(May 26, 2016 at 10:40 am)Mister Agenda Wrote: My intent on first reading the KJV Bible was to learn more about God and become closer to him. My intent on reading the Bible again in a Modern English version was to salvage my faith in hopes that the King's English had confused me somehow. The resulting content differed greatly from my intent.Was he questioning my motive? What did he expect to find in the Christianity section on an atheist forum? I didn't come here to praise the lord. I came here to challenge the teachings of the Church. He has no valid argument against the content of that challenge. To wonder at my intent is a poor fall back.
On the face of it, it is not 'irrevocably' true. It is, however, a cheap way to evade difficulties presented to you by other people by appealing to their motive
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_to_motive
The god who allows children to be raped out of respect for the free will choice of the rapist, but punishes gay men for engaging in mutually consensual sex couldn't possibly be responsible for an intelligently designed universe.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
I may defend your right to free speech, but i won't help you pass out flyers.
Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities.
--Voltaire
Nietzsche isn't dead. How do I know he lives? He lives in my mind.
