(November 12, 2013 at 6:57 pm)Rationalman Wrote: I don't know, makes me wonder why an all powerful, all knowing, universe creator would bother with a few billion large brained apes scampering around on a blue and green speck.
well...me too!
(November 12, 2013 at 6:57 pm)Rationalman Wrote: No, you don't need to see something to know it exists, you need evidence
uh...what is the difference?
(November 12, 2013 at 6:57 pm)Rationalman Wrote: No, that is not faith. That is an example of reasonable belief. She knew that you knew she had bought a car. She knew that you knew that it didn't have hubcaps. She knew that she didn't buy and put the hubcaps on her car. She knew that it is extraordinarily unlikely that someone put them there by mistake. And considering you already loaned her money to buy the car, it is not unreasonable to assume that you would spend further money on it because you love your daughter.
And unless you are an incredibly good lier, your 'surprised face' combined with your confused 'what hubcaps?' exclamation implied that you were in fact lying and knew exactly what she was talking about.
Faith is gullibility. Faith is the excuse people give for believing in something despite lack of evidence or evidence to the contrary.
You are speculating about my daughter. You have only the evidence I gave you.
I have several kids that could've done it. My daughter is in college, with many friends there. She has 3 uncles, and two grandfathers that give her stuff all the time. Not to mention her boyfriend who is always doing stuff for her.
So, you don't know what you are talking about in this situation.
"Faith" is something. You just won't acknowledge it.
She acknowledges my commitment. Even though my competition is more thoughtful than I, she has Faith that I would do these things for her! And she reaches out to me.... I'm not trying to prove I exist. It's our relationship. And her trust & faith in me that makes it that way.
Its the same with God. When we show our Trust & Faith in Him, we are given more than we need! And He takes care of every detail. We just need to cultivate our relationship with Him.
You won't.... because you want Him to prove Himself first.
But, He wouldn't mind if you called on Him today! And you might even find a new set of wheels on your life if you did!
Quis ut Deus?
