RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any ?
January 1, 2019 at 12:45 pm
(This post was last modified: January 1, 2019 at 12:49 pm by possibletarian.)
(January 1, 2019 at 12:38 pm)Angelina 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.(December 31, 2018 at 8:49 pm)possibletarian Wrote: 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.None of the horrible things you just named were done by people following the example of Jesus Christ. They were done by what Jesus referred to as hypocrites.
For instance, lets take aside all the instances of child abuse, wars, crusades, slave owning, money hoarding..etc. (we can come back to those)
27 “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of the bones of the dead and everything unclean. 28 In the same way, on the outside you appear to people as righteous but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness." Matthew 23
(December 31, 2018 at 8:49 pm)possibletarian Wrote: 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 ?Christians are doing a lot more than any other private sector group in the world. What you should be asking, is why are the 5 Billion other people in the world not doing more to help?
Remember these claims are the mainstay of your religion, and central to the teachings of the one you call christ.
So tell me, what is a christian, is it someone for instance who keeps christs commands ?
Tell me your definition.
And christians are doing very little when compared to secular governments, the questions you should be asking yourself is why are your brothers and sisters starving while you have plenty, given what christ commanded you ? You are the ones claiming a transformed life by the spirit of the same god who commanded thee things.
'Those who ask a lot of questions may seem stupid, but those who don't ask questions stay stupid'