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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 6:57 am
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(May 9, 2018 at 9:19 am)Drich Wrote: (May 8, 2018 at 7:58 pm)chimp3 Wrote: Why does God appear to know only what the writers of the Bible know?
Like what? the book of revelation?
God sat one man down and had him describe what he saw/how the world ends. What was written was an ancient understanding of a modern war.
I was not asking you specifically.
God commands murder - Chronicles 13:15-18. God commands more murder -Numbers 25 and rewarded Phinehas for going Son of Sam on two lovers. He kills every one on earth except eight. He ordains his own son to be slaughtered.
God says "Thou shall not commit murder".
How does one derive an objective moral basis for not committing murder based on this?
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!
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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 10:18 am
One would think if one heard a voice commanding one to harm another human being, that one would not obey such a voice/command. Unfortunately, irrationally, if one suspects it to be a holy order, one becomes to blind to reason. Why is that?
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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 11:12 am
Would the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life change your views on/belief in god?
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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 12:48 pm
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(May 10, 2018 at 11:12 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Would the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life change your views on/belief in god?
No.
LIFE on OTHER EARTHS (couched in alchemical symbolism)
<insert profound quote here>
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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 3:28 pm
(May 10, 2018 at 12:48 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: (May 10, 2018 at 11:12 am)mh.brewer Wrote: Would the existence of intelligent extraterrestrial life change your views on/belief in god?
No. LIFE on OTHER EARTHS (couched in alchemical symbolism)
That's quite the bit of nonsense.
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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 4:20 pm
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Question for the Christians: Do you think the faith/reason dichotomy is a dichotomy that makes any sense?
Also: Do you think it is only reason that makes any sense?
If not, do you think there's perhaps a reason for that?
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RE: Questions for "Our Role(s) as Christians on Atheist Forums"
May 10, 2018 at 4:22 pm
What is the air speed velocity of an African swallow?
Dying to live, living to die.