looking for an intilectual sparing partner

[Soldat Du Christ]

Hey everybody, not looking to be too invlolved here in the community at large. But i am hoping to find maybe one or two people i can engage with regularly who is intilectualy honest, and can help develop my thesis for future evangilism.

I understand some of you may find that counter productive to your assertion there isn't a god. However iron sharpens iron, and i'm sure we both have somthing to learn from eachother.

Now, i'll get on with a quick run down of my belief foundation. Please start with an introduction of yourself via PM and i will discuss the progress of my thesis and some of the trouble i have encountered. Thanks!

my belief in Jesus Christ being God in the flesh has to do with how unuiqe he was as a historcal figure, with refurence to non-biblical records as well. The remarkable historicity of the bible. Reliability of translation , from both scholars and the dead sea scrolls. Multiple accounts of prohpetic fullfilment, scientific and otherwise. And generaly harboring more reason and consistency than the proposed contrary of a godless un-governed universe offers.

[Jesster]

your assertion there isn't a god

This isn't actually the default state of atheism. Atheism just means a disbelief in a god or gods. It's not necessarily an assertion that there is no god. There are some people here who take that extra step, though. I'll leave anything else involving that to another thread though, because this is a place where I should be welcoming you. So, welcome

As for the rest, good luck. Generally forums are full of people seeking open discussion. That goes for me as well. Hopefully you'll find someone who is more interested than I am. If you do happen to post more on the forums, I'd be more than happy to talk out beliefs with you. Maybe I'll see you around some more.

[Minimalist]

and can help develop my thesis for future evangilism.

You might start by learning to spell evangelism.

[Jesster]

and can help develop my thesis for future evangilism.

You might start by learning to spell evangelism.

This is the introduction section, Min. Play nice. We can pull the claws out later.

[Minimalist]

That IS nice.

You know what I can be like when I'm not.

[Thumpalumpacus]

lol, Min.

Welcome to the forum, Soldier. Speaking for myself only, I refuse to debate via PMs. My inbox is for personall correspondence. I suspect others here may feel the same way. In that sense, you're perhaps avoiding the real whetstone, which is open discussion. I understand you may not want to deal with personal attacks and so on, but that's why you've got an ignore function on your control panel.

[Kernel Sohcahtoa]

Welcome to AF, sir.  One of my favorite biblical principles is to 'get the log out of your eye.'  I remember reading this phrase in Ken Sande's The Peacemaker, which was a pretty cool read.  What is your favorite biblical principle, sir?

[Cato]

Unless you have actual evidence for your claims, I doubt there's much to be learned. Welcome anyway.

[I_am_not_mafia]

Welcome. I very much doubt you'll find what you are looking for here.

Why would anyone want to take you up on your offer of discussion by PM only? You need to make it an interesting offer.

[SteelCurtain]

Welcome!

As I only get involved in discussions like this in the open forum, I won't be taking you up on your offer.

Hope you get what you're looking for.