(July 29, 2014 at 8:37 pm)SteveII Wrote: I would like to know how the gospels contradict each other in some meaningful way. When police question people and they have exactly the same story, it is suspicious.This topic requires its own thread, which I have started here.
http://atheistforums.org/thread-27761.html
Quote:Why do you think that the events spanning 3 years from four different groups of people would not have some minor differences. You are holding these documents to insane standards.This is not about "minor differences". You think I'm talking about the color of Jesus' robe?
Quote:Later on, you mention that the miracle stories need to be held to a higher standard. How many accounts would make you feel comfortable that miracles really happened and there was a God?How about any contemporary accounts?
We'll discuss all the razzle-dazzle of apologists in that other thread.
Quote:Islam was spread by the sword.And you think Christianity wasn't?
Seriously?
Seriously?
Quote:Your continued comparison of the apostles and the cult nut jobs illustrates your lack of understanding the bigger picture of how all this works together to form a consistent message and theological framework.
Yeah, it's called "special pleading". David Koresh was crazy. Jim Jones was crazy. But the early Christians knew the TRUTH!
Quote:How did Jesus bring Paul down earth?As Judge Judy once said, "either your pretending to be dumb or it's not an act."
Quote:So if the apostles and early church leaders met and weeded out the heresies, we can be even more confident that what we have today is what was intended by Jesus.So you think Jesus' hand worked through the ones killing all the heretics?
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"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist