What about Muslims and Jews, horrific too?
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“The work of God”?
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You’re making the argument that Christians believe that.
Morality comes from God and was with the very first humans too.
Every person that’s ever existed has morality within them, they can choose to do the right thing or not.
it always amuses me when Christians makes assertions like this like they are facts
when they can't even prove the deity exists in the first place
funny
But it’s impossible to be an atheist and believe the universe was created by an intelligent designer.Yes because all one has to do to qualify as an atheist is not believe in a deity. They don’t have to know or understand quantum physics or expansion theory. As well you know.
It’s my view. Take it or leave it, I’m just merely stating what I think.it always amuses me when Christians makes assertions like this like they are facts
when they can't even prove the deity exists in the first place
funny
I’ve read God is Not Great and Hitch 22.Wasn't this poster (ban-jani) previously a big fan of Christopher Hitchens and an atheist a few years ago? From his new found religion it seems he has started reading the other brother's work.
;)
He was an excellent writer Hitch, I just no longer agree with him on this subject.
I'm With Stupid
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No it's not, as I mentioned earlier. An atheist could believe simulation theory.But it’s impossible to be an atheist and believe the universe was created by an intelligent designer.
MellowJoe
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End of. Blimey, Someone tell a jokeIt’s my view. Take it or leave it, I’m just merely stating what I think.
It’s not a test, we have free will because we deserve the chance to make our own decisions.its not an insult its my observation on your statement that world is better with evil in it
it beggars belief that you would think that way
you only do because you believe god gave us freewill as a test and you can't go against that can you
That’s a very good point actually but then you have to think about the universe/world that’s implemented the simulation and where that came from.No it's not, as I mentioned earlier. An atheist could believe simulation theory.
A Christian, a Muslim and a Jew walked into a bar...End of. Blimey, Someone tell a joke
SWP’s back knocks all three out ;-)
I'm With Stupid
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Well yeah, the "Who created God?" argument in a different context.That’s a very good point actually but then you have to think about the universe/world that’s implemented the simulation and where that came from.
It’s my view. Take it or leave it, I’m just merely stating what I think.
you may do mate, but do it on a public forum passing it off as fact then expect to get challenged
soundbites won't cut it, any evidence and i'm all ears
BimboBob
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I’ve just given you a specific source who talked about James and named Jesus.
Why have you ignored it.
You’re actually not only disagreeing with me, but the vast majority of atheist scholars too.
Yet I’m the one who
A source? Josephus wrote his Antiquities of the Jews in or around 90-100AD. He mentions Moses as historical fact as well as mentioning a brother of Christ at least 50 years after Jesus supposedly died.
Another chronicler, Hegesippus, wrote about James as well. In or around 170AD.
Do you see what I'm getting at?
There are no contemporary works from the time of Jesus that mention him by name and this is in a time when the ruling classes wrote everything down right up to a replacement hobnail for a boot worn by a Centurian.
This is all by the by though mate. If you believe then that's down to you. It's your faith. I would never knock anyone who finds comfort in the church. Whatever their persuasion.
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I’ve read God is Not Great and Hitch 22.
He was an excellent writer Hitch, I just no longer agree with him on this subject.
As is your right.
I just find conversions of this type quite strange in general , Just as I don't much pay much thought to the musings of former revolutionary communist party members who are now Brexit party libertarians.
It’s always interested me as a topic to be honest, just as politics has for the last 10 years.As is your right.
I just find conversions of this type quite strange in general , Just as I don't much pay much thought to the musings of former revolutionary communist party members who are now Brexit party libertarians.
It’s not a test, we have free will because we deserve the chance to make our own decisions.
we deserve the chance... again your asserting we've been given this by the deity
without one shred of evidence, you can't keep doing this, well you can because you have freewill ;-)
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What about dolphins, studies prove they have co-operative abilities and consciious thinking akin to humans.
What they don't have is thumbs otherwise we would be fucked.
They also demonstrate that they choose to rape,murder, kidnapp etc, and also choose to save people so demonstrate free will too.
In fact all other species demontrate free will too.
Only religions equates free will to morality to try to explain why thier docterine is necessary.
What they don't have is thumbs otherwise we would be fucked.
They also demonstrate that they choose to rape,murder, kidnapp etc, and also choose to save people so demonstrate free will too.
In fact all other species demontrate free will too.
Only religions equates free will to morality to try to explain why thier docterine is necessary.
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Well you have the illusion of freewill at least. ;)we deserve the chance... again your asserting we've been given this by the deity
without one shred of evidence, you can't keep doing this, well you can because you have freewill ;-)
Fair enough. I’ve no problem with people disagreeing with it, I just can’t understand how angry some get about disagreeing.A source? Josephus wrote his Antiquities of the Jews in or around 90-100AD. He mentions Moses as historical fact as well as mentioning a brother of Christ at least 50 years after Jesus supposedly died.
Another chronicler, Hegesippus, wrote about James as well. In or around 170AD.
Do you see what I'm getting at?
There are no contemporary works from the time of Jesus that mention him by name and this is in a time when the ruling classes wrote everything down right up to a replacement hobnail for a boot worn by a Centurian.
This is all by the by though mate. If you believe then that's down to you. It's your faith. I would never knock anyone who finds comfort in the church. Whatever their persuasion.
The name point, if they were manufacturing the story, then they would have called Him “Emmanuel”, as that was the prophecy in the Old Testament.
St Paul’s letters and even the word of mouth accounts all say Jesus (well the translated version of Jesus), I think we can be pretty confident of the name.
BimboBob
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What about dolphins, studies prove they have coooerwtive abilities and consciious thinking akin to humans.
What they don't have is thumbs otherwise we would be fucked.
They also demonstrate that they choose to rape,murder, kidnapp etc, and also choose to save people so demonstrate free will too.
In fact all other species demontrate free will too.
Only religions equates free will to morality to try to explain why thier docterine is necessary.
They fucked off when the Vogons turned up though so screw the dolphins. Splitters.