questions for a christian

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Have you stopped inserting peyote suppositories ?

Boru

[Divinity]

If the Bible is such a great tool for life, how come people stopped having slaves like it commands, and how come people stopped stoning everyone like the bible commands?

[vorlon13]

Crucifixion of Jesus;

Thursday or Friday ?

[purplepurpose]

It's exactly what it says. Obviously I won't be physically able to answer every question but I will do my best. Philosophers search for the truth and answers. I have found it and I want to share it. going to be be back tomorrow during my free time. peace and joy be upon you all 

Is there sex in heaven?

What you hope to do for eternity in heaven, if you get there?

[Crossless2.0]

A have a few questions for you, lighthouse:

What archaeological evidence can you cite that lends credence to the Exodus narrative? If the answer is 'none', then are you open to the possibility that the Exodus might be a fiction in the service of later royal or priestly propaganda? If so, what effect, if any, would that have on your faith in the rest of your holy book?

Does it give you pause that Mary of Magdalene, a woman who -- to put this gently -- had some mental issues, was the only one the four Gospels agree was there at the tomb? Does that suggest any possibilities other than "Jesus was literally resurrected"?

[Mr Greene]

hmmmmm accident of birth. I'm sure life is all an accident right. The odds that earth would exist are actually scientifically labelled impossible unless given an infinite amount of tries or opportunity and last i checked the universe is expanding so it probably doesn't go on for infinite.

False

I would suggest that you read up regarding the Habitable Zones for stars and idenfified exoplanets before you stick your foot in it again.

Protons and Electrons did not exist when the big bang happened.
Your bible does not contain one reference to either protons, electrons, or the big bang.

1) The condensation of matter took place some time after the Big Bang, I suggest some reading up of the matter, eg. A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking.




2) You might want to familiarise yourself with what the Bible actually states in Genesis because you seem to be at odds with it.
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[downbeatplumb]

So basically the truth is the word. The Christian Bible. The bible actually contains a lot of really really  awesome understandings and advice on how to live.

I especially like the proscriptions on how to beat your slave properly, and also the one about what happens when your daughter gets raped. In this PC culture we live in now, women are all uppity and think they can just say whatever they want, too. Thank goodness the Bible gives us advice on that, too.

Just chock full of solid advice on how to live your life.

And having to kill a bird before a girl can come back into the house after a period. And of course anyone with a tattoo to be killed. I think she might mean the "nice" advice on how to live.

[BrianSoddingBoru4]

Serious question: do you believe that being torn apart by bears is an appropriate punishment for making fun of an old man's bald head?

[Neo-Scholastic]

I've got one for you.  When you say you "have found it (the truth)", what exactly do you mean?  Which truth do you think is the truth?

Oh juicey.

So basically the truth is the word. The Christian Bible. The bible actually contains a lot of really really  awesome understandings and advice on how to live.

I think what Whateverist means is that when you state simply that the Word is the Truth that statement entails far more than the canonical Bible serving as a resource for various types of knowledge, like an historical record, collection of scientific facts, or psychological insights. Personally, I think a literal reading of the Biblical text (like the one you seem to advocate) is a bad hermeneutic.

It might help you to reflect on the words of Jesus when he says "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life" or when St. John says of Him, "In the beginning was the Word..." Trying to understand what those kinds of verses mean is far more interesting than trying to shoehorn the findings of modern science into an ancient text.

[Astreja]

And these tubeworms evolved for deep ocean vents.  They didn't need gods either.

Tubeworms are awesome, but so is the research and technology that made such a photograph as this even possible.  Science FTW!