RE: Hello, i am a real Christian
May 2, 2010 at 10:43 am
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2010 at 10:44 am by Welsh cake.)
(May 2, 2010 at 8:44 am)True Christian Wrote: English isnt my first language, i do my best not to make mistakes though...Good on you! I can appreciate picking up a second language can be tricky, just remember your studies do come first. Some atheist crowds can be very fun to hang out with just as much as some theists brighten up your day, but please don't let the quest for knowledge distract you from, erm… knowledge!
These are not assumptions, the assumption is that i cannot answer the question and chose to avoid it. If you make assumptions its fine but if i make them im wrong?
Now with regards to assumptions, you're being called out on that merely because it's irrelevant to your argument for religion, no single person can speak for or claim to represent everyone here. I don't speak for all atheists; likewise you don't speak for all theists which is why we can never afford to be complacent around each other.
Quote:Also, for the love of God, please stop saying i dont see the wrongdoings of religion...i OPENED MY POST saying i know it has done bad things, i have repeated over and over that i know religion does bad things, all i am saying is that the good outweighs the bad.When you have the time, what I'd like to see from you is a compiled list of benefits to mankind religion has provided throughout recorded history, however to have a debate these benefits listed (in no particular order) have to be exclusive to said religion and not found and/or accomplished anywhere else through other secular means.
(May 2, 2010 at 10:03 am)True Christian Wrote: I guess i didnt express myself clearly. I should have added "according to the old Testament...". I meant to say that Yahwe AS depicted by the Old Testament, was not that bad of a deity to worship either. However i insist: he never existedI see where you're coming from with regards to the concept of Yahweh. I feel the need to ask you about your concept though. Do you believe God in both Testaments is immutable? In other words the idea that God's nature cannot and does not change?