(November 29, 2008 at 10:27 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Yes
Pslam. this won't happen in our life time. I don't think it will EVER happen. Basically the chance of Jesus returning is like the chance that gravity will stop working and 746 rainbow coloured martians commanded by Zeus and a half goblin half horse that loves to eat honey and drink pear cider will suddenly appear out of nowhere and start orbiting every planet in the universe including Earth of course.
The question always remains no matter how much you believe it can't happen. The question is, "What if?" Think about it for a minute. What are you going to do when it's broadcast all over the cable news channels and internet that a man claiming to be the second coming Messiah has entered in to the Temple in Jerusalem? And this Messiah is raising the dead out of their Tombs? I think that would be a scary moment for atheists. But that's just my opinion and belief.
Quote:And how will we ever know if it happens AFTER our life time anyway? You're in a no-lose situation if you simply play the "faith card" and ignore evidence. Or the absence of evidence.
As I explained previously. The lack of evidence arguement is flawed. The absence of evidence is invalid until every last option has been explored. Since we know that can never happen.. how can you say for sure if there is a higher power?
Quote:If you just keep putting the date further and further away then hypothetically speaking, if the human race survived for a trillion trillion trillion trillion trillion years and people still believed in Jesus AND Jesus STILL hadn't come...should they push it back further still? You're in a "no-lose" situation there aren't you? Of course you're in a no-win situation too. Its a load of bullshit really.
Yes, It's comforting to know that believers in Christ are in a no-lose situation. If Jesus was God, I win. If there is no God, that means I don't lose.
Quote:Jesus will come when not only pigs fly but donkeys play the harp Yahweh and Zeus fight to the death and 7 hydras fight the invisible pink unicorn while an intangible invisible mint and chocolate chip flavoured goblin that looks a bit like a cactus takes over the universe. Or maybe it won't even happen then! Those two possibilities very probably aren't connected, lol.
You don't have to believe Jesus Christ will return. That is your belief, nothing more, nothing less. You cannot prove Jesus won't return, the same way I can't prove he will.