An unanswerable question

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And now you're changing things again, as the original question was why you wouldn't accept third-hand revelation from contemporary baby killers by claiming that they were mentally ill.

I'm not looking for an argument, but this kind of ad hoc reasoning, responding to the incidentals of the argument without regard to the consistency of the whole is what many find wrong with the reasoning of the average Christian.

Christianity and apologetics has become a practice of fighting fires as they spring up, rather than a coherent, unified approach to preventing the fires in the first place.

Ok. I wouldn't accept a statement from person who was trying to kill me. That doesn't mean that the only kind of revelation I would accept was a direct revelation from God. You need to look at the context of the statement. You've been very proper and I know you're not looking for a fight. The problem with internet forums is that you can't really discuss christianity or any other issue in depth. Also, I can tell you my beliefs and opinions, but I don't claim to be a bible scholar and I'm probably not the greatest communicator either. I think it's impossible to argue someone into believing in God or christianity or atheism anyway. If you want in-depth answers to the bible or christianity go to a very informative website http://www.thenarrowpath.com and read or download mp3s. When it comes down to it though, the bible leads some of us to God and others away from him, but the only way to know him is to approach him with an open mind. God is supernatural and if you can't be open to that then you won't find him in the bible.