(June 29, 2017 at 8:40 am)alpha male Wrote:(June 28, 2017 at 11:32 am)vorlon13 Wrote: countered by all the ones where he does
No, you haven't supplied any in which he explicitly says that. You've inferred it indirectly. When we don't have a direct and explicit statement, then inference from the indirect is fine. But, in this case we do have the direct and explicit statement, so inference is not needed.
Quote:Can pointing out more bible contradictions really help your cause ?
You're not "pointing out" a contradiction, you're inventing one by making incorrect inferences.
You can interpret the damn thing any way you like, and that's the problem, you can't claim any fucking truth in it if you're just going to convince yourself it means what you want to mean when there's really no other way to go about it (the rational skeptic tends to look at it at face value since we understand there's no deeper wisdom behind any of it). That's not helpful to you or anyone. Also good luck finding a consensus even among BELIEVERS about what the fuck you're defending, because this alleged god is supposed not to be the author of confusion and, well, irony being what it is, ends up being the epitome of that. Further, why should I trust your interpretation? Why can't the god who dictated or inspired this tome speak for himself and defend himself or clarify himself? Seems an awfully lazy, careless or malignant character that would just let things sit as they are when they alone hold responsibility for whether this message reaches everyone and comes through with utter clarity and is beyond dispute factually.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.