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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 12:02 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 11:11 am)robvalue Wrote: There is no way you can know the difference between God talking to you, and a voice you hear which is exactly like you would expect God to be like talking to you, except it's not God. It may be an imposter, or maybe it's all in your head. Either way, you cannot accurately draw such a conclusion.
^^^this
Jim Jeffries Wrote:Who's to say you're not crazy? That's the thing about crazy people. They don't know they're crazy. That's what makes them crazy. The only thing you know for sure on this earth is 'I think therefore I am'. You know you exist. Anything past that is open to interpretation. Right now, I think I'm in Boston, talking to 1200 people. That's what I think I'm doing. But there's a good-to-fair chance that I'm in a mental home standing in front of a white wall going "I hate guns, I hate guns, I hate guns".
Sum ergo sum
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 1:31 pm
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(March 10, 2015 at 10:47 am)rasetsu Wrote: "Let's all jump that girl who did the banner #fuckthatho"...
Well an internet search can turn up just about anything, so that's not really proof. How many theists (Christians would probably be more accurate here) have you personally witnessed acting like that?
They exist, no doubt, but in my experience, they are outnumbered by atheists 10:1 (or worse). This is primarily due to the fact that Christians are kind of forced to act a certain way I think, while atheists have no appearances to maintain, but there is still the reality of anger/intolerance that is so extraordinarily prevalent in the atheist community that it almost seems like a specifically-targeted disease.
And by the way, by their own standards, those people you quoted wouldn't be true Christians - not according to that kind of behavior.
(March 10, 2015 at 11:11 am)robvalue Wrote: I have hallucinated voices too. It doesn't happen often, but it happens.
There is no way you can know the difference between God talking to you, and a voice you hear which is exactly like you would expect God to be like talking to you, except it's not God. It may be an imposter, or maybe it's all in your head. Either way, you cannot accurately draw such a conclusion.
It was no hallucination, I assure you. God does not speak to someone and leave any doubt that it was Him.
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 1:31 pm)MilesAbbott81 Wrote: It was no hallucination, I assure you. God does not speak to someone and leave any doubt that it was Him.
Oh, god has spoken to me, too. No doubt in my mind. Told me to kill everyone I knew and myself.
Let's see how you want to make your claim any more valid than mine. Go!
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 1:40 pm
Really, Miles. What about an imposter who impersonated him perfectly? Or a part of your brain telling you it is him without you being aware? By definition, you cannot know it wasn't those things.
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 2:16 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 1:31 pm)MilesAbbott81 Wrote: It was no hallucination, I assure you. God does not speak to someone and leave any doubt that it was Him. When you literally heard God's voice, how many words did He say, and how many times have you heard His voice?
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 2:24 pm
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 3:25 pm
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 3:29 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Oh, god has spoken to me, too. No doubt in my mind. Told me to kill everyone I knew and myself.
Let's see how you want to make your claim any more valid than mine. Go!
Miles. Are you gonna bite?
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 3:35 pm
(March 10, 2015 at 3:29 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: (March 10, 2015 at 1:37 pm)Norman Humann Wrote: Oh, god has spoken to me, too. No doubt in my mind. Told me to kill everyone I knew and myself.
Let's see how you want to make your claim any more valid than mine. Go!
Miles. Are you gonna bite?
What's the point? I never said anyone would or should believe me. I'm not trying to prove anything.
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RE: Christians, Prove Your God Is Good
March 10, 2015 at 3:38 pm
So... God commanded you? I thought he was all about free will...
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