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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:10 pm
Oh joy! A thread about issues with evolution! Where is it? Just let me sharpen my teeth
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:17 pm
Quote:Good morning Minimalist, how are you today?
Doing fine....without your silly superstitions.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:22 pm
(April 10, 2014 at 12:10 pm)Bad Wolf Wrote: Oh joy! A thread about issues with evolution! Where is it? Just let me sharpen my teeth
Yeah, I want to see that one, too. Should be a hoot and a half. 
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:24 pm
Why not just repurpose one of these two redundant, useless threads?
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:25 pm
Revelation, please please please make that thread
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:46 pm
Why? It will be an utter disappointment. Judging by hs ability to engage in actual discussion on these two threads.
Prediction:
We will hear nothing more than "if you expect me to believe that kittens will morph into rhinoceroses..." and walls of copy/pasted text from AIG, Conservapaedia, and CRI. Oh, and of course meaningless Bible passages.
"There remain four irreducible objections to religious faith: that it wholly misrepresents the origins of man and the cosmos, that because of this original error it manages to combine the maximum servility with the maximum of solipsism, that it is both the result and the cause of dangerous sexual repression, and that it is ultimately grounded on wish-thinking." ~Christopher Hitchens, god is not Great
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:54 pm
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(April 10, 2014 at 8:21 am)Revelation777 Wrote: I do have a lot to learn that is for sure. I feel like your situation might be the saddest of all. I can't judge your heart but I do know that there are those who have read and even studied the Scripture and still the veil over their heart remains. I still hope and pray that someday soon you can with a humble heart and spirit revisit the Word of God and He can open your eyes to His glorious plan for us. Till then, yes, I need to continue to learn myself and study. Blessings.
Dumbass fundigelical got it ass-backwards as usual.
It's not a matter of the "veil of their hearts" remaining; it's about lifting the veil that had prevented them from seeing clearly.
I, like lots (maybe most?) atheists was a former christian. I took up a study of the history of the Bible with an intent to understand it better and thereby become closer to God. Of course, what actually happened is that I learned that the Bible is a wholly man-made mix of folklore, superstition and politically motivated propaganda meant to control people. Eventually, I came to realize that there is no good reason to believe in gods.
Similarly, a lot of christians go into bible college or seminary all "on fire for the lord" only to see their faith erode as they actually STUDY the bible. And, don't forget The Clergy Project, comprised of clergy members who started off "faithful" but became non-believers as their careers progressed.
People who believed just as intensely as Rev claims to — but who came to know the Bible better than he apparently does — have moved on from those beliefs. What does that tell you, Rev?
(He'll probably say Satan got ahold of them, or something equally stupid. Just you watch.)
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:54 pm
(April 8, 2014 at 7:50 pm)Revelation777 Wrote: (April 8, 2014 at 9:25 am)Tonus Wrote: So you're here to tell us that it's god that knows everything. If that's the case, see if you can get him address us. That would definitely separate you from all of the other webevangelists. He has chosen to choose his disciples to get the message out. But you're doing such a poor job of it. He inspired men to write a book and they made a mess of it. He chooses men to spread the message based on that book and they make a mess of it. That's an awful lot of mess. Isn't it time he came clean?
"Well, evolution is a theory. It is also a fact. And facts and theories are different things, not rungs in a hierarchy of increasing certainty. Facts are the world's data. Theories are structures of ideas that explain and interpret facts. Facts don't go away when scientists debate rival theories to explain them. Einstein's theory of gravitation replaced Newton's in this century, but apples didn't suspend themselves in midair, pending the outcome. And humans evolved from ape- like ancestors whether they did so by Darwin's proposed mechanism or by some other yet to be discovered."
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 12:57 pm
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(April 10, 2014 at 8:21 am)Revelation777 Wrote: (April 10, 2014 at 3:17 am)DarkHorse Wrote: Here's a question for you Rev. Have you ever STUDIED the bible from beginning to end? Well, I did, because I was once studying to become a minister. The fact that I started seeing the bible as a pile of shit, what does that tell you? From your answers, and the way you word things, I can almost guarantee you that know very little about the book you keep spouting on about.
I do have a lot to learn that is for sure. I feel like your situation might be the saddest of all. I can't judge your heart but I do know that there are those who have read and even studied the Scripture and still the veil over their heart remains. I still hope and pray that someday soon you can with a humble heart and spirit revisit the Word of God and He can open your eyes to His glorious plan for us. Till then, yes, I need to continue to learn myself and study. Blessings.
I read the Bible cover-to-cover, a believer when I started, with no intention of doing anything but strengthening my faith. Doing so opened my eyes, all right.
You could do worse than re-read the Bible, starting with Genesis and finishing up with Revelation. Not because it would de-convert you, but because in addition to learning more about your own religion, it might give you a more nuanced insight than 'your heart was veiled' in addressing people who read the Bible but don't believe.
(April 10, 2014 at 8:21 am)Revelation777 Wrote: I am sorry you have been hurt and disappointed. I admit, many Christians, including myself, have done a poor job of representing Christ. I have to offer you hope and love through Christ. He loves you deeply regardless of what you think of Him. I don't have all the answers to tough questions. I do not believe your heart is so hard that it is unreachable. Thank you for sharing. I appreciate at it and I will pray even though you might think that is an exercise in futility. I believe it is powerful and want to stand in the gap for my angry cloud friend.
Rev, I had a thought. When you make a statement like this one, imagine replacing the terms 'Christians' and 'Christ' with 'Hare Krishnas' and 'Krishna'. If you realize that a Hare Krishna could legitiamately say pretty much exactly the same thing without changing the meaning much, it may suggest alternate phrasing to you.
(April 10, 2014 at 8:21 am)Revelation777 Wrote: No, I am planning on starting a thread to specifically address some issues about evolution. That thread I am hoping to have more logical debate.
Does being a Christian depend on evolution not being true? Because being an atheist certainly doesn't rely on it being true.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.
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RE: Why It Is Not Too Late To Repent And Turn To Christ
April 10, 2014 at 1:35 pm
(April 10, 2014 at 8:21 am)Revelation777 Wrote: I do have a lot to learn that is for sure. I feel like your situation might be the saddest of all. I can't judge your heart but I do know that there are those who have read and even studied the Scripture and still the veil over their heart remains. I still hope and pray that someday soon you can with a humble heart and spirit revisit the Word of God and He can open your eyes to His glorious plan for us. Till then, yes, I need to continue to learn myself and study. Blessings.
By the way I see your screen name is "dark horse." Are you aware of Katy Perry's song and the meaning behind it?
As someone already mentioned, read and study everything for yourself, and you'll see there's a reason so many believers become unbelievers. Maybe you're one of the "lucky" ones though, and you carry on in your faith. But I think that will be the saddest situation of all.
Strangely enough, I heard that song a few weeks after I chose my user name. I like it. I wish she had made a different music vid for it, as this one doesn't suit the song at all. Would have preferred a dark theme. Okay, so tell me...according to you, what is the meaning behind it? Off topic subject this Dark Horse thing, but I can guess that you're going to give it some interpretation that suggests she's talking about loving the devil or something, so will fit in nicely. 
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