I don't think true belief is a choice, though. I can choose to believe in Thor, but that doesn't cause me to actually believe in Thor.
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 (September 26, 2010 at 12:48 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: I don't think true belief is a choice, though. I can choose to believe in Thor, but that doesn't cause me to actually believe in Thor. Yes, I agree. Many people say they believe there's a God, but it does not cause them to believe in God. To believe in anything one must take a serious look and understand what is there and then make a choice to or not to believe in something. If all the people who claim to believe there's a God and believe in Him this world would be a better place. What I mean by this is they would be living lives according to Christs teachings. Please note that I've responded to the subject and I'm not in anyway saying anything pro or con about nonbelievers.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
 (September 25, 2010 at 11:13 am)FadingW Wrote: But is belief a choice? Sure you can, it's called lying to yourself.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
Jesus kicks zeus' ass so Thor is really no match
 http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com...sus-comic/ I think there was nother comic where he was a vampre huneter as well.
"There ought to be a term that would designate those who actually follow the teachings of Jesus, since the word 'Christian' has been largely divorced from those teachings, and so polluted by fundamentalists that it has come to connote their polar opposite: intolerance, vindictive hatred, and bigotry." -- Philip Stater, Huffington Post
always working on cleaning my windows- me regarding Johari  (September 28, 2010 at 1:55 pm)tackattack Wrote: Jesus kicks zeus' ass so Thor is really no match But Zues has better groupies
![[Image: mybannerglitter06eee094.gif]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i118.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fo112%2Fpussinboots_photos%2FBikes%2Fmybannerglitter06eee094.gif) If you're not supposed to ride faster than your guardian angel can fly then mine had better get a bloody SR-71.  Quote:Many people say they believe there's a God, but it does not cause them to believe in God. And for most religion that is sufficient. Quote:Is uniformity attainable? Millions of innocent men, women, and children, since the introduction of Christianity, have been burnt, tortured, fined, imprisoned; yet we have not advanced one inch towards uniformity. What has been the effect of coercion? To make one half the world fools, and the other half hypocrites. (September 29, 2010 at 10:18 am)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:Many people say they believe there's a God, but it does not cause them to believe in God. You are right Min however that's not the way true christianity works.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
There were plenty of "true christians" who would dispute that. You see, they were the ones carrying out the Inquisitions.
(September 29, 2010 at 11:59 pm)Godschild Wrote: You are right Min however that's not the way true christianity works. Oh? really? Then tell us how it does work.  If you're not supposed to ride faster than your guardian angel can fly then mine had better get a bloody SR-71. (September 30, 2010 at 2:20 am)Minimalist Wrote: There were plenty of "true christians" who would dispute that. You see, they were the ones carrying out the Inquisitions. They would also have killed GC for disagreeing with them. In the name of God & all.
"How is it that a lame man does not annoy us while a lame mind does? Because a lame man recognizes that we are walking straight, while a lame mind says that it is we who are limping." - Pascal
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