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  The Christian Onslaught

  by satinka in

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  *sigh* i have been noticing lately there are a number of groups of "christians" signing up as members of this forum, with the obvious agenda of gaining converts for their own cult-like religions.

  i have been wondering things like:.

  hmmm...maybe i'll try ignoring them.. thank you simon for the space to vent.. satinka.

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  Pika_Chu

  Pika, your issue is with the message more than the messenger. The question is how I can be more effective sharing the message without creating unnecessary barriers.

  You can be more effective if you understand and know how to handle your competition, thus making your message more convincing. A good discussion anticipates possible refutations. It doesn't appear that you do that much. If you can't prove your points of discussion, you will get no where with people who need that proof. If you are so convinced that you are right, then are you ready to debate non-believers? Can you prove anything to us?
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  FAITH, the biggest excuse for IGNORANCE.

  by nicolaou in

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  when you claim that some impossible account from the bible is true are you doing so because of evidence and honest reasons or simply because you want it to be true?

  if the evidence your claim is based upon ends up being proven false would you stop making the claim?.

  if your claim is based only on wishful thinking then you are being dishonest with yourself.

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  Pika_Chu

  The idea that miracles and alternative interpretations refute criticism is just not valid. When faced with the possibility that either a biblical passage is scientifically incorrect or it is explainable by the supernatural, the faithful will pick the latter, under the presupposition that the Bible is ALREADY accurate and inspired. The conclusion that the Bible is still accurate depends on the already-made conclusion/premise that the correct option must already be the one relayed in the text. It's shoe-horning the evidence to fit an assumption.

  Perfect example: did Issaiah say the Earth was a flat circle or a sphere? If you said "sphere," congratulations! It's only true because you want it to be. At the very most, all you are saying is that it is possibly accurate. It COULD be a sphere. But it could also be a flat circle. The only thing leading you to the former conclusion is your already established idea that the Bible is correct. Which is identical to the very notion you are trying to prove. It's circular and based on assumptions.
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  Evolution Produced GOD?

  by foolsparadise in

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  if you believe in a god who made everything then that has to mean that you believe in evolution.....because god evolved from nothing.

  prehaps evolution is the real creator...

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  Pika_Chu

  If we are talking about an "always been here" god, than no. Other gods may have evolved in a sense, though. And the God CONCEPT certainly has evolved with time. Then again, if we can imagine that not everything must have a creator, than we don't need to look to god as the creator "of all things." Himself, the exception to the rule.
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  The Christian Onslaught

  by satinka in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *sigh* i have been noticing lately there are a number of groups of "christians" signing up as members of this forum, with the obvious agenda of gaining converts for their own cult-like religions.

  i have been wondering things like:.

  hmmm...maybe i'll try ignoring them.. thank you simon for the space to vent.. satinka.

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  Pika_Chu

  Pika: Show me a better way to say that the Bible teaches that Jesus is Lord God and that it matters whether we follow Him or a fake?

  Sure. Let us first see if you can establish the notion that everything the Bible says is true and that the God it describes is real. That would be a nice start.
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  How many gods are there?

  by jgnat in

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  christianity was birthed in a polytheistic world, inheriting from jewish roots the concept of one g-d. now, instead of one god for israel, we are offered one god for the whole world.

  caesar (mortal men) was declared a god.

  gods had powers beyond ordinary men, could grant requests, and demanded sacrifice and worship.

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  Pika_Chu

  I think there are, like 2,000+ active ones. And some dead ones. Many are worshipped, others are obsolete. Some are yet to be invented by nutjobs.
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  The Christian Onslaught

  by satinka in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  *sigh* i have been noticing lately there are a number of groups of "christians" signing up as members of this forum, with the obvious agenda of gaining converts for their own cult-like religions.

  i have been wondering things like:.

  hmmm...maybe i'll try ignoring them.. thank you simon for the space to vent.. satinka.

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  Pika_Chu

  @godrulz: That wasn't an "ad hominem" attack. I didn't say your claims are wrong because you're an idiot or something (Page 5). I'm saying your way of spreading your message is ineffective. When you preach to people, no one wants to listen to what you have to say because of the way you say it. You are, therefore, not helping anyone get "right with Jesus," as it were. All you are doing is making his born-again true followers look like jerks. How does that help your or his case?
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  Atheist believe in aliens but not God?

  by StopTheTears in

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  if you are a professed atheist, i ask you the question: do you believe in aliens?

  could not god be an alien?

  how do you know that there is no alien life?

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  Pika_Chu

  Yes, that's right. Aliens are more probable than God. Your fundamental error here, is you assume all aliens are Gods. Maybe your God is an alien. Maybe all Gods are aliens, hell, I'll pretend that one's true. But not all aliens are God. Plus, they live in our universe and are contingent beings, so yeah.
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  In "Real Life" Are You How You Appear To Be On This Site?

  by minimus in

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  in real life, i do not ask people questions.. i don't look like the avatar of minimus.. i am very personable and well liked.. and....i'm pretty discerning, should i say so myself..

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  Pika_Chu

  I act on here just like I do in real life. My avatar even kinda looks like me.
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  To My Fellow Atheists...

  by Pika_Chu in

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  i present to you:.

  quite possibly the worst attempt at apologetics ever.... .

  http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/nogod.html.

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  Pika_Chu

  @d: ditto. Though I think God is a sort of state of mind, meaning he exists, but only as a theoretical concept. In other words, inside a believer's head.
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  dos it really matter if it was a cross or a stake???

  by highdose in

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  what does it matter?

  i belive its been found that the romans used both, so what does it matter?.

  what does it matter that the roman word for cross sounds also like a word for another god?.

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  No. It doesn't really matter. It's just a way for the WTS to say "hey, look at us! We're different than the blinded-by-Satan mainstream Christianity! The fact that they teach Jesus died on a different shape of wood somehow matters, and that's why we're the one true religion!"