(April 11, 2014 at 7:41 pm)GalacticBusDriver Wrote: Are you claiming Joseph fathered him? That would make him no more holy than you.

Yeah, that would mean Mary was an unwed mother, even if she eventually married her child's father. If I'm not mistaken, that still qualifies as a "bastard child" but those more versed on archaic sexual mores might be able to educate me.

All the old "empty tomb" argument. The problem with this is just like a stage illusionist, you are either in on the trick, or too stupid to realize it is a trick. Could it be that the some Hebrews got so desperate to want their savior to show up in their time that they concocted a hero and marketed it?

If you know women cannot literally be sawed in half, and you know all the atoms in a jet won't magically disappear, because of David Copperfield. Then it should be totally conceivable that it is a myth sold to people that wanted a super hero.

Quote: The problem with this is just like a stage illusionist, you are either in on the trick, or too stupid to realize it is a trick.

It isn't even a trick. It's a report of a trick about 70-100 years later.

And shitheads like Rev think it is real.

(April 11, 2014 at 9:30 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: Joseph was married to Mary.

Nope.

Quote:Matt 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.

(April 11, 2014 at 9:30 pm)Revelation777 Wrote:

(April 11, 2014 at 11:43 am)Esquilax Wrote: It's shit like this that demonstrates how disrespectfully uninterested you are in carrying on an actual dialogue.

No matter what I right I have a feeling I will receive criticism.

*write*

(April 11, 2014 at 9:50 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: I have been sharing the Scriptures and trying to answer these questions. You can respectfully disagree with me but brushing me off as unintelligent is unintelligent.

(April 11, 2014 at 11:49 am)Crossless1 Wrote:

(April 11, 2014 at 11:46 am)Revelation777 Wrote: On Free Will
Prov 16:9
Josh 24:15
John 7:17
Rev 3:20
Gal 5:16,17

Concerning Satan - Gen 3:1 combined with Rev 20:2

Oh, look! Someone has broken out the topical Bible.

i'm darned if i do and darned if i don't

It's like arguing with the talking clock.

(April 11, 2014 at 9:30 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: No matter what I right I have a feeling I will receive criticism.

Well, we can treat that scientifically, and see what results we get. All you can say is that what you're currently writing is getting you criticism; to test your claim that anything you write will get criticism, you'd need to try writing a lot of other things. Like an experiment!

So, we're already got plenty of tests for what happens when you write glib, short, polite but not well thought out nothings. Why don't you try writing longer, rational, well supported and engaging posts that don't fall into special pleading and display some level of empathy and interest in the atheist position, and a willingness to meet us halfway in discussing your ideas on neutral ground? You know, anything that shows that you're not just interested in preaching bible verses and feeding your own righteousness complex?

Why not try writing some of that, and see what the reaction is?