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What is "FAITH"
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#81
RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 1:42 am
I have faith in the Bacon Gods to be tasty!
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it we go nowhere. - Carl Sagan
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 1:45 am (This post was last modified: June 28, 2013 at 1:46 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 27, 2013 at 7:44 am)Consilius Wrote: It still remains that God is invisible, immutable, omnipotent and ubiquitous goodness.
For something to remain, it will have had to have been in the first place.

Quote:Christians worship this potent force of good because this good 'reveals' itself to not only them, but to everybody.
Except all of those people he doesn't reveal himself to...surely? Gonna have to burst your bubble, by the by, I don't see your god as a potent force of good. I don't see it as a source of good -at all-....so, potency is right out. I'm so tired of hearing all this "good" business attached to your god as though it belonged.

Quote:This good is called upon in times when it appears it is not there.
You know, sometimes....... when you can't seem to find your dog; it's because you don't own a dog.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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#83
RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 1:24 pm
What is faith?


Faith says, "I believe this and I don't care what you say, I cannot possibly be wrong." Faith is an act of pride.

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#84
RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 1:53 pm
(June 28, 2013 at 1:45 am)Rhythm Wrote: You know, sometimes....... when you can't seem to find your dog; it's because you don't own a dog.

That's freaking awesome. I love it.
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 5:54 pm
Personally I find the word "hope" infinitely better, mostly because of the religious connotations of "faith". It is a necessary motivator. I hate it when people use the phrase "You just lack faith". Yes, I lack the belief in something completely out of the context of reality. Thank you very much sir.
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 7:46 pm (This post was last modified: June 28, 2013 at 7:47 pm by Consilius.)
(June 28, 2013 at 1:45 am)Rhythm Wrote:
(June 27, 2013 at 7:44 am)Consilius Wrote: It still remains that God is invisible, immutable, omnipotent and ubiquitous goodness.
For something to remain, it will have had to have been in the first place.

Quote:Christians worship this potent force of good because this good 'reveals' itself to not only them, but to everybody.
Except all of those people he doesn't reveal himself to...surely? Gonna have to burst your bubble, by the by, I don't see your god as a potent force of good. I don't see it as a source of good -at all-....so, potency is right out. I'm so tired of hearing all this "good" business attached to your god as though it belonged.

Quote:This good is called upon in times when it appears it is not there.
You know, sometimes....... when you can't seem to find your dog; it's because you don't own a dog.
Good is "revealed" in good events.
Faith means, "I don't know, but I think or believe so."
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 8:22 pm (This post was last modified: June 28, 2013 at 8:22 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
Maple syrup is "revealed" in maple syrup events. And?
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 28, 2013 at 10:05 pm (This post was last modified: June 28, 2013 at 10:08 pm by Whateverist.)
(June 26, 2013 at 7:18 pm)Consilius Wrote: Well, if I am going debate biblical events and biblical teachings, I should put some biblical information forth, just to close:
Paul's Letter to the Galatians 3:16-19
16 The promises (of salvation) were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. Scripture does not say “and to seeds,” meaning many people, but “and to your seed,”[i] meaning one person, who is Christ. 17 What I mean is this: The law, (Jewish law) introduced 430 years later, does not set aside the covenant (the one between God and Abraham) previously established by God and thus do away with the promise (of salvation). 18 For if the inheritance (God's favor) depends on the law (Jewish law), then it no longer depends on the promise (of salvation); but God in his grace gave it to Abraham through a promise (of salvation).

19 Why, then, was the law (Jewish law) given at all? It was added because of transgressions (Adam's sin) until the Seed (Christ) to whom the promise (of salvation) referred had come. The law (Jewish law) was given through angels and entrusted to a mediator (Christ).

Oh snap! I can't read any of this shit. What is this code for and what do you have to hide?
(June 27, 2013 at 3:58 am)Esquilax Wrote: Book of Ryan, 1:1- "The bible is the claim, it is not evidence for the claim; using the bible to justify a belief about god is circular reasoning."

Oh hell yeah! It is WRITTEN, right there in the book of Ryan. You can look that shit up. In your eye religious dude.
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 29, 2013 at 1:11 am (This post was last modified: June 29, 2013 at 1:12 am by Consilius.)
(June 28, 2013 at 8:22 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Maple syrup is "revealed" in maple syrup events. And?
Actually, it is. The goodness of maple syrup is manifested unto you when you get taste its goodness firsthand.
"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." Psalm 34:8
(June 28, 2013 at 8:22 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Maple syrup is "revealed" in maple syrup events. And?
Actually, it is. The goodness of maple syrup is manifested unto you when you get taste its goodness firsthand.
"Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him." Psalm 34:8
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RE: What is "FAITH"
June 29, 2013 at 1:24 am
(June 29, 2013 at 1:11 am)Consilius Wrote: "Taste and see that the LORD is good." Psalm 34:8

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