(May 1, 2016 at 10:11 pm)Stimbo Wrote:

(May 1, 2016 at 9:48 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: I am reading the bible to learn about the bible. First time in my 33 years of life. So far I have found it utterly disgusting, violent, and morally bankrupt. In between the places where I am horrified, I'm laughing at how ridiculous the supernatural claims are. It's scary to think about how many people still believe in its contents.

I just find it painfully dull and boring. I'm not surprised all the preachers have to jazz it up.

God, yes. All that genealogy is awful. *snooze*

(May 1, 2016 at 10:16 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote:

(May 1, 2016 at 10:11 pm)Stimbo Wrote: I just find it painfully dull and boring. I'm not surprised all the preachers have to jazz it up.

God, yes.  All that genealogy is awful.  *snooze*

All the Bob begat Simon who begat Phil who begat ... ?

Yeah, drives ya nuts, doesn't it?

Minimalist Wrote:

Quote:Minimal facts argument

Uh-oh.... where have I heard that fucking bullshit before?

Oh yeah.... this asshole.

http://atheistforums.org/thread-34162.ht...l+facts%22

Perhaps it is time to clean out the sock drawer?

Perhaps he has a point. The facts are, indeed, minimal.

Godschild Wrote:

Quote: I would think you would be more concerned as to why God has blind you to the reality of Christ.

GC

Mysterious ways.

Godschild Wrote:

BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:psst...you can't use the Bible to prove the Bible.  Tell your mates.

Boru

 So that means you can't use scientific books to prove things of science in that book.

GC

That is correct. The book only provides the findings of science, the 'things of science' are proven in the lab and in the field.

Minimalist Wrote:Uh-oh.... where have I heard that fucking bullshit before?

Oh yeah.... this asshole.

http://atheistforums.org/thread-34162.ht...l+facts%22

Perhaps it is time to clean out the sock drawer?

Nah. Unless Randy took some acting classes and learned to formulate conclusive sentences without copy pasting, this isn't a Randy sock. The unmistakable arrogance is also missing - as of yet.

Godschild Wrote:

TheRocketSurgeon Wrote:If "no one can say how God will answer prayer" means that the results of praying for someone are statistically indistinguishable from doing nothing, why do you think praying does anything at all?

Also... a billion Hindus are sure that Lord Krishna is real, and that you're living a chancy life. Do you really want to risk the wrath of the Lord of Time, the Destroyer of Worlds?

Just sayin'.

 Let's address the Hindus first, my God created those billion people, I'll take my chances with Him as your wife does.

God doesn't care about statistics, He cares about people. I know prayer works, I've seen it work, it is away of communicating with God and communication is important in a relationship.

GC

The Hindus think Brahma created you, and they have just as much evidence that they can show to prove they're right as you do.

(May 2, 2016 at 12:02 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Mysterious ways.

 No, told to everyone in the Bible.

GC

Godschild Wrote:

The_Empress Wrote:Meh. In my view, chancier would be living life according to dogma put down by uninformed, ignorant men thousands of years ago, and cherry-picked by uninformed, barbaric, and controlling men hundreds of years after that.

If the god of creation chooses to damn most of the atheists on this board, it's his loss. For the most part, we are a decent, empathetic, charitable, hard-working group of people. If we're not whom he wants in his kingdom, I'll pass on being included.

 Really you would pass on a life that is going to be so good it's not describable in any way man could understand. It seems to me the people who claim to be intelligent and want to learn would want to spend an eternity learning about the eternal God, eternal as in his being is so vast we can't ever learn everything about God. You would trade this opportunity to spend an eternity suffering in hell, no chance of learning anything new ever, I'm not saying hell is a fire and brimstone place, it's a place of regret and hate beyond belief.

Let me ask you this have you ever studied the Bible to find out what it truly holds and what it tells us about the eternal God of creation?

GC

GC, if you send me a hundred bucks, I guarantee you a life that is going to be so good it's indescribable. Are you going to send me the money? If not, why not? I should add that if you don't, your home will blow up killing you and your loved ones.

I know your question wasn't addressed to me, but since it's the kind of thing you ask: I read the Bible cover-to-cover twice, starting with the KJV and then The Living Bible. I honestly couldn't say how many times I've read Genesis and the Gospels and Acts. Having done so has a lot to do with why I'm an atheist today.

(May 2, 2016 at 12:06 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote:

Godschild Wrote: So that means you can't use scientific books to prove things of science in that book.

GC

That is correct. The book only provides the findings of science, the 'things of science' are proven in the lab and in the field.

 There are things that's been called proven yet remain unproven.

GC