I don't have a problem with this thread. He kept saying we don't understand it, and is now attempting to explain to us what he thinks we don't understand. We've claimed we DO understand. Thus, this thread is a logical extension of that disagreement.
It's admirable that he would take the time to explain all this to us, rather than just repeating the same "you atheists just don't understand" over and over.
That said, I will be SHOCKED if I actually learn anything from this thread. But I'm willing to wait and see.
I'll be driving back to St. Louis in about half an hour, for the rest of the day, so I won't be able to participate until tonight... but I look forward to seeing what develops.
Good luck to you, Drich.
It's admirable that he would take the time to explain all this to us, rather than just repeating the same "you atheists just don't understand" over and over.
That said, I will be SHOCKED if I actually learn anything from this thread. But I'm willing to wait and see.
I'll be driving back to St. Louis in about half an hour, for the rest of the day, so I won't be able to participate until tonight... but I look forward to seeing what develops.
Good luck to you, Drich.
A Christian told me: if you were saved you cant lose your salvation. you're sealed with the Holy Ghost
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I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.
