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Poll: WELL???
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Didn't happen.
42.86%
3 42.86%
Couldn't happen.
28.57%
2 28.57%
Reset button.
14.29%
1 14.29%
The End of All Things.
14.29%
1 14.29%
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What if Jesus had failed?
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RE: What if Jesus had failed?
(August 21, 2013 at 9:41 am)Drich Wrote: The reason you hear 'you do not understand' is because most likely you don't.
True, it's a nonsensical story, both the typical version and yours.
Drich Wrote:You may have a version of Christianity based off of some other version of it
I agree, seeing as there are thousands of "versions" of it.
Drich Wrote:, but most times your personal version has been warped or tweaked just enough to support some supposed God paradox or in this case to frame out a one sided survey. Either way, its still not biblical Christianity. It's something you made up.
Biblical Christianity itself is something that someone made up, and that people continue to interpret and re-interpret as time goes on. The lack of any unified interpretation and the poor/sloppy explanations of god, his nature, and his actions in the Bible make it quite easy to point out the paradoxes.

(August 21, 2013 at 11:05 am)CleanShavenJesus Wrote: Since he didn't exist, should I be picking the "couldn't happen" option?

For the sake of fun and pedantry, you can consider it philosophically!

I selected option 3 because it seems the most plausible one if the god of the Bible exists. If we are made in his image, why wouldn't this be the third or fourth universe he created? Men are imaginative and inventive, but we tend to have to go through many iterations of a design before we get it right, then we improve upon it as we go.

If we reflect god's qualities and god really is the pinnacle of perfection, he'd have to be the ultimate inventor... constantly creating stuff that didn't work and improving as he went until he wound up with something workable and could start to improve it. The current reality is probably Beta Phase 2, or something. Drich is what god would call an "unhandled exception." Big Grin
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."

-Stephen Jay Gould
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What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 21, 2013 at 7:53 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 21, 2013 at 8:17 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 21, 2013 at 9:07 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 21, 2013 at 8:20 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 21, 2013 at 8:26 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 21, 2013 at 8:35 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 21, 2013 at 9:41 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 21, 2013 at 11:20 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Darwinian - August 21, 2013 at 8:36 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 21, 2013 at 9:45 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by freedomfromforum - August 21, 2013 at 2:27 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Doubting Thomas - August 21, 2013 at 8:42 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by KichigaiNeko - August 21, 2013 at 9:37 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by FallentoReason - August 21, 2013 at 9:45 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by FallentoReason - August 21, 2013 at 9:50 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 21, 2013 at 12:43 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by max-greece - August 22, 2013 at 1:29 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by max-greece - August 21, 2013 at 11:05 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by CleanShavenJesus - August 21, 2013 at 11:05 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 21, 2013 at 11:17 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 21, 2013 at 2:11 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 21, 2013 at 2:42 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 21, 2013 at 2:58 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by FallentoReason - August 21, 2013 at 8:57 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 22, 2013 at 8:53 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 22, 2013 at 9:54 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 22, 2013 at 2:41 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 23, 2013 at 7:42 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 23, 2013 at 9:12 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by gall - August 22, 2013 at 10:05 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 22, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 22, 2013 at 11:44 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by smax - August 24, 2013 at 7:31 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by rexbeccarox - August 22, 2013 at 1:47 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by smax - August 22, 2013 at 2:15 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 22, 2013 at 2:22 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 22, 2013 at 4:50 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by smax - August 22, 2013 at 7:02 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 22, 2013 at 5:00 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Faith No More - August 22, 2013 at 5:13 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 22, 2013 at 5:30 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Faith No More - August 22, 2013 at 6:03 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 23, 2013 at 7:50 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Godschild - August 23, 2013 at 5:19 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 22, 2013 at 5:08 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Anomalocaris - August 22, 2013 at 5:15 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 22, 2013 at 5:34 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 22, 2013 at 6:05 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Faith No More - August 22, 2013 at 9:00 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 22, 2013 at 11:43 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 7:31 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 23, 2013 at 7:59 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 8:13 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by pineapplebunnybounce - August 23, 2013 at 10:55 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 3:07 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Silver - August 23, 2013 at 3:08 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 4:09 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Silver - August 23, 2013 at 4:13 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 5:12 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Silver - August 23, 2013 at 5:18 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Crossless1 - August 23, 2013 at 5:22 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 22, 2013 at 5:34 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Godschild - August 22, 2013 at 6:46 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 22, 2013 at 7:13 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by smax - August 22, 2013 at 7:40 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 12:37 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by ronedee - August 23, 2013 at 1:04 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 1:36 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Darwinian - August 23, 2013 at 7:43 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Faith No More - August 23, 2013 at 7:47 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 7:58 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 23, 2013 at 10:08 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Drich - August 23, 2013 at 4:05 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Bad Writer - August 23, 2013 at 12:20 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 12:30 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by ronedee - August 23, 2013 at 12:42 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 12:45 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 4:52 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 5:19 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 23, 2013 at 5:14 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 23, 2013 at 5:22 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Godschild - August 23, 2013 at 5:34 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Captain Colostomy - August 23, 2013 at 5:42 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by max-greece - August 23, 2013 at 5:37 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 5:40 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 6:04 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Captain Colostomy - August 23, 2013 at 6:19 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 23, 2013 at 6:22 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 24, 2013 at 8:28 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 24, 2013 at 9:49 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by MindForgedManacle - August 24, 2013 at 5:06 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Ryantology - August 23, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 23, 2013 at 9:02 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Cato - August 24, 2013 at 1:34 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 24, 2013 at 3:39 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by MindForgedManacle - August 24, 2013 at 1:55 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by ThomM - August 24, 2013 at 9:10 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Godschild - August 24, 2013 at 4:47 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by ronedee - August 24, 2013 at 9:16 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Tonus - August 26, 2013 at 5:50 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Bad Writer - August 24, 2013 at 1:06 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 24, 2013 at 10:58 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by ronedee - August 24, 2013 at 11:11 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Bad Writer - August 24, 2013 at 11:19 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 25, 2013 at 12:40 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 25, 2013 at 7:01 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by ParCutz - August 24, 2013 at 11:33 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Minimalist - August 25, 2013 at 11:03 am
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Sword of Christ - August 25, 2013 at 3:45 pm
RE: What if Jesus had failed? - by Bad Writer - August 25, 2013 at 5:04 pm

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