(January 21, 2013 at 12:25 pm)AtlasS Wrote: So the people had failed jesus, result ? group of bandits invade rome & set it on fire.
Dark ages hit europe
Religious leaders love to play the game of "heads I win, tails you lose".
Times are great: the blessing of the gods be upon us. We must continue to give them praise so they may continue...
Times are crappy: the gods are displeased with us. We must continue to give them praise so they will forgive us and lift the curse...
See also the logical fallacy of confirmation bias.
See also the selective way this logic is used. Or is there some explanation for why Allah has allowed the Muslim world to fall into a Dark Ages of their own following an age where Christian imperialists colonized their lands after zooming ahead of the Muslim world in technology.
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist