They worship their magic special book and their imaginary friend, who is going to give them mansions by streets of gold, happiness forever, and a crown for every soul they save.  So they read articles from people on how to "save the lost" and come here, to the den of the most lost of all.  And they somehow think by spouting verses from their holy book, that the magic book and the imaginary friend will reach in and tweak our brains, just because they were loyal and holy enough to dare to come here and witness.  And their imaginary friend will pat them on the back, give them another crown, and they will be able to brag to all of their church friends.

Quote:I'm wonder why those with faith argue things such as the following.

(April 4, 2016 at 9:49 pm)Goosebump Wrote:

Quote:Drich

If God is the Alpha and Omega then this method of verification would not work unless He made a portion of Himself available to this method of collecting data. Which He hasn't. 

This is where you loose me. If it is the alpha and omega, isn't that what you'd want to prove? Also how do you know that it hasn't made a portion or all of its self available?

Mmmm...did you forget about Jesus?

It's an easy story to forget if you'd just work on it a little.

(April 8, 2016 at 9:45 am)vorlon13 Wrote: Why so many arguers for the faith so unwilling to comport themselves fully in accordance to Scripture ??

(and before anyone steps up to that with an answer, let me go get some strychnine and asps)

because we can't.

The goal is to be Holy/God like. we are not God so therefore we can't mirror his nature.

(April 8, 2016 at 10:04 am)drfuzzy Wrote: They worship their magic special book and their imaginary friend, who is going to give them mansions by streets of gold, happiness forever, and a crown for every soul they save.  So they read articles from people on how to "save the lost" and come here, to the den of the most lost of all.  And they somehow think by spouting verses from their holy book, that the magic book and the imaginary friend will reach in and tweak our brains, just because they were loyal and holy enough to dare to come here and witness.  And their imaginary friend will pat them on the back, give them another crown, and they will be able to brag to all of their church friends.

actually the 'tweak' is more akin to simply turning on a light so you can see what is going on around you.

(April 8, 2016 at 12:53 pm)Minimalist Wrote: It's an easy story to forget if you'd just work on it a little.

I'm sure at your age, there are many stories that are 'easy to forget.'

(April 11, 2016 at 9:26 am)Drich Wrote:

(April 8, 2016 at 10:04 am)drfuzzy Wrote: They worship their magic special book and their imaginary friend, who is going to give them mansions by streets of gold, happiness forever, and a crown for every soul they save.  So they read articles from people on how to "save the lost" and come here, to the den of the most lost of all.  And they somehow think by spouting verses from their holy book, that the magic book and the imaginary friend will reach in and tweak our brains, just because they were loyal and holy enough to dare to come here and witness.  And their imaginary friend will pat them on the back, give them another crown, and they will be able to brag to all of their church friends.

actually the 'tweak' is more akin to simply turning on a light so you can see what is going on around you.

Solipsism is like finding the cat, and then saying it isn't there.

(April 11, 2016 at 9:44 am)drfuzzy Wrote:

(April 11, 2016 at 9:26 am)Drich Wrote: actually the 'tweak' is more akin to simply turning on a light so you can see what is going on around you.

This is awesome, thank you!