RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any ?
December 31, 2018 at 8:49 pm
(This post was last modified: December 31, 2018 at 8:50 pm by possibletarian.)
(December 31, 2018 at 8:31 pm)Angelina Wrote:(December 31, 2018 at 12:13 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Really? Even more good than Muslims? Are Christians better as people than Muslims?Only God can be the judge of who is really good, but I believe God sent us Jesus as our very best teacher. Islam is just copy cat religion, and Christians are doing much more good in the world from what I can see, and unless you can provide research that shows anything to the contrary, I am sticking with that. We have cut the starvation problem in the world more than in half. We shelter and feed homeless people, give free counseling to people who are grieving loved ones, give aid to needy families, fund programs that bring clean drinking water and medical assistance to those in need, help people get off drugs and start their lives over again, and the list just goes on and on.
No one is doubting that some christians do good things, the scepticism comes from your comment that christianity has done the world a big favour.
For instance, lets take aside all the instances of child abuse, wars, crusades, slave owning, money hoarding..etc. (we can come back to those) and just lets concentrate on one you made a big point of .. hunger. If christians truly believed they should give to the poor, and that god would bless them in return, then why are thousands of your brothers and sister starving to death in some of these countries ?
Remember these claims are the mainstay of your religion, and central to the teachings of the one you call christ.
(December 31, 2018 at 8:49 pm)Jehanne Wrote:(December 31, 2018 at 8:31 pm)Angelina Wrote: Only God can be the judge of who is really good, but I believe God sent us Jesus as our very best teacher. Islam is just copy cat religion, and Christians are doing much more good in the world from what I can see, and unless you can provide research that shows anything to the contrary, I am sticking with that. We have cut the starvation problem in the world more than in half. We shelter and feed homeless people, give free counseling to people who are grieving loved ones, give aid to needy families, fund programs that bring clean drinking water and medical assistance to those in need, help people get off drugs and start their lives over again, and the list just goes on and on.
Angelina,
You are Ignorance on Parade. Go out to the Google Play Store or iTunes and download "Audible". Setup your free account in minutes and then do a search on "The Great Courses". Download your first course for free and one per month for $14.95. I would suggest starting with the New Testament course by Professor Bart Ehrman. You might want to move on to the "Big Bang and the Rise of Humanity" class after that. Also, the book "Dot, Dot, Dot...Infinity plus God equal folly" will help you understand some issues in cosmology that you seem to be struggling with.
Best,
Dawn
I also recommend ''How Jesus became god'' by Bart Ehrman.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'