a basic problem with christian apologetics when applied to the bible is that it relies on the tacit assumption you can draw reliable conclusions on the material.
the most common form of apologetics start out by certain claims (the tomb was found empty, the disciples had post-crusifiction experiences of jesus that transformed their lives, etc.
this is hearsay since the person who made the statement cannot be sworn in.
Why would anyone care to dissect the events surrounding Jesus' resurrection in order to know the truth about it?
I agree with Honesty.
Whats the point of examining everyone's myths. Its a waste a time. Pretending to know what you don't know is not a virtue, knowledge, or intelligence. Just arrogance, narcissism, and delusions.
People like theology because its easy.
do you get confused sometimes whether this site is a discussion forum or a debating forum ?.
just asking.
whats your thoughts.. smiddy.
In a way they are like Jehovah's witnesses on steroids, they tear everything down.
But offer nothing in its place standing over the ruins of faith.
This is profoundly naive and immature.
You're complaining that ignorance is being torn down. You condemn as liars the people pointing out simple, obvious facts. Followed by whining that reality, freedom, and knowledge aren't enough to satisfy your neediness.
Go back to your superstitions. Your babysitters are waiting.
in audacity of hope he writes: i will stand with the muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.
the quote comes from page 261 of the paperback edition of the audacity of hope.. he couildn't march in solidarity.
yesterday the "political winds shift" happened.
Shana, just don't lie.
First acknowledge your quote was incorrect.
Then make your point intelligently and honestly.
Why is this so hard for some people?
this incident in paris makes me feel absolutely furious.
yes i feel desperately sorry for the victims and their families no one should have to deal with that.
the thing that makes me feel absolutely incandescent though is the attack on freedom of speech and expression.
I have recently realized that all people of faith frighten me.
Sad.
the new forum originally had a little country flag next to each post showing the country that the post was made from based on the geoip encoding (the country the ip address is from).
before i switched over to the new site someone made an issue about it violating their privacy and i didn't want to complicate and confuse the switchover with policy debate at the same time as technical issues so removed the flags even though i disagreed.. someone has already requested it as a feature and i think it should be added back so i thought it's now time to open the discussion and get everyone's opinions.
first, the reason i think it should be shown:.
Seems an odd feature to become obsessed about.
10 reasons you should never have a religion.
by steven bancarzjanuary 4, 2015self discovery, spirituality.
written by steve pavlina on his site www.stevepavlina.com |.
Religion is control.
Spirituality is narcissism.
Dehumanization is the tool to accomplish both.
yes- everyone has faults and makes mistakes; an organization even more so.. yet, you ignore all the fingers pointing at you.. many here have no faith.
many here go to churches who lie about everything biblical; look at x-mas!.
but at least we know god and christ and try to live up to their name!.
there is a tribe in west african called the dogon, their mythology states that their gods came from a dark star that orbits around sirius.
they claim this star went nova then condensed so that its now super dense.
they have on their cave walls drawings of jupiter and its 4 moons and saturn with its rings.
The Bible teaches that people were put on earth by invisible space aliens.
It says that we are surrounded by invisible space aliens on earth all the time. These space aliens are apparently secretly controlling the all the people, the animals, the weather, and the governments.
But you have pick sides, because the space aliens are in an intergalactic civil war.
Seems legit.
stop begging for crumbs like a pigeon in the park!.
nobody anywhere has truth tied up with a red ribbon to hand to you so you.
can go skipping down the road with a smile!.
Everything functions according to its own nature.
A person is correct only to the degree that they accurately identify that nature.
To claim the nature of all things is limited to what I perceive would be narcissistic.
well, i have been lurking on this site for several months and i recently decided to join as a member.
i have made several observations and would like to make a few comments.. first, i am perplexed by the attitude of many on this site that are either former or active (but apostate) jws.
they seem to have a strong hatred for the wts and also for rank and file jws.
You must take responsibility for your own decisions and not blame an organization for hoodwinking you into thinking that you must live your life differently because the end of the world is coming.
Heisenberg, you are correct.
This forum has always attacked and shouted down anyone who points out that we must take personal responsibility for our decisions and not solely blame JWs for our problems.
Its just not a popular message here, despite it being true and healthy.
Blaming the WT is easy. Identifying, accepting responsibility for, and correcting our deepest personal issues is hard.
