RE: Debate with a Christian
March 8, 2014 at 10:13 pm
(This post was last modified: March 8, 2014 at 10:29 pm by Mudhammam.)
(March 8, 2014 at 8:40 pm)discipulus Wrote:(March 8, 2014 at 8:16 pm)Pickup_shonuff Wrote: Before we go further, I think you should do more research on what it is you're arguing for. I say this because most of your arguments have been dealt with before and offer nothing interesting in which I would find it worthwhile continuing forward. A good place to start is here: http://infidels.org/library/modern/richa.../luck.html
So you do not want to debate with me?
I see....
Well, maybe one day you will. The invitation is always open.
(March 8, 2014 at 8:24 pm)pocaracas Wrote: What? refrains from what?
I leave you to debate those things about those people all you want.
I grow weary of all this banter with little substance.... and much conjecture about what is not recorded.
And yet, I wait...
And you too will not debate me....
I am observing a pattern here.....
First one, then two, now three....
You haven't answered any of the points I've made except by equivocating to terms of epistemology. The pattern here is one we see often. A Christian comes along and makes a ridiculous assertion and then offers no justification for it. I'll be happy to debate once you offer whatever it is you think is so convincing about the Gospel fables (and hopefully it's something new).
So far you have: The Bible says it, I believe it, that settles it!
Ask yourself this set of questions:
Do people frequently get visited and abducted by UFOs?
Did the cause of the Universe, which is apparently best identified through anthropomorphic characteristics such as masculinity, send his son, who is also himself, to earth as a human, appear to a few Jews, rise from the dead, and then float away into the clouds?
Do big foots wander the forests of New Hampshire?
Does a man in a red suit live somewhere at the North Pole and make presents year round in his factory run by elves?
If you answer yes to all, sincerely, get your head examined.
If you answer no to all, you probably realize these claims are all extraordinary if not utterly idiotic and lack any empirical basis. This is a reasonable conclusion.
If you answer yes to some and no to others, and then take the time to reflect on your reasoning, thoughtfully and honestly, then hopefully you'll come back and share with us where you discovered you originally went wrong.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza