RE: On the subject of Hell and Salvation
March 4, 2019 at 7:06 am
(This post was last modified: March 4, 2019 at 7:11 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(March 3, 2019 at 3:47 pm)MilesAbbott81 Wrote:Not at all, though obviously stories of divine relationships and interaction are meant to typify the object of belief, just as your own magic book is a collection of stories about a god appearing in human form and having superficial relationships with people.(February 25, 2019 at 4:19 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote: OFC you missed that, you were born centuries after classical greek paganism died down? Yes, the gods were once believed to intervene and chat up mortals..to have a personal relationship with them..they even had demi-god children with them.....
Your myths are an item in that set.
I understand that you were replying to someone else with this, but your argument is foolish and I'm going to point out why.
You're talking about isolated incidents of some god appearing in human form and having a superficial relationship with various individuals. Completely different story with Jesus Christ, Who has an intimate relationship with every single person ever created, to the point of determining the fates of the very hairs on our heads (Luke 12:7).
The notion of fate determining forces and supernatural knowledge are similarly well represented in all other forms of theism. The central and defining position of theism, all theism..yours, the greeks, whomever, is a personal god that interacts. This is what separates it from other forms of god belief, but is not a difference between any representative of theistic belief.
-but nevermind all of that, when was the last time jesus popped down to the bar and had a drink with you? Does he watch while you pee and count the times you shake it? Any benefits to this intimate relationship?
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