This has got to be a troll. As many logical fallacies as possible, and then the old "I was a totally immoral, evil sinner who slept around & did drugs until I found Jesus!" story. So, either a troll or typical born-again Christian, I can't tell any more.
And you would be wrong. But if it makes you happy, then go for it. But read again what you are saying. You're basically saying that faith is a bad thing, yet that's all religious people really have.
And if we could, all you fundie Christians would be running around protesting it because the scientists would be "playing God." Just look at the uproar over cloning.
Pascal's Wager. Ever think that I can't just make myself believe something which has every appearance of being false?
If they believe that God exists and Jesus was the living son of God, then yes, they are Christians whether you like it or not. You don't get to choose who is or who isn't based on your narrow idea.
Yet. "They haven't found life elsewhere" doesn't mean "it's impossible to find life elsewhere." In case you haven't noticed, it's a big fucking universe out there.
False dilemma. You must know everything about the entire universe then, if you're claiming that these are the only two possible explanations.
Good for you. Do whatever makes you happy. I'm betting that there is no such thing as a soul, and so far science agrees with me. Even if it did exist, how could it possibly feel pain when it's immaterial? So the idea of eternal punishment is ludicrous.
The chance of aliens existing is far higher than demons. We know that life appeared on a planet at least once, so it's likely it exists on one of the trillions of other planets out there in the universe. But the demon thing is just more woo woo stuff as far as I'm concerned.
(November 4, 2011 at 2:27 pm)justthetruth Wrote: Well D Thomas I believe it takes more faith to not believe in God than it takes to believe in him.
And you would be wrong. But if it makes you happy, then go for it. But read again what you are saying. You're basically saying that faith is a bad thing, yet that's all religious people really have.
Quote:With all of our scientific knowledge today we can construct skyscrapers, satellites, space probes, cell phones, beautiful homes, vehicles, etc, but we can not create on living cell from scratch.
And if we could, all you fundie Christians would be running around protesting it because the scientists would be "playing God." Just look at the uproar over cloning.
Quote: I have nothing to loose by doing so, and everything to gain.
Pascal's Wager. Ever think that I can't just make myself believe something which has every appearance of being false?
Quote:Over 95% of the people who claim to be Christians really are not.
If they believe that God exists and Jesus was the living son of God, then yes, they are Christians whether you like it or not. You don't get to choose who is or who isn't based on your narrow idea.
Quote:Our scientist have sent space probes to the moon, Mars, Venus, Jupiter and its many moons in hopes of finding one microbe of life. So far they have found nothing.
Yet. "They haven't found life elsewhere" doesn't mean "it's impossible to find life elsewhere." In case you haven't noticed, it's a big fucking universe out there.
Quote:One of two possible answers.
1) It created itself out of nothingness, or
2) just like God said in the Bible, he did it by the power of his Word.
False dilemma. You must know everything about the entire universe then, if you're claiming that these are the only two possible explanations.
Quote:I am betting my soul on God.
Good for you. Do whatever makes you happy. I'm betting that there is no such thing as a soul, and so far science agrees with me. Even if it did exist, how could it possibly feel pain when it's immaterial? So the idea of eternal punishment is ludicrous.
Quote:I do not believe in aliens, but I do believe in seducing demonic spirits.
The chance of aliens existing is far higher than demons. We know that life appeared on a planet at least once, so it's likely it exists on one of the trillions of other planets out there in the universe. But the demon thing is just more woo woo stuff as far as I'm concerned.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
