Refusing to budge in the face of evidence is not a virtue, it's being pointlessly stubborn and caring more about your beliefs and pride than reality.

(March 13, 2015 at 10:30 am)Mister Agenda Wrote:

(March 13, 2015 at 10:26 am)ronedee Wrote: I don't see what is so earth shattering here, from a Christian perspective?

"IF" you atheists are going to swing from non-belief to believing by these negative observations of Christ? That's the real anomaly... and irrational actions!

At least we stand our ground!

I could not make any sense out of that post.

LOL! You mean you don't have a good comeback?

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(March 13, 2015 at 10:33 am)Norman Humann Wrote:

(March 13, 2015 at 10:26 am)ronedee Wrote: I don't see what is so earth shattering here, from a Christian perspective?

The fact that Jesus' existence as a historical figure (read "real person") is debatable to say the least.

(March 13, 2015 at 10:02 am)ronedee Wrote: "IF" you atheists are going to swing from non-belief to believing by these negative observations of Christ? That's the real anomaly... and irrational actions!

I don't see what you mean by swinging from non-belief to belief. If you're equating the information in the article to the myths about Jesus, check again.

(March 13, 2015 at 10:02 am)ronedee Wrote: At least we stand our ground!

In idiocy. Not very commendable.

Here's the spelling: You either believe Jesus existed, or you don't! Which is it?

The rest is meaningless to a Christian. One vague, so deemed negative account versus 10,000+ positive written accounts.

For the most documented person in history... that's a pretty good record!

(March 13, 2015 at 1:18 pm)ronedee Wrote: The rest is meaningless to a Christian. One vague, so deemed negative account versus 10,000+ positive written accounts.

For the most documented person in history... that's a pretty good record!

You don't have any positive written accounts of Jesus. Bluster doesn't change that.

(March 13, 2015 at 10:38 am)JesusHChrist Wrote:

(March 13, 2015 at 10:26 am)ronedee Wrote: At least we stand our ground!

Sticking doggedly to irrational positions is not a model to be honored. See the Church's intransigence in admitting they fucked up about Galileo and didn't cop to their error until, oh about 400 years later. But they stood their ground!

Jim Jones and company stood their ground too, as did the Nazis.

As do atheists? In search of "nothing". That should be the motto.

The universe is WIDE OPEN for possibility... uh... except for God!

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(March 13, 2015 at 1:27 pm)Esquilax Wrote:

(March 13, 2015 at 1:18 pm)ronedee Wrote: The rest is meaningless to a Christian. One vague, so deemed negative account versus 10,000+ positive written accounts.

For the most documented person in history... that's a pretty good record!

You don't have any positive written accounts of Jesus. Bluster doesn't change that.

Talk about not making any sense! According to who? 2.3 Billion verses.....?

(March 13, 2015 at 10:26 am)ronedee Wrote: "IF" you atheists are going to swing from non-belief to believing by these negative observations of Christ? That's the real anomaly... and irrational actions!

At least we stand our ground!

You've obviously confused critique with acceptance. What isn't so obvious is why.

There's a phrase you should probably look up: "for the sake of argument". Go on ahead, I'll wait.

(March 13, 2015 at 1:34 pm)Parkers Tan Wrote:

(March 13, 2015 at 10:26 am)ronedee Wrote: "IF" you atheists are going to swing from non-belief to believing by these negative observations of Christ? That's the real anomaly... and irrational actions!

At least we stand our ground!

You've obviously confused critique with acceptance. What isn't so obvious is why.

There's a phrase you should probably look up: "for the sake of argument". Go on ahead, I'll wait.

And do you EVER hear us (Christians) talk like there is "no" God? No. "We stand our ground!"

If you were true to your sport, you wouldn't entertain the thought of God, or Jesus! "For the sake of argument" is hypocritical...and annoying!

We are to defend something that you don't believe in to begin with? If we sighted that article, and it were an positive account? LOL! Do I even need to finish the statement?

(March 13, 2015 at 1:46 pm)ronedee Wrote: And do you EVER hear us (Christians) talk like there is "no" God? No. "We stand our ground!"

Of course, because you're afraid to consider that you might be wrong.

(March 13, 2015 at 1:46 pm)ronedee Wrote: If you were true to your sport, you wouldn't entertain the thought of God, or Jesus! "For the sake of argument" is hypocritical...and annoying!

... said some asshole on the Internet whose opinion means jackshit to me.

(March 13, 2015 at 1:46 pm)ronedee Wrote: We are to defend something that you don't believe in to begin with? If we sighted that article, and it were an positive account? LOL! Do I even need to finish the statement?

Personally, I think you logging off would be more appreciated, given the extremely low quality of conversation you're bringing to the table.

Hard to respect someone so small-minded they cannot entertain hypotheticals.

(March 13, 2015 at 1:46 pm)ronedee Wrote: And do you EVER hear us (Christians) talk like there is "no" God? No. "We stand our ground!"

If you were true to your sport, you wouldn't entertain the thought of God, or Jesus! "For the sake of argument" is hypocritical...and annoying!

We are to defend something that you don't believe in to begin with? If we sighted that article, and it were an positive account? LOL! Do I even need to finish the statement?

Quite confusing rambling I must say.

But one question is rather obvious. What do you hope to find on an atheist board?

I'm getting the irresistible urge to take a consecrated Jesus biscuit from the local Catholic Church and torture it.

Nothing like watching the Flesh of Jesus squirm under my questioning. Problem is, you can't flagellate a Jesus biscuit but once; kinda crumbly.

So, more subtle tortures must be used: the pressing with the weight of the "God Delusion", the dipping in meat juice on Friday, the piercing with a rusty nail from my workbench, the mumbling of the Pastafarian prayers over the biscuit...Yes...yes....I must prepare my tools and don my pirate hat with eye patch.

Maybe Sunday.

I wonder how many jesuses you could impale with one nail?