(May 5, 2014 at 3:59 pm)Lek Wrote:(May 5, 2014 at 3:22 pm)Chad32 Wrote: The only problem is that you can't prove it's just a minute part of existence. The idea that god does what he does, and we should just let him be in charge has caused people to die of treatable illnesses because the parents tried to pray the demon of illness away, or whatever. You belittle this existence because you think you have an eternity somewhere else, but there's no way to know that.
You can't prove there's an afterlife at all, much less your version of it. The bible just makes claims. It doesn't even prove Egypt exists, much less heaven. You need to prve something else exists before you can claim this life doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things.
In the same sentence, immediately before I said that this life is just a minute part of existence, I also said that this life is important. I'm just putting it into perspective as a portion of eternity. Also, the bible never told us not to seek treatment for our injuries, illnesses, etc., and christians do seek medical solutions to these things. You can always point to anecdotal instances of misguided people concerning any issue. As far as proof for God's existence, we have our proof in the testimony of the scriptures and live as if there is a God. Since there is no scientific proof that he exists, you live as if there is no God. I guess if I found proof that convinced me that he doesn't exist, then I'd stop believing.
Yes, science is the best way we currently have to obtain truth, and without it I don't believe in something.
Do you have proof that the other gods and mythological creatures don't exist? I don't feel the need to prove everything I don't think exists, doesn't exist.
Poe's Law: "Without a winking smiley or other blatant display of humor, it is impossible to create a parody of Fundamentalism that SOMEONE won't mistake for the real thing."
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html
10 Christ-like figures that predate Jesus. Link shortened to Chris ate Jesus for some reason...
http://listverse.com/2009/04/13/10-chris...ate-jesus/
Good video to watch, if you want to know how common the Jesus story really is.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88GTUXvp-50
A list of biblical contradictions from the infallible word of Yahweh.
http://infidels.org/library/modern/jim_m...tions.html