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RE: Worst Theistic Argument
September 29, 2009 at 2:09 pm
(September 29, 2009 at 7:14 am)Retorth Wrote: Arcanus, don't you think its rather unfair to assume the attributes you describe apply to all Atheists?
Actually, what I think is rather unfair is your misrepresentation of my comments, which made no references to "all" atheists.
(September 29, 2009 at 7:14 am)Retorth Wrote: Arcanus Wrote:"For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God's laws, and it never will" (Rom. 8:7, NLT)
Have you seen prison inmate statistics in the US?
In addition to Adrian's excellent point, I cannot see how your question follows from that Scripture passage.
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RE: Worst Theistic Argument
September 29, 2009 at 2:17 pm
I removed that part before you posted because I realized you didn't refer to all Atheists. I misread so I edited my original post.
And my question was originally designed to tell you that christians do break the law and commit sins as well. All's fair.
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RE: Worst Theistic Argument
September 29, 2009 at 2:33 pm
(September 29, 2009 at 1:46 pm)leo-rcc Wrote: No, even if I have positive evidence the god of the bible is true, then I would believe in him, but he still is an asshole and there is nothing worthy of worshipping an asshole.
What dont you like about Him?
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RE: Worst Theistic Argument
September 29, 2009 at 3:10 pm
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(September 29, 2009 at 2:17 pm)Retorth Wrote: I removed that part before you posted because I realized you didn't refer to all Atheists. I misread, so I edited my original post.
Weird. On my end it was still there (although now it's gone). So perhaps I was responding to you
while you were editing it.
(September 29, 2009 at 2:17 pm)Retorth Wrote: And my question was originally designed to tell you that Christians do break the law and commit sins as well. All's fair.
People are not in prison for breaking God's laws, yet it is God's laws that Romans 8:7 was talking about. Ergo, I was unable to see the connection between Romans 8:7 and your question.
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RE: Worst Theistic Argument
September 29, 2009 at 3:14 pm
You understood the book
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RE: Worst Theistic Argument
September 29, 2009 at 3:50 pm
I believe so
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Dumb christian responses to atheism
October 2, 2009 at 11:01 am
A few months ago, when I first began to research the atheism vs. christianity debate, I googled it of course and came up with a lot christian based sites that tried to argue that christianity is true and I noticed one common yet absured argument in almost all the sites I read.
Most of them said something like just because I have not seen [insert name of historical figure here] with my own eyes does not mean that he does not exisit. Yes but there are paintings or photos of these people, actual writings and letters by these people in their own handwriting as well as eyewitness accounts of their interaction with them. And will all of that information we can accurately construct who this person was and where their place in history is. Why other dumb arguments have you come acrooss in debate or online that christians give in defense of their pretend god?
"Christianity is the most perverted system that ever shone on man" --Thomas Jefferson
