Having grown up in a very fundy christian family, I can give you the answers that they will either reply with or will actually talk about behind closed doors.
You can see it implied throughout the old testament, but John 1 spells it out: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....blah..blah..blah.
Basically, the power of god comes from his spoken word. I sat through so many chicken/egg discussions but instead they were word of God/God.
Anyway - Later, through the gospels, it proclaims that you can have the power of a god... take a look at Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that the fundy theist doesn't want to know any more. Anything they learn that could cast doubt in their heart on how something was done starts to put a wedge not just between them and god, but between them becoming supernatural beings.... right here on earth. At the meetings I would hear crap like "I cured cancer of everyone I touched today" or how much money they made..
The bottom line is any education, any knowledge, starts to separate them from their inheritance of becoming a superhero right here on earth.
But that is the bottom line. Believe in the word. Have no doubt.. and you can do anything you say.....
I'm still not sure why we haven't seen this really working yet.... must be this damn science stuff.
Cheers
Atheist Pilot
You can see it implied throughout the old testament, but John 1 spells it out: 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God....blah..blah..blah.
Basically, the power of god comes from his spoken word. I sat through so many chicken/egg discussions but instead they were word of God/God.
Anyway - Later, through the gospels, it proclaims that you can have the power of a god... take a look at Mark 11:23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.
I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that the fundy theist doesn't want to know any more. Anything they learn that could cast doubt in their heart on how something was done starts to put a wedge not just between them and god, but between them becoming supernatural beings.... right here on earth. At the meetings I would hear crap like "I cured cancer of everyone I touched today" or how much money they made..
The bottom line is any education, any knowledge, starts to separate them from their inheritance of becoming a superhero right here on earth.
But that is the bottom line. Believe in the word. Have no doubt.. and you can do anything you say.....
I'm still not sure why we haven't seen this really working yet.... must be this damn science stuff.
Cheers
Atheist Pilot
