It occurs to me that I've posted in this thread a few times now, to prove the irrelevance of the original question, but I really missed the most obvious response that I should have posted first.
To the original poster: Why do you ask? Seriously, why did you start this thread?
And no, your generic "I wanted to know what you would do" babble isn't an acceptable answer. You posted a leading question with only one correct answer. It's obvious that you were trying to bait people into giving you the only logical answer to your illogical question. The real question is why.
Of course, this thread has gone on long enough that you've already shown us why, in post #28:
So you post a dishonest question (make the miracles and healing an assumption of the question, to hide that they're just as hypothetical as the "if you lived back then" part), then take people's only logical possible response and turn it into an excuse to start preaching. Did you contact paulpablo privately after that post to start preaching at him privately? You're not interested in the joking or insulting responses (of which there are many, AF being what it is), just the responses from those who took your question at face value and responded with the only logical answer, which lets you say "Gotcha!"
It's funny, as an atheist and vegetarian, I see the same tactics used against both groups. On a veggie forum where I've been a member for years, the classic example of a hypothetical "Gotcha!" question is the "What if you were stranded on a deserted island, and there were only animals to eat?" Some people on that forum talk about answering the question by shooting holes in the hypothetical scenario ("I'd eat whatever plants are keeping those animals alive"). But it's obvious that the only reason the question is ever asked is to get the veg to admit that they'd eat animals if it were truly necessary for their survival, as if that small concession was meaningful and proved that the veg person isn't truly "pure" in their veg beliefs. So I keep saying the best answer to that "What if" scenario is "Why? Do you know many people that's happened to?"
Hypothetical philosophical questions can be interesting to discuss among people who aren't trying to promote an agenda. But I don't play the hypothetical question games with people who are really just attacking those who disagree with them.
To the original poster: Why do you ask? Seriously, why did you start this thread?
And no, your generic "I wanted to know what you would do" babble isn't an acceptable answer. You posted a leading question with only one correct answer. It's obvious that you were trying to bait people into giving you the only logical answer to your illogical question. The real question is why.
Of course, this thread has gone on long enough that you've already shown us why, in post #28:
(March 11, 2014 at 11:08 am)Revelation777 Wrote:(March 11, 2014 at 12:20 am)paulpablo Wrote: In my lifetime I've learned only liars claim to supernaturally heal, perform miracles and so on. So I'd assume jesus was lying.
If on the other hand jesus performed miracles like healing me. sorting out my knee and shoulder aches I get then yeh I'd probably follow Jesus at least for a bit and listen to what he has to say.
I think I'd at least owe him that.
I admire your honesty and would love to see you follow Him and how you would of responded from that point on
So you post a dishonest question (make the miracles and healing an assumption of the question, to hide that they're just as hypothetical as the "if you lived back then" part), then take people's only logical possible response and turn it into an excuse to start preaching. Did you contact paulpablo privately after that post to start preaching at him privately? You're not interested in the joking or insulting responses (of which there are many, AF being what it is), just the responses from those who took your question at face value and responded with the only logical answer, which lets you say "Gotcha!"
It's funny, as an atheist and vegetarian, I see the same tactics used against both groups. On a veggie forum where I've been a member for years, the classic example of a hypothetical "Gotcha!" question is the "What if you were stranded on a deserted island, and there were only animals to eat?" Some people on that forum talk about answering the question by shooting holes in the hypothetical scenario ("I'd eat whatever plants are keeping those animals alive"). But it's obvious that the only reason the question is ever asked is to get the veg to admit that they'd eat animals if it were truly necessary for their survival, as if that small concession was meaningful and proved that the veg person isn't truly "pure" in their veg beliefs. So I keep saying the best answer to that "What if" scenario is "Why? Do you know many people that's happened to?"
Hypothetical philosophical questions can be interesting to discuss among people who aren't trying to promote an agenda. But I don't play the hypothetical question games with people who are really just attacking those who disagree with them.
That's MISTER Godless Vegetarian Tree Hugging Hippie Liberal to you.
