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    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
why am i always accused of preaching? i would hope someone would give me the benefit of the doubt by now that i wont bite anyone here. anyway, speaking of the offensiveness of Christianity: i think ...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 7, 2022 at 4:49 am
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
to follow up on the "collective tone", what i said to Grand Nudger was not meant to sound condescending (Grand Nudger: if you took it that way, i'm sorry). *but i said it because it really needed to ...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 6, 2022 at 7:18 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
GUBU: and i was speaking collectively in response to Grand Nudger to show that this is a matter we all struggle with, not to be a hypocrite.
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 6, 2022 at 6:02 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Angrboda and Fake Messiah: yes, i definitely agree: there is no way to know who is or isnt a Christian. but a Christian isnt expected to know. it's not a Christian's business to judge: Christ is the...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 6, 2022 at 6:00 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Mister Agenda: i also want no part of the "mainstream" approach to Christianity, so i understand people's disillusionment with the entire thing. anyone can call himself a Christian, but this doesnt m...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 6, 2022 at 6:16 am
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Grand Nudger: do you understand Christianity? if you know the message of Christianity, you know that a Christian is commanded to share his beliefs with others, using only sound doctrine, so what else...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 4, 2022 at 5:45 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
arewethereyet: i think having a bias for doing what we believe is right is the bias we should all have. Grand Nudger: i think the connection between blood and sacrifice has always been recognized eve...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 4, 2022 at 11:58 am
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Boru: the Bible mentions these things, but to take these things out of the context of the standards of the time and judge them based on how they would be regarded today distorts the significance of ev...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 3, 2022 at 7:10 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Mister Agenda: i understand. Christ didnt say to hate our families, though: he said to love him more than our families. if we put our family above all things, we fall into sin quickly because that'...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 3, 2022 at 3:13 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Boru: i believe it's true that many that call themselves Christians do malignant things but i believe their actions are the result of fear and doubt. fear and doubt are cancerous; the Bible speaks ag...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 3, 2022 at 2:43 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Jehanne:reading the author's book would let me know his definition, but not that of any of the users here. Grand Nudger: first, thank you for taking the time to explain this; i may read over this aga...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 3, 2022 at 10:50 am
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Grand Nudger: from what ive gathered about the term "atheism", i believe it only means a disbelief in idols, what i think youve called "narrative devices". i believe this agrees with Christianity; it...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 3, 2022 at 4:45 am
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Grand Nudger: yes, i believe so. i think a lot of the resistance to the belief/concept of God has to do with common interpretations of certain verses in the Bible. for example, much of the omnipoten...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 3, 2022 at 12:14 am
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
Boru: i dont understand: what do you mean by "have It removed"?
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 2, 2022 at 7:53 pm
    Thread: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superior to atheism
Post: RE: Even if theism is a failure, it's still superi...
i'm not sure where to start with so many pages, but i'll try to start here. i get the feeling there's an argument that God is located/operates in/from one place, but the Bible says that God is in all...
 rlp21858 Religion 491 36203 November 2, 2022 at 6:49 am
    Thread: Credible/Honest Apologetics?
Post: RE: Credible/Honest Apologetics?
TheJefe817: i dont have any reading material, but i mentioned about the Taoist conception of God in the other thread and its connections to Christianity. does that help you any?
 rlp21858 Christianity 212 20766 August 4, 2022 at 12:49 pm
    Thread: Credible/Honest Apologetics?
Post: RE: Credible/Honest Apologetics?
i'll see if i can contribute anything. first, Jefe817: do you understand that i wasnt trying to offend you when i encouraged you to pursue your faith, and does my statement make any more sense to you...
 rlp21858 Christianity 212 20766 July 27, 2022 at 7:52 am
    Thread: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
Post: RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
well, i only hoped to remind the members here that to pursue faith doesnt have to involve shutting their eyes to any information they currently know, but i dont think i can make people really understa...
 rlp21858 Christianity 168 11482 July 2, 2022 at 5:42 pm
    Thread: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
Post: RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
Deesse23: yes, on faith. i only regard one God but the "other gods"/religions i acknowledge in a way: i believe God (Taoist definition) was giving witness of himself by whatever truth was taught to m...
 rlp21858 Christianity 168 11482 July 2, 2022 at 7:17 am
    Thread: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
Post: RE: A Believer's Thoughts on Faith
Deesse23: i believe the God of Islam and of Christianity are the same. in one of Belacqua's last posts he mentions the Taoist definition for God and i believe their definition and the Christian defin...
 rlp21858 Christianity 168 11482 July 1, 2022 at 8:21 pm