And your surroundings or the vastness of the universe have nothing to do with your importance to God.
I agree. But does your importance not depend on the fact that you are a person? Some people don’t think they are important in any way. Does that mean they are not important?
Funny hey. Or how the Bible says first there was nothing then Wham there was every thing. Of course science has only just caught up with this news with the (big bang theory). Or how if we didn’t keep our wounds/hands cleans micro organisims could enter our body and make us sick. HMM When did medical sceince work this out? i Wonder when?
I know there are jewish texts (religous) that mentions this problem thousands of years ago.Don’t we all do this? The Big Questions have a way of bringing people to this state of mind. Everyone who is part of philosophical discourse has turf to defend. If I don’t have people challenging my positions with their strongly-held countervailing opinions, then I can’t grow and it is a dead exercise. Thank God for those who come here and bang heads with the Christian worldview. As long as they are respectful (something that is problematic on both sides), bring it on. The discussion is intoxicating.
Right…Funny hey. Or how the Bible says first there was nothing then Wham there was every thing. Of course science has only just caught up with this news with the (big bang theory). Or how if we didn’t keep our wounds/hands cleans micro organisims could enter our body and make us sick. HMM When did medical sceince work this out? i Wonder when?
Yes, they were so enlightened back then that they noticed getting dirt in wounds made them turn red and start to rot and made up a story about creation. The Jewish desert people’s myths are surely what we should be basing our modern standards on.
In the beginning - timeFunny hey. Or how the Bible says first there was nothing then Wham there was every thing. Of course science has only just caught up with this news with the (big bang theory). Or how if we didn’t keep our wounds/hands cleans micro organisims could enter our body and make us sick. HMM When did medical sceince work this out? i Wonder when?
Were the Mayans taught astrophysics? Personally, I’m more impressed by the Mayan astronomical achievements than by the development of yet another religious theory of the origin of the universe. Reminds me of a question I’ve often pondered. God spent a great deal of time in the Middle East. Did he ever bother with other peoples?
A good question. I think the answer is found in the “Chosen People”. Now before one cries foul, it is important to remember this is OT before Christ came to open the gates of heaven. I do not know how this all works out as to the plight of their soul.
Well if the world ends in 2012. ill give mayans a big pat on the back. until then i see nothing great about what they have done.
Thats great. So long as they give real arguments which at least prevail in expressing the fact that they are real thinkers, whom do not delight in taking life for granted, and are not just givers of assertion and ridicule.
I’m sure you’re just saying that to be funny…
Exactly! They parrot what they were told and don’t check it out and study Scripture. Good post.I’m sure you’re just saying that to be funny…
BUT ON A SERIOUS NOTE, If atheists – and other nonbelievers in general – could understand and appreciate that there are GENRES & styles of writing in the Bible, they would come to see a lot less “errors” and alleged “contradictions”
…and allegories…
Let’s translate this into everyday terms. If atheists would only be willing to indulge in our favorite pastime of cherry-picking, if only they would accept that “A” is sometimes “A” (when it suits our needs), and some other times it is “B” (when it is embarrassing), then they would see a lot less “errors” and “contradictions”. No kidding.catholic1seeks;5800750:
& styles of writing in the Bible, they would come to see a lot less “errors” and alleged “contradictions”
All you have to do is engage in doublethink, and everything is crystal clear. (Oceania is at war with Eurasia and at peace with Eastasia. Therefore Oceania has always been at war with Eurasia and always been at peace with Eastasia. Piece of cake!)Happens all the time with atheists, doesn’t it? I think it’s redefined as ‘positivism’Let’s translate this into everyday terms. If atheists would only be willing to indulge in our favorite pastime of cherry-picking, if only they would accept that “A” is sometimes “A” (when it suits our needs), and some other times it is “B” (when it is embarrassing), then they would see a lot less “errors” and “contradictions”. No kidding.
Your sarcasm meter appears to be broken.
Whups! I shouldn’t go on this late at night, after having a drink or 2…
Geez, I add one freestanding, two word suggestion to someone’s post and then all of a sudden I get vacuumed up and used as a piece of someone else’s strawman. I hope my day improves…Let’s translate this into everyday terms. If atheists would only be willing to indulge in our favorite pastime of cherry-picking, if only they would accept that “A” is sometimes “A” (when it suits our needs), and some other times it is “B” (when it is embarrassing), then they would see a lot less “errors” and “contradictions”. No kidding.