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-=d=- said:I ain't tellin'!
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-=d=- said:I ain't tellin'!
-=d=- said:No way. No way in the least. Are you telling us you reject one of life's major decisions/faiths at age FIVE, and that's supposed to mean something? Hell, I rejected peas, girls, and baths when I was five. Two of those things have grown quite close to me now.
Christianity makes logical sense. I'd expect most 5 year olds don't have the logic and certainly lack the wisdom to 'reject' Christ.
I like this response. I'd go with that Matt.no1tovote4 said:Matt,
While I am not a Christian myself, I will attempt to help you find your Path. The assumption that is too often made is that another will help you decide, or give you that last piece of information that will set you on your Path. It is not unique to expect others to work for you and give you that information, but nobody knows better than you which questions you really have and how best they can be answered.
The best way to find your Path, religiously as well as physically, is to decide on a destination. It is impossible to find a Map, or even ask directions if you first do not know where you are going, this is true Metaphorically, religiously, and physically.
If you decide that you have the Faith to believe in God then you have a destination, a course of action can be described, basically directions can be given that will help you to reach your destination.
Much like a Travel Agent nobody here can decide on your destination, they can only give suggestions as to which direction you might take your travel. Until you decide, nobody will be able to set you on your Path.
no1tovote4 said:Matt,
While I am not a Christian myself, I will attempt to help you find your Path. The assumption that is too often made is that another will help you decide, or give you that last piece of information that will set you on your Path. It is not unique to expect others to work for you and give you that information, but nobody knows better than you which questions you really have and how best they can be answered.
The best way to find your Path, religiously as well as physically, is to decide on a destination. It is impossible to find a Map, or even ask directions if you first do not know where you are going, this is true Metaphorically, religiously, and physically.
If you decide that you have the Faith to believe in God then you have a destination, a course of action can be described, basically directions can be given that will help you to reach your destination.
Much like a Travel Agent nobody here can decide on your destination, they can only give suggestions as to which direction you might take your travel. Until you decide, nobody will be able to set you on your Path.
.-=d=- said:No way. No way in the least. Are you telling us you reject one of life's major decisions/faiths at age FIVE, and that's supposed to mean something? Hell, I rejected peas, girls, and baths when I was five. Two of those things have grown quite close to me now.
Christianity makes logical sense. I'd expect most 5 year olds don't have the logic and certainly lack the wisdom to 'reject' Christ.
Powerman said:.
I don't know. I figured out that Santa Claus couldn't exist at about the same age. It wasn't much longer for me that I figured out in much the same way that Chrstianity made no sense. I didn't completely reject it until I was in highschool though when I actually bothered to read the bible.
-=d=- said:So Santa equates to a life long, life altering decision of faith?
Weird.
You seem to be hiding a lot of fear.
Powerman said:Just read the bible. It's supposed to be the inspired word of an omnipotent, omniscient God, yet it is full of contradictions and absurdities.
If certain parts of the bible are so ridiculous that there is no way anyone could believe in it then why should I believe the other parts? Not to mention the story of Jesus is half plagerised from the Babylonian cult of Mithraism. Much in the same way that the story of Noah and the ark was stolden from the Babylonian tale of the epic of Gelgamesh(sp?)
-=d=- said:Again - you label things you don't understand or can't comprehend 'condradiction and farse'. You are clearly intelligent - there's no doubt. Yet you Fear God and truth for some reason...
Not even close. I read what you typed, and understand your argument, but you aren't even CLOSE little brother.
Powerman said:Lable things I don't understand? I understand them. If the bible says in one verse something is black and the next verse it says that it is white it is contradicting itself. For example God said that he would kill Adam if he ate from the forbidden tree yet he didn't. How is that not a contradiction?
no1tovote4 said:That is short-sighted in the extreme. God changed mankind from immortal at that time. In the end, God did kill Adam.
Do you have others?
Powerman said:Do I have others? Oh man I wouldn't know where to start.
Here is a website that helps point out some of the contradictions. It's obviously anti bible but it is using the bible as it's source so it's kinda tough to say it's bias.
Read away
http://skepticsannotatedbible.com/contra/by_book.html
Powerman said:Lable things I don't understand? I understand them. If the bible says in one verse something is black and the next verse it says that it is white it is contradicting itself. For example God said that he would kill Adam if he ate from the forbidden tree yet he didn't. How is that not a contradiction?
15 The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. 16 And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden; 17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
-=d=- said:Please - get your story correct...
Adam and Eve SURELY died after they disobeyed God...spiritually. Not a very hard concept for most people to grasp, is it?
Powerman said:It doesn't sound like he meant spiritually to me. And who are you that you can interpret the bible better than me? You think just because you believe it that you are more qualified to tell me what it means?
Kathianne said:I'm confused why you seem so determined to undermine others' faith. Have they been bothering you?
Powerman said:Yes. I am a biology teacher at a highschool in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and I'm sick of parents telling me that I can't teach anything about evolution and that if I do teach about evolution I should teach about magic apples and talking snakes as well. That type of nonsense has no place in science class. Luckily for me I'm finishing my degree in electrical engineering because I can't stand this job. And the thing that bothers me is that I didn't even plan on teaching evolution in class because it is better left to college anthropology classes and such but the kids ask me so I tell them what I know about it. Maybe if you had a bunch of bible beaters trying to tell you how to do your job you wouldn't be too happy either. But that's not the real reason I mess with people about their faith. It's an educational process for everyone involved in such discussions.
Edited to add: I also have problems with some Christians politically because they hold back things such as stem cell research and spew hatred towards gays.