RE: Philosophical help with a Christian debate
September 22, 2013 at 8:40 pm
(This post was last modified: September 22, 2013 at 8:41 pm by Something completely different.)
(September 22, 2013 at 8:38 pm)Lion IRC Wrote:(September 22, 2013 at 8:36 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: Impossible, since I do not believe fairy tales are real.
Neither do I.
"...once upon a time there was a great nothingness and suddenly something appear out of nowhere and started expanding into the nothingness and getting faster all the time."
Ever heard of the famous laconian phrase used during the wars in which King Phillip the second of Macedon tried to conquere Sparta?
Phillip the second King of Macedon, famous for being the father of Alexander of Macedon, who would be later known as "Alexander the Great", went on a conquest to unite all the Greek city states under his rule in 340 BCE. When Phillip continued his conquest into southern Greece to conquere the city state of Sparta, he was well aware of the reputation that the Spartans had gained in previous history during the various civil wars in Greece and the Persian wars. He knew that it would be a lenghty and bloody war and therefor sent the Spartans a message that read:
Quote:"You are advised to submit without further delay, for if I bring my army into your land, I will destroy your farms, slay your people, and raze your city."
The Spartans sent back a message that read:
Quote:"if"
Both Phillip the second and Alexander the Great never conquered Sparta. They avoided it.
