why would an open-minded person- who knows the limitations of science- deny the truth of jesus?....makes no sense
Let's explore that, firingseeds.
From Merrim-Webster
Open-minded: (Adj) Receptive to ideas or arguments.
Tell me, Seeds, how a man can be open-minded and accept the "Truth of Jesus" on the evidence given for it? To accept Jesus based on what facts are given, it would be the same as accepting the "Truth of Molliwogwimpiqs." In other words, utter nonsense.
truth is truth no matter where it's found.
Granted, but without any evidence to back it up, how do you know it is the truth? I'll tell you how...
Most likely, a Bible was the first religious text available to you in life, and your parents shoved it in front of you. As a young person, most likely an exceptionally impressionable one, you were walked through this story of a supreme being whom promised life eternal for all who accept it's word. Being young and impressionable, and the product of a religious houshold, you accepted it simply because this book which everyone tells you is truth says so, and so do your parents, and so does your priest. Today, a few years later, the words of your priest, parents, and this book which has been sold to you for more than anyone should pay for eternal life--your reasoning mind--you are blind to arguments against the Biblical stories. No matter how convincing they might be to anyone who can think freely and are truly open-minded, you won't hear them out.
Is this you, Firingseeds?
aahh, yes, me too. and i enjoy being open-minded.
Again, see above. Because you, sir, are not open-minded. If you were, you would not take the Bible at face value without any evidence to support it.
i denied jesus once- as many of us do. by reading his word, i learn't the truth.
So you denied Jesus...based on what? Were you thinking more clearly back then? And how impressionable are you that it took only the reading of the New Testament to convince you? I would imagine, really, that had you read the Qua'ran first, you would have accepted that instead. Simply for the fact that all you had to do was read the Bible to be sold on it.
this truth doesn't come from the outside, either;
No? But you got it from reading the Bible. How does it not come from the outside? If it had, you would never have had to read the Bible to know of Jesus.
they teach in buddha- same thing. the old zen monks walked the path of god, but they had no teaching of jesus.
I'm not sure, but I don't think Buddhism isn't a religion, nor do they have faith in a God, so to speak. But again, there is no arguing your close-minded perspective. To you, any good deeds or lives lead are done so in the name of God, be it wittingly or not.
So convienient that you believe in something which, by nature, cannot be disproven....
if your life-raft has holes in it, then it will sink. remember to keep close to one that doesn't have holes. the law requires that u pick up all survivors
Didn't God wipe out all those who didn't believe in him at one point?
JD
