Why was little or no faith needed to believe in God during Old Testament times (God appeared to humans regularly) yet today Christians have to rely on 100% faith for their belief?
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 (September 6, 2009 at 1:28 pm)Darwinian Wrote: Why was little or no faith needed to believe in God during Old Testament times (God appeared to humans regularly) yet today Christians have to rely on 100% faith for their belief? And even that wasn't enough for them. When the jews escaped egypt and slavery after all those whiz bang miracles, what was the first thing they did as soon as daddy moses buggered off out of view, they rejected Yahweh and made their own God to worship. A golden calf, although what good they thought the calf was going to do them I don't really know. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.  (September 6, 2009 at 1:40 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:(September 6, 2009 at 1:37 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: A golden calf, although what good they thought the calf was going to do them I don't really know. do you mean bullocks? I'll get me coat. You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.
Are you referring to a sketch from The Fast Show?
I'll get me cloak (a 1 of sketch from TFS, where he had a a cloak instead). EvF (September 6, 2009 at 1:49 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: Are you referring to a sketch from The Fast Show? Yep You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid. Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.  
H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe (September 6, 2009 at 1:28 pm)Darwinian Wrote: Why was little or no faith needed to believe in God during Old Testament times (God appeared to humans regularly) yet today Christians have to rely on 100% faith for their belief? In the New Testament they actually had God as their mate. And Still they didn't believe it and needed faith. 
If he actually spoke to them, performed supernatural acts etc., how could they not believe. It's a bit like denying the rain!
Perhaps he was an alien playing silly buggers with a primitive race 
H0ary H0bbit Religious Views: “Never to suffer would never to have been blessed.” - Edgar Allan Poe
Well that's what happened !!! (lol @ myself)
Thomas wanted to put his hands in the wounds to prove it. Still faith is required. Jesus said if ppl (I think he was referring to his disciples) had as much faith as a mustard seed they could move mountains (like Neo in the Matrix believing in the simulation than what his eyes saw  ). He mocked them because of their lack of faith.
 (September 6, 2009 at 2:45 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Well that's what happened !!! (lol @ myself) Oh, was that one of the literal parts of the bible? Or just a metaphorical one?
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