RE: DNA Proves Existence of a Designer
January 10, 2019 at 5:18 am
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2019 at 5:39 am by T0 Th3 M4X.)
(January 9, 2019 at 5:15 pm)Anomalocaris Wrote:(January 9, 2019 at 5:13 pm)CDF47 Wrote: Yes, I let them know earlier that every knee will bow.
Ah, yes, the self-styled humble messenger of god speaks. And in that self-appointed role he imaging himself to no longer be the fallible and particularly gullible and ignorant human being he is.
Suddenly it seems more clear why so many confused and ignorant people have word of god to spread.
Humble? Me? It depends, but I don't think I'm anywhere close to being as humble as I should at times. On this site, nope not a chance. In a different setting, probably so, but not always.
So I should assume you're not ignorant? I suppose humble too? Just let me know so I don't get it wrong.
(January 9, 2019 at 5:56 pm)pocaracas Wrote:(January 9, 2019 at 3:59 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: - If there are churches with these images, then they are the ones making the choice to have those images. I can't think of any requirement that would demand they do so.
Have you ever seen a Christian church without a cross?
(January 9, 2019 at 3:59 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: - I wouldn't call it "external", but rather quite the opposite. If God dwells within us, then I think it's fair to say that God will likely communicate to us from within. If I inject bias and call it being schizo, then I am creating a problem. I believe if something is questionable, you bounce it off scripture and see if one reflects the other. God will confirm God.
Don't you think you're injecting bias when starting with god?
If you start with god, how can you end with anything different?
"God will confirm God" is circular and not a valid way to reason out if it is indeed God.
What if there was no scripture? What if you were living in a place and time where you had no access to scripture?
I'll give you the fact that God is within you... within me. The concept of god, that is.
No God has ever shown the ability to communicate with me. And I'm sure there are many many like me. And I doubt that it's just because of a lack of belief. Why would a god hide from someone who simply doesn't believe? What is the power of belief to a god?
But... what is the power of belief to your psyche?... ah... it is a very great power. One that cannot be discounted, ever.
The Church isn't the building, but rather the people. If they meet in a park without a cross, it is still Church. If someone builds a structure and calls it a "church", it is understood as such. If everybody puts a cross in those buildings, then it is symbolic, but not a requirement. Is it wrong to do so? Quite possibly, but I would probably explore the matter more before I affirm, so I dunno.
- If I start with God, continue with God, and God is sufficient, then I won't fail.
- If God is sufficient, then why can't God confirm God?
- I don't live in a place and time with no access to scripture. If God sets His Word equal to himself, then He is sufficient as the source even if I don't have a book with scripture written down in front of me. If God dwells in me, then I have what I need regardless.
- I don't believe God is hiding from you.
- Seek God, remove your own bias, and let God do it His way.
- When man decided to be the determining factor, that's when the problem began. If that was the problem, then remove man as the determining factor.
