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RE: Question?
July 26, 2016 at 11:59 pm
(July 26, 2016 at 9:42 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! Thank you to everyone in the forum for your insightful contributions, I am always challenged intellectually with much of what I read here. I have a quick question for my non theist compadres:
If you discovered personally acceptable truth (whatever that may be for you) that the Christian God revealed in the bible was authentic, would you choose to serve and worship him? If yes, why? If no, feel free to elaborate as to why as well.
I observe there are many former Christians and very knowledgable people here on the content of the bible, I look forward to hearing your responses.
Again, I really do hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
What do you propose as "acceptable truth" that the christian god is authentic. Submit it now! I eagerly await your reply.
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July 27, 2016 at 12:33 am
The probability of your original premise is so miniscule that it is not worth worrying about.
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 1:10 am
(July 26, 2016 at 9:42 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: Hope everyone is having a wonderful summer! Thank you to everyone in the forum for your insightful contributions, I am always challenged intellectually with much of what I read here. I have a quick question for my non theist compadres:
If you discovered personally acceptable truth (whatever that may be for you) that the Christian God revealed in the bible was authentic, would you choose to serve and worship him? If yes, why? If no, feel free to elaborate as to why as well.
I observe there are many former Christians and very knowledgable people here on the content of the bible, I look forward to hearing your responses.
Again, I really do hope everyone is enjoying their summer!
Quid pro quo, I'll answer yours if you answer mine:
Would you remain a Christian if you woke up one day and literally all other humans on earth stopped believing in Christianity? Churches were shutting down, preachers with no professional skills started working at McDonald's, etc. Just you in the faith. Will you continue?
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 1:46 am
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You mean as a true believer?
That hypothetical cannot eventuate.
You only become a believer in the first place via other people.
Sheeple usually follow suit. Critical thinking isn't their strong point.
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 1:58 am
(July 26, 2016 at 11:17 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: I'm still here! Got a little busy at work tonight. Cannot help but notice some are getting hung up dissecting my question about what is truth and such. I attempted to remove all ambiguity and pose the question flatly. I often see reasoning to the effect that many dismiss Christianity due to lack of evidence. I'm questioning who would follow and worship Christ if they knew Christianity and what it purports to be true.
Probably not. I'm afraid becoming an adoring follower just isn't on my bucket list.
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 3:52 am
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Hey Pete 
My summer is going well thanks! I hope yours is too. I appreciate the effort you make with us to engage, instead of treating us like enemies to be attacked like most theists we get here.
My answer here is a resounding no. I have absolutely no desire to serve or worship anyone or anything. Least of all a being which has no use for it, and is holding my future hostage, based on whether or not I worship it. Even if I was totally free to choose, I wouldn't. I find the concept absurd. I made a whole thread about this before, here.
As it happens, if it was anything like the character Yahweh in the bible, I'd not even want anything to do with it. It's evil. Jesus was just self-serving theater for Yahweh. The whole story is absurd.
I have no use for religion of any kind.
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 4:03 am
No, I would not worship/follow Christ even if I knew the Bible to be true. My ethical convictions are such that I could never worship a figure who would condemn uncountable billions to torment for the unspeakable crime of never having heard of Him.
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 4:36 am
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(July 26, 2016 at 9:42 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: I have a quick question for my non theist compadres:
If you discovered personally acceptable truth (whatever that may be for you) that the Christian God revealed in the bible was authentic, would you choose to serve and worship him? If yes, why? If no, feel free to elaborate as to why as well.
Only by an objectively acceptable truth (whatever that would be) I would choose to worship such a being. It would be the only rational course of action.
Does this admission mean anything of significance to you?
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 4:44 am
(July 26, 2016 at 9:42 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: If you discovered personally acceptable truth (whatever that may be for you) that the Christian God revealed in the bible was authentic, would you choose to serve and worship him? If yes, why? If no, feel free to elaborate as to why as well.
No, because he's a twatwaffle. No elaboration needed.
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RE: Question?
July 27, 2016 at 6:16 am
(July 27, 2016 at 4:44 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: (July 26, 2016 at 9:42 pm)PETE_ROSE Wrote: If you discovered personally acceptable truth (whatever that may be for you) that the Christian God revealed in the bible was authentic, would you choose to serve and worship him? If yes, why? If no, feel free to elaborate as to why as well.
No, because he's a twatwaffle. No elaboration needed.
Thump. Am I close?
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