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In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus
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 (May 4, 2025 at 12:31 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(May 4, 2025 at 12:17 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: What's the problem, are you incapable of talking about your faith without this sort of nonsense? So, you’re granting that nothing is impossible? Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
 (May 4, 2025 at 10:44 am)John 6IX Breezy Wrote: And where does "selection pressures" come from? The environment. This is a gross oversimplification. Not everything in the environment is a selective pressure, and not all selective pressures come directly from the environment. Since you've shown that you're capable of answering questions, go ahead and answer Sheldon's question about these allegedly "many" reasons you have for believing in your god. After giving him such shabby treatment for the last couple of pages it's the least you can do.  RE: In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus
May 4, 2025 at 12:53 pm
(This post was last modified: May 4, 2025 at 12:53 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
 (May 4, 2025 at 12:53 pm)John 6IX Breezy Wrote:(May 4, 2025 at 12:42 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: So, you’re granting that nothing is impossible? Square circles are possible, you just have to have faith.
"For the only way to eternal glory is a life lived in service of our Lord, FSM; Verily it is FSM who is the perfect being the name higher than all names, king of all kings and will bestow upon us all, one day, The great reclaiming" -The Prophet Boiardi-
Conservative trigger warning.
![[Image: s-l640.jpg]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/DjAAAOSwpIhe1HCM/s-l640.jpg)  (May 4, 2025 at 12:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(May 4, 2025 at 7:57 am)Angrboda Wrote: Can you explain why you're implying that I said something I didn't? I'd suggest you have reading comprehension issues, but I suspect it's more to do with you not being able to handle someone disagreeing with you. Sure, sure. Okay, boomer. ![[Image: extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg]](https://i.postimg.cc/zf86M5L7/extraordinarywoo-sig.jpg) (May 4, 2025 at 1:04 pm)Angrboda Wrote:(May 4, 2025 at 12:13 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: You said usage varies. I was clarifying my usage. If you’re looking for a fight, sorry, but I can’t accommodate you. And I’m GenX. Boru
‘I can’t be having with this.’ - Esmeralda Weatherwax
I can see both sides. Take the example of a unicorn. If one is going by a strict definition of a creature that has all the attributes of the mythical animal, a white, single-horned, horse-like creature that can only be captured by a virgin, then the odds of such are fairly slim. On the other hand, if one means a single horned quadruped that is similar enough to the legend to have given rise to the legend, then the possibilities are broader. So it really depends on whether you mean a head that is a literal plastic beach ball, or a head that only resembles a beach ball.
(May 4, 2025 at 1:16 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(May 4, 2025 at 1:04 pm)Angrboda Wrote: Sure, sure. Okay, boomer. You undersell yourself. (May 4, 2025 at 1:22 pm)Angrboda Wrote: I can see both sides. Take the example of a unicorn. If one is going by a strict definition of a creature that has all the attributes of the mythical animal, a white, single-horned, horse-like creature that can only be captured by a virgin, then the odds of such are fairly slim. On the other hand, if one means a single horned quadruped that is similar enough to the legend to have given rise to the legend, then the possibilities are broader. So it really depends on whether you mean a head that is a literal plastic beach ball, or a head that only resembles a beach ball. Right; we should be able to reason about entirely mythical things, and even rank them in terms of their biological probability, a unicorn being more likely than a mermaid. I actually remember coming across a similar conversation in the following New Yorker article: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/...ss-monster RE: In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus
May 4, 2025 at 1:41 pm
(This post was last modified: May 4, 2025 at 1:41 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Why would a unicorn be more likely than a mermaid? We're obviously working with the "resembles a" unspoken..and in point of fact there was a rash of "mermaid" sightings in the 14 and 15 hundreds coinciding with deeper and more sustained exploration of coastlines chock full of manatee. Is this what your god is like? A bunch of malnourished sailors spotting manatees and deciding that they saw ariel?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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