RE: Ask a Catholic
July 10, 2015 at 11:41 am
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(July 10, 2015 at 9:24 am)Randy Carson Wrote:(July 10, 2015 at 12:56 am)Luckie Wrote:
Sheesh. Another mod. Why does that continue to surprise me? Everyone's a mod but me.
Since you're on vacation, you must have some time for reading. And since you want evidence for Jesus' existence, you can read Bart Ehrman's book, Did Jesus Exist?
Here's a brief snippet just to give you a flavor of what you can look forward to:
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I'm not so mucha mod as I am a forum mascot, really. They keep me around cuz I'm a cute little bunneh. So don't worry about it
I'll look into Mr. Bart Ehrman and his book and reply accordingly; however you did fail to show a relevant clip of why and what proof Bart has to believe in a historical Jesus. Is the Jesus he claims to exist the same Jesus you worship? I'm on vacation for medical reasons--some of which prevent me from being able to read a book due to the medications I'm on. I'd appreciate your understanding on this matter and just keep it simple (quoting relevant-to-your-point texts from the book rather than tasking me with reading the whole book). Is this supposed historian the only historian out there that concludes the existence of Jesus?
Pocaracas! Hey man I missed you too! :thank you for the links, that will be very helpful in catching up. God knows I can't resist the chance "ask a bone-afide Catholic!"
Randy there are a few cool things you can do with the code to make your posts more tidy and relevant. For instance you can put [ h i d e] and [/ hide] (no spaces) before and after long blocks of text while quoting other peoples or your own posts. Also on the upper right hand of every post is a post # that you can right click and hit 'copy link'. Then to quote it, just hit the insert link button and fill out the HTML with the link.
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.
Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.
Dead wrong. The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.
Quote:Some people deserve hell.
I say again: No exceptions. Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it. As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.