RE: Jesus did not rise from the dead -- My debate opening statement.
January 4, 2017 at 4:15 pm
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2017 at 4:17 pm by Astonished.)
(January 4, 2017 at 4:10 pm)21stCenturyIconoclast Wrote:(January 4, 2017 at 4:03 pm)Astonished Wrote: Has there been any attempt to explain why anyone should respect that?
Astonished,
Are you saying that one is not to respect logic, reason, written historicity and the lack thereof, revealing biblical axioms, and the like?
Don't make this notion of Jesus' alleged existence harder than it needs to be.
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My bad, I knew I should have bolded which part I was referring to specifically. No, I was saying that if someone believes something on nothing more than a deep-seated need to believe it (especially in the face of directly contradictory proof), why then do they get to say "That's my belief, you have to respect it." I mean, this is the worst thing about religion, teaching that respect must be given, not earned, and that love is conditional.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
