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  Why is the Bible wrong?

  by StinkyPantz in

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  this primarily goes out to other agnostics and athiests.

  this week i got into two interesting conversations that i will admit that i was ill prepared for.

  one was with a jw friend of mine who wanted to know why i thought jw's were wrong.

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  I believe that burden of proof is only on the theist if they are trying to convince you that what you believe is wrong. If the theist doesn't really care if believe something different then there is no need for proof. That being said, if you were asked why you don't believe in the Bible and drew a blank don't feel bad. I believe you were probably overwhelmed with the ton of ways you could prove the Bible incorrect and you didn't know where to start.

  It's interesting that no one has been able to 'prove' the bible wrong. In fact, it took science years to catch up with the bible. Until 1492, everyone thought the earth was flat. Isaiah said, in 600 BC, that the earth is a circle. He was right!

  Wrong! The Earth is a sphere not a circle and they did know what a sphere was at that time period. In fact Science was held back because to the bible. Most gains in medical and mathmatic knowledge during that time period came from muslim nations. I don't know what happened to them they were the most intelligent people on earth at one time.

  This, coupled with fulfilled prophecy, archeological and historical evidence proves that the bible was not written by men, but by God Almighty. The question is, Do you want to believe it?

  What fulfilled prophecy? Archeological and scientific evidence has proved most of the Bible wrong. There is no evidence of the Bible being written by god; did you pull that one out of your ass? In fact at the rate of discovery the ILLIAD will be more accurate than the Bible and that is a fictional story (just like the Bible).

  Edited by - gsx1138 on 2 February 2003 23:5:55
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  When does religion become myth?

  by whyhideit in

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  in my time in school and college, i always enjoyed the study of ancient greek, roman, chinese, and native american myth.

  yet at the same time we have beliefs in modern religions, such as christianity, that there is a heaven with jesus christ, jehovah, angels, the devil, and demons.

  1500 years from now, will jesus christ be a myth.

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  Being Wiccan myself I understand that what I believe is considered Myth (or devil worship) by the majority of the planet. However, even I know that the stories of old are just that stories. I see them as morality plays to learn from not literal. I really think literal interpretation is a modern phenomena. As far as I'm concerned ALL religion is myth. It really plays a minor role in spirituality which I think is good for the psyche.
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  Holiday Today for Pagans

  by gsx1138 in

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  imbolc starts today!

  february eve, norns, disir and valkyries.

  today is the beginning of the festival of imbolc, or brigantia.

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  Ps.s. gsx I thought you worshiped no god other then thine self.

  I'll make very clear some things regarding religion and spirituality. I think spirituality can be very good for our psyche. I think religion is a plauge on humankind. You can develope your spirituality from religion so long as you leave it as soon as you learn what you need to satisfactorilly start your spiritual path. On the other hand, I don't think you need to worship or believe anything. It is just a choice not a requirement. I'm very close to being a secular Pagan. By that, I'm almost atheist but I still enjoy the ritual and spirituality of the Sabbats.
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  The French... Why do they hate us?

  by email in

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  we've been talking about this lately on this board... this is yet another article from msn.com.. http://slate.msn.com/id/2077874/.

  "much of the french opposition to american power arose after the fall of the soviet union made the united states the only power in a unipolar world: according to one poll, the percentage of the french who viewed the united states "with sympathy" dropped from 54 to 35 percent between 1988 and 1996. but french grumbling over u.s. power predates the end of the cold war, too.

  as philip h. gordon outlined in the national interest in 2000 (during the clinton administration), "resentment and frustration" have marked french-american relations since the end of world war ii.

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  What I don't understand is why we feel the need to have everyone in the world agree with us. I hear people saying the French are acting in their own interest with this Iraq thing. Gee spanky, guess what? So are we. As soon as a country stands up against our policies we do everything we can to vilify them. Pretty funny since we have a buttload of hypocrites in this country.
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  Holiday Today for Pagans

  by gsx1138 in

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  imbolc starts today!

  february eve, norns, disir and valkyries.

  today is the beginning of the festival of imbolc, or brigantia.

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  This link might help. The explanation I have is a combination of Celtic and Norse religion.

  http://www.geocities.com/lavenderwater37/imbolc.htm

  But is wine and cheese served?

  Yes they are Joanna but you can only partake if you're part of the 144,000
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  Holiday Today for Pagans

  by gsx1138 in

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  imbolc starts today!

  february eve, norns, disir and valkyries.

  today is the beginning of the festival of imbolc, or brigantia.

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  Imbolc starts today!

  February eve, Norns, disir and valkyries

  Today is the beginning of the festival of Imbolc, or Brigantia. This day is sacred to the Valkyries and the Norns Urd, Verdandi and Skuld, who sit by the Well of Urd under the tree Yggdrasil and determine the fates of men and gods.
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  If You Never Were A JW, Would You Believe In God?

  by minimus in

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  so many here do not believe in god, now.

  some are not sure he exists.

  if you never had been a jehovah's witness, do you think that you might still believe in a creator, in god?

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  I had problems with a christian god at about age 10-12. The logic of it did not fit and I thought of it as more of a fairy tale. However, the pressure to fit in forced me to go along with everyone and eventually I convinced myself it was true. If I hadn't been raised a JW I would most likely be atheist or Buddhist. Funny thing is, I'm headed in that direction anyway.
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  Did this really happen?

  by Undecided in

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  i received this in an email.

  is it really true?.

  can you believe the following from paul harvey?.

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  The sick part is that someone was actually tortured for hours then shot in the head and dumped in the river. Then nothing came out of it because of politics.
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  Mandela on Bush and Blair

  by Rado Vleugel in

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  mandela sharply criticises bush and blair on iraq stance .

  january 30, 2003 .

  posted to the web january 30, 2003 .

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  Well, Bush is arrogant and shortsighted so that isn't really anything new but I think Mandela is still off base with these remarks. I wouldn't put too much stock into anything Mandela says. He only has the job because he was a political prisoner. His country is in complete shambles and he's only managed to turn South Africa into a shithole.
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  IF YOU HAD ONE WISH.........

  by Mary in

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  if you had one wish in life, what would it be?

  mine would be to go back in time to when i was 17, knowing what i know now, and live my life again.

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  I would wish for all religion to disappear forcing people to better our world without frivolous dogmas and superstitions.