RE: In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus
May 3, 2025 at 10:52 pm
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2025 at 11:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Yes, it is. Imagine my amusement when someone tries to argue for christ as if it's a rational belief founded on a strict adherence to evidentiary logic...even as they themselves invoke magic..which could logically, but perhaps not rationally, resolve such defects. Imagine my disappointment when a believer tries to tell me their faith is unremarkable, non-novel, and mundane, like some bullshit about a parachute, as they advocate for what they would deem the miraculous.
OFC I disagree with them about the case for their faith, but that's not really remarkable. What gets my goat is how they...you..in this case, shit all over it and it's reputation in the process. You see, I have nothing but contempt for believers who behave as you have on these boards, and a strong abiding respect for the faithful who understand the issues with their beliefs and affirm them with eyes wide open. Because that, to put a very fine point on it that you can find in your own magic book...is faith. Let's put a definitive point on this. You know...and you strongly identify, with the fact that your faith is at odds with all of these terms you wish to appropriate and equivocate over.
That.... is what marks it out, in your own fucking mind..as "godly". It's not normal, it's not usual, it doesn't follow the rules. Who but a god, as the fairy story puts it, in it's own words.
OFC I disagree with them about the case for their faith, but that's not really remarkable. What gets my goat is how they...you..in this case, shit all over it and it's reputation in the process. You see, I have nothing but contempt for believers who behave as you have on these boards, and a strong abiding respect for the faithful who understand the issues with their beliefs and affirm them with eyes wide open. Because that, to put a very fine point on it that you can find in your own magic book...is faith. Let's put a definitive point on this. You know...and you strongly identify, with the fact that your faith is at odds with all of these terms you wish to appropriate and equivocate over.
That.... is what marks it out, in your own fucking mind..as "godly". It's not normal, it's not usual, it doesn't follow the rules. Who but a god, as the fairy story puts it, in it's own words.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
