he is referring to the God of the Bible.

 

[TheFriendlyAtheist]

I think what AofD wants to know is:

Why did you give up:

1. the joy of your salvation - (Psalm 51:12)
2. God's goodness - (Psalm 34:8)
3. enlightenment - (Hebrews 6:4)
4. a taste of the heavenly gift - (Hebrews 6:4)
5. partaking of the Holy Ghost - (Hebrews 6:4)
6. the good word of God - (Hebrews 6:5)
7. the power of the world to come - (Hebrews 6:5)

... to embrace a godless discipline?

Especially since Paul warned us that embracing evolution and professing ourselves [Homo] sapiens can lead to atheism - (Romans 1:22).

Wow... That passage doesn't fit at all in this discussion. It's a complete non sequitur.

 

[joshua 1 9]

The bible is a lot of things, but literal is not one of them.

The Bible is literal in that the Bible is a paradigm. A paradigm is a way of thinking.

The word paradigm derives from Greek and Latin and has been in use since the 15th century. In Greek, ‘para’ meaning ‘beside’ and ‘deiknynai’ meaning ‘to display or show’ were combined to form ‘paradeiknyai’, which possessed the literal meaning ‘to display side by side’ (1) (2). The Latin word ‘paradigma’ was used to refer to ‘a model or pattern’, which is still one of the formal meanings of the word paradigm today (1). what is a paradigm? | Macmillan Dictionary Blog

 

[HitchSlap]

MY guess would be that he is referring to the God of the Bible.

Yeah, I don’t believe in that one either.

 

[HitchSlap]

The Bible is literal in that the Bible is a paradigm. A paradigm is a way of thinking.

The word paradigm derives from Greek and Latin and has been in use since the 15th century. In Greek, ‘para’ meaning ‘beside’ and ‘deiknynai’ meaning ‘to display or show’ were combined to form ‘paradeiknyai’, which possessed the literal meaning ‘to display side by side’ (1) (2). The Latin word ‘paradigma’ was used to refer to ‘a model or pattern’, which is still one of the formal meanings of the word paradigm today (1). what is a paradigm? | Macmillan Dictionary Blog

Cool.

 

[joshua 1 9]

Yeah, I don’t believe in that one either.

You do not believe in the God of the Bible? Do you know the God of the Bible?

 

[Ancient of Days]

So if the Atheist truly believes God doesn't exist why do a lot of them spend so much time trying to prove he doesn't exist? If you truly believe something doesn't exist it would only be logical to not waste a moment of time trying to disprove it, since it does not exist.

 

[Bungle_Bear]

So if the Atheist truly believes God doesn't exist why do a lot of them spend so much time trying to prove he doesn't exist?

Where do they do this? Or is this just hyperbole?

If you truly believe something doesn't exist it would only be logical to not waste a moment of time trying to disprove it, since it does not exist.

Your logic is flawed. There are a number of reasons why you might do this including (but not limited to) stopping the teaching of wrong ideas to children.

 

[Ancient of Days]

My logic is sound the actions of the atheist are illogical at best.

"stopping the teaching of wrong ideas to children."

Which one? To love one another?
Love your neighbor as you love yourself?
Love your enemies?
Take care of the poor?
Take care of the widows and orphans? Yeah, that's some real damaging stuff...

 

[Ancient of Days]

"Where do they do this?" Really? Dude, your on a Christian website. The vast majority of atheists here spend countless hours trying to prove God doesn't exist.

My statement still stands.

So if the Atheist truly believes God doesn't exist why do a lot of them spend so much time trying to prove he doesn't exist? If you truly believe something doesn't exist it would only be logical to not waste a moment of time trying to disprove it, since it does not exist.

 

[HitchSlap]

You do not believe in the God of the Bible? Do you know the God of the Bible?

Nope and nope.

 

[HitchSlap]

So if the Atheist truly believes God doesn't exist why do a lot of them spend so much time trying to prove he doesn't exist? If you truly believe something doesn't exist it would only be logical to not waste a moment of time trying to disprove it, since it does not exist.

Exactly.

 

[Bungle_Bear]

My logic is sound

I just demonstrated that it isn't.

Yeah, that's some real damaging stuff...

You probably think that's a clever, witty comeback.

It isn't.

 

[HitchSlap]

My logic is sound the actions of the atheist are illogical at best.

"stopping the teaching of wrong ideas to children."

Which one? To love one another?
Love your neighbor as you love yourself?
Love your enemies?
Take care of the poor?
Take care of the widows and orphans? Yeah, that's some real damaging stuff...

Stoning your daughter because she was raped.
Owning humans as property.

 

[Kylie]

Not my job, not my department.

If you are claiming that something is not real, then you have most certainly MADE IT to be your job!

 

[Bungle_Bear]

"Where do they do this?" Really? Dude, your on a Christian website. The vast majority of atheists here spend countless hours trying to prove God doesn't exist.

If you understood the difference between "God doesn't exist" and "your interpretation of science is wrong" you'd quickly realise that you're claim is in error.

So I'll take it to be hyperbole.

 

[HitchSlap]

"Where do they do this?" Really? Dude, your on a Christian website. The vast majority of atheists here spend countless hours trying to prove God doesn't exist.

My statement still stands.

So if the Atheist truly believes God doesn't exist why do a lot of them spend so much time trying to prove he doesn't exist? If you truly believe something doesn't exist it would only be logical to not waste a moment of time trying to disprove it, since it does not exist.

Sounds like you got it all figured out.

 

[Ancient of Days]

If you understood the difference between "God doesn't exist" and "your interpretation of science is wrong" you'd quickly realise that you're claim is in error.

So I'll take it to be hyperbole.

No, its literal. While me and Hitchslap are on the opposite ends of the spectrum in life I do respect his honesty to my statement. At least he gets it.

 

[Bungle_Bear]

No, its literal. While me and Hitchslap are on the opposite ends of the spectrum in life I do respect his honesty to my statement. At least he gets it.

You've been a member of this site for a little over a week. In that time, how many people have you seen claim that God does not exist?

 

[Ancient of Days]

Is this not the definition of Atheism?
Atheism
Atheism is, in the broadest sense, the absence of belief in the existence of deities. Less broadly, atheism is the rejection of belief that any deities exist. In an even narrower sense, atheism is specifically the position that there are no deities. Atheism is contrasted with theism, which, in its most general form, is the belief that at least one deity exists.