Xelasnave.1947
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They would probably be the last to leave.You mean the Bible belters?
Alex
They would probably be the last to leave.You mean the Bible belters?
You sure about that?I 100% believe the God of the bible/tanakh is.
Yes, but I'm also positive Zeus exists.You sure about that?
If this is your premise of truth then you take the Bible as literal. Genesis, the Flood, etc.If you look at ancient history and early texts...
You can't be sure about anything though, as you said. A statement about which I have to criticize. One can't be absolutely sure about anything, but there are degrees of confidence. One can't be absolutely certain that the sun will come up tomorrow, but I'm reasonably certain to a degree that is indistinguishable from being "sure". The evidence of something like evolution is about as sure as things can get in science. But you REALLY can't be sure about anything in religion because there is no credible evidence.Yes, but I'm also positive Zeus exists.
You can't be sure about anything though, as you said. A statement about which I have to criticize. One can't be absolutely sure about anything, but there are degrees of confidence. One can't be absolutely certain that the sun will come up tomorrow, but I'm reasonably certain to a degree that is indistinguishable from being "sure". The evidence of something like evolution is about as sure as things can get in science.
But you REALLY can't be sure about anything in religion because there is no credible evidence.
You want your beliefs to be true. And the only way to be even reasonably sure that something is true is that it has been demonstrated with evidence.I have touched on this in my last post on another thread. At some point everyone has to accept things like evolution, religion, career... etc. because you want to build your version of reality based on things you believe.
You are wrong.People generally are ignorant and just haven't got time to think about big questions so they believe in experts to build their reality. I believe in experience and personal experience in reality, I don't think there is a more reliable source for a belief.
Back from what? I'm advocating for science, which is a reliable demonstrated process for finding things out. Part of it's power is the ability to question assumptions when new data comes along.You might not be in the majority on this one but is it not your disbelief that is holding you back? Theists get stick for not questioning their beliefs when atheists are exactly the same, it's just they think differently.
This is a human trait. Pride. Science addresses this, but religion embraces rigidity, they call it faith.I don't know, but I do know people tend to not change their core beliefs no matter how much evidence they get(including theists).
As opposed to what? A manger?I've just proved the New Testament in Matthews book mentions Jesus was in a house when the wisemen came to see him.
How do you know it was the supernatural that you experienced?Like I say, I regard my reality as the only one that matters to me, and anything supernatural or not that I experience I take on board.
You can't dismiss the actual experience, but are you sure about your interpretation of that experience?What you can't do is disprove something that has no evidence, so after you have had an experience you can't simply dismiss it due to peer pressure, believe what you want without forcing your belief onto others.
Personal experience is notoriously unreliable as an indicator of truth.
It's OK to have (conditional) trust in experts who claim to base their expertise on evidence, where the consensus of neutral parties agrees that the methods are sound.
But, we did notice you like to ignore people's posts that give bible references against which and what you chose to go with...I've just proved the New Testament in Matthews book mentions Jesus was in a house when the wisemen came to see him. No one took notice.
You say your going with that quote and agree the character Jesus never talks to God?"The character of Jesus is something unique to the NT. We have a holy guy who is not married, who never talks to God, ''
I'm going with the quote.
Mark 14.36 and Matthew 27.45 Chelsea 2 Millwall 4.And He did speak to God, in the Garden of Gethsemane ("Take this cup from me.") and on the cross ("Why hast thou forsaken me?").
Optical illusions, inaccurate folk wisdom, superstitions, witchcraft as an explanation for disease, the Flat Earth Society, etc...How do you know?
It's not wrong to dismiss arguments out of hand that are unfalsifiable. One does need to keep an open mind, but not so open that all the true stuff falls out.It is, but it's wrong to write everything else out because you worship the "brain" and science.
But, we did notice you like to ignore people's posts that give bible references against which and what you chose to go with...
My bold below
You say your going with that quote and agree the character Jesus never talks to God?
So, you chose to ignore Sideshow here:Mark 14.36 and Matthew 27.45 Chelsea 2 Millwall 4.
BTW. Your finding of a changing of the Bible (barn to house) I have just heard the Vatican have call a meeting of all Christian faiths.
Optical illusions, inaccurate folk wisdom, superstitions, witchcraft as an explanation for disease, the Flat Earth Society, etc...
I was waiting for that line, you do know it's scientifically impossible right? Let me word that differently. Truth's to you may be wrong, yes? So is it healthy to replace what you once considered the truth with another truth? It's how science works.It's not wrong to dismiss arguments out of hand that are unfalsifiable. One does need to keep an open mind, but not so open that all the true stuff falls out.
That's how religion often gets replaced.Truth's to you may be wrong, yes? So is it healthy to replace what you once considered the truth with another truth?
Exactly.That's how religion often gets replaced.
This one:and again...
What quote?
I must of missed Sidehow's post, I'll try to find it.
Mark 14.36 and Matthew 27.45And He did speak to God, in the Garden of Gethsemane ("Take this cup from me.") and on the cross ("Why hast thou forsaken me?").
You saying your going with the quote that's saying the character Jesus ''never talks to God''. Yet, Sideshow show he does."The character of Jesus is something unique to the NT. We have a holy guy who is not married, who never talks to God, ''
I'm going with the quote.
If the Vatican never invited you to the meeting, don't take it out on me.Lack of knowledge results in your last line... trying to make me look foolish to top it off. Good luck with that.
Dave, you do know if you click the little arrow beside the name in the quote box, it takes you to that post..Exactly.
Can you remember a reply to me with biblical references? I understand I may of failed to respond.
I didn't cite the references but they're well-known enough that most people should recognize them: Jesus asking God in the Garden of Gethsemane to, "Take this cup from me," and Jesus asking God on the cross, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" SweetPea gave the references.Can you remember a reply to me with biblical references? I understand I may of failed to respond.
Truth in this case is the colloquial definition of truth, meaning as sure as possible with given information, not scientific absolute truth, which isn't worth talking about outside of mathematics.I was waiting for that line, you do know it's scientifically impossible right?
I didn't cite the references but they're well-known enough that most people should recognize them: Jesus asking God in the Garden of Gethsemane to, "Take this cup from me," and Jesus asking God on the cross, "Why hast thou forsaken me?" SweetPea gave the references.
I don't know what you are talking about spidergoat. I just said I respect your position, I didn't want to debate "what is the truth?", that is relative to each person.Truth in this case is the colloquial definition of truth, meaning as sure as possible with given information, not scientific absolute truth, which isn't worth talking about outside of mathematics.