What a wonderfully worded hasty generalization of an entire groups ability to reason and denial of science Fred, and after an apology none the less. Kindly go fuck yourself.
As to jor’s measured response
How can you show that what you believe is true? I believe Christianity is true through personal experience, personal observation, reliance on other similar experiences, and studying the Bible.
Why do you believe the bible? Because it supports my personal understanding of my relationship with God and, as a whole, informs my personal morality as an authoritative sounding board daily. I also feel the Bible is the inspired word of God and feel it holds multiple perspectives on the life of Jesus Christ and is composed in a way that is indicative of an overarching plan and is inerrant.
And how do you "know" anything about God and what God has to say on anything in order to claim that you believe Him? I don’t “know” if what I believe or follow is from God, aliens, satan, Thor or Vishnu. I trust that when what I reason to be real, is described in a 2000 year old book that it might have some insights, and have faith and hope that my life here is better for following that compass.
As to jor’s measured response
How can you show that what you believe is true? I believe Christianity is true through personal experience, personal observation, reliance on other similar experiences, and studying the Bible.
Why do you believe the bible? Because it supports my personal understanding of my relationship with God and, as a whole, informs my personal morality as an authoritative sounding board daily. I also feel the Bible is the inspired word of God and feel it holds multiple perspectives on the life of Jesus Christ and is composed in a way that is indicative of an overarching plan and is inerrant.
And how do you "know" anything about God and what God has to say on anything in order to claim that you believe Him? I don’t “know” if what I believe or follow is from God, aliens, satan, Thor or Vishnu. I trust that when what I reason to be real, is described in a 2000 year old book that it might have some insights, and have faith and hope that my life here is better for following that compass.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari
