Thanks for withdrawing the bold Sarah.
Again, you've proven again that even the best sources you can find, there are still no contemporary accounts, not one reference of yours is written when Jesus is supposed to have lived or even shortly after.
The written record existed and records were kept, yet no one wrote about Jesus while he lived, in fact, it took DECADES before anyone thought to put anything on paper/papyrus etc.
Don't you find that even a little bit curious?
I do not think invalid means what you think it means. You phrase it as "its not enough", which implies an internal need for everything to be explained. However, this simply is not the case, there are plenty of things that remain unexplained, but it is foolish to invoke a supernatural being to explain everything.
It seems telling that most of what was attributed to a supernatural being, has now been shown to be nothing of the sort.
To be honest, it is somewhat childish to demand that "Everything in life has a meaning". Its an immature demand for answers that cannot be meaningfully given. Even by religion, considering how many different religions there are.
Otherwise you are left to demand that the popular religion by geographical location local to yourself, happens to be the "right" one.. is absurdly naive.
In terms of Pascals Wager, the premise of this thread, if failing to believe in God, or believing in the wrong God is sinful, then it makes a mockery of the lottery of geographical location. Don't you find that a little unfair?
Again, you've proven again that even the best sources you can find, there are still no contemporary accounts, not one reference of yours is written when Jesus is supposed to have lived or even shortly after.
The written record existed and records were kept, yet no one wrote about Jesus while he lived, in fact, it took DECADES before anyone thought to put anything on paper/papyrus etc.
Don't you find that even a little bit curious?
sarah888 Wrote:Yes, there are no Atheist in fox-holes. Everyone cries out for GOD at somepoint in their life. We have no reason for being here if there is no God. Everything in life has a meaning and a purpose along with reasoning. To simply state "I dont know why we are here is not enough, it seems null and invalid for us as humans to just simply exsist.
I do not think invalid means what you think it means. You phrase it as "its not enough", which implies an internal need for everything to be explained. However, this simply is not the case, there are plenty of things that remain unexplained, but it is foolish to invoke a supernatural being to explain everything.
It seems telling that most of what was attributed to a supernatural being, has now been shown to be nothing of the sort.
To be honest, it is somewhat childish to demand that "Everything in life has a meaning". Its an immature demand for answers that cannot be meaningfully given. Even by religion, considering how many different religions there are.
Otherwise you are left to demand that the popular religion by geographical location local to yourself, happens to be the "right" one.. is absurdly naive.
In terms of Pascals Wager, the premise of this thread, if failing to believe in God, or believing in the wrong God is sinful, then it makes a mockery of the lottery of geographical location. Don't you find that a little unfair?
Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside?
The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm
