Atheism, Deism & Christianity

[Cinjin]

If christians and muslims give themselves the "right" to kill people who inhabit the land that god promised them or better yet, simply don't agree with them ... than guess what ... I'm going to go ahead and give myself the right to criticize stupidity.

Where are you getting this from? Christians don't have the right to kill anyone, nor are we promised any land. All we're doing is waiting for Christ to establish His Kingdom. We have no marching orders besides to share the gospel.
So no, you don't have the right to criticize. In the sphere of rationality, blind faith has the least amount of legitimacy (read: none).

First of all cherry picker, you didn't address the Muslims, secondly, and more importantly, perhaps you should read the Book of Joshua. God specifically entitled the Hebrews to kill men, women and children and take their lands and possessions. How anyone thinks you have any legitimate points in these debates is beyond me, but somehow you have supporters for this drivel you've been posting.

You have actually admitted there is absolutely no reason to believe what you do, and it is actually contrary to logic.
Yep, that is the paradox of who I am, and unlike you and all your brothers-in-christ, I'm not dishonest about it and pretend that some old manuscript justifies my one sole illogical belief.

It's not "one sole illogical belief", it is at the nexus of your entire worldview. It is a lens through which all things are perceived, and if you don't see the implications of that, you're not very self-aware.

This is just your own verbose opinion, and you are welcome to it. It is completely inaccurate and it means nothing to me. You cannot prove or validate your own foolish opinion any more than I can mine.

I don't *need* evidence, I *have* evidence.
No you don't. Not a single god in the history of mankind, nor the alleged powers of your retarded messiah, has ever been irrefutably proven to exist. The "evidence" you have is only evidence to you. You can believe what ever you want, but silly dreams and an ancient book of lies don't count as evidence to anyone in the rational scientific world. You should just stick to blind faith.

Do you know how ironic your statement is? I should give up what the scientific world considers irrational so I can embrace what the scientific world considers irrational? I have news for you, you're not a member of the "rational" scientific world when you believe in God. I have further news for you, that the secular world doesn't have exclusive domain on reason.

Since I ALREADY ADMITTED that belief in God is irrational and that I have no evidence for it - my statement is NOT ironic. You do know what ironic means right? What's really awesome is now your resort to CYCLICAL PROOF and PREACHING:

(FIRST, THE CYCLICAL "PROOF")

It doesn't take blind faith to know there is a God because it is obvious:

Romans 1:20

For his invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.

Belief in God is logical, reasonable and rational, it is the first order of understanding from whence these things are derived. Anyone denying there is a God is not using the faculties of reason, or logic, or rationality.

You don't have blind faith in God, you are just in denial of who He is. The world says "follow your heart" and you listen:

Jeremiah 17:9

The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

The secular world says that God doesn't exist. You know that isn't true but you listen to them anyway:

Psalm 14:1

The fool has said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that does good.

That isn't rationality.

I can't BELIEVE there are people on this website who actually claim you have me on the ropes with this bull shit.

I am not clinging to a belief in hopes that it is true, I came to a belief because I was convinced it was true. Little bit of a difference.

Clinging? Hopes? That's not remotely accurate, as I don't care if I'm wrong.

(AND NOW THE PREACHING)

You're going to care very much if you are wrong:

Revelation 20:15

If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.

I certainly won't up your warn your for preaching, because I am involved in the conversation, but this is preaching and you need to chill.

Ironically enough though, the one thing that did my convincing of my God is the same thing that convinced you of your god. I wonder if that means I should say thank you!?!?

What are you referring to, specifically?

The BS that you believe "proves" god exists is the same BS that lead me to believe that mine was far more likely.