(September 28, 2014 at 8:53 pm)Thumpalumpacus Wrote:(September 28, 2014 at 8:28 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Please get real and stop talking
Neat rhetoric. But I will ask you again: what makes your faith one whit different than that of a Buddhist, or Rasta, or Hindu, or ...?
Tell us why it comports more closely with reality. Be specific.
Or, alternatively, admit that you cannot.
I'm bored of answering that same old question. Every new atheist must think it's original.
What about Santa Clause and the Easter Bunny? What about the dragon in your garage? What about the chocolate tea pot? You are so very unoriginal.
If you don't know the difference between faiths then perhaps you should go do some study. You're not asking me because you want to know.
This thread is your clue. Christianity is unique amongst religions in bridging the gap between God and human. Other faiths have humans serving God, but Christianity has God serving humans. We are made in his image. Emulation lifts us up. Christianity is one evolutionary step ahead of every other faith for this reason.
That's not saying that all religious endeavour isn't an expression of the same thing. It is. There's something valuable in all of them. Including atheist beliefs.
I'm interested in them all. I'm also convinced of my own beliefs. I came to them rationally, and so can do no other, but to follow my best understanding.