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Logic versus religion. Thus is the concept that many people have fought and died for throughout humanity's existence. Some have fought and died for it, while far more have fought and died against it. Here is the result of my thoughts concerning the Bible and stories/miracles mentioned therein.
Have you heard this theory then? You along with thousands, millions, perhaps even hundreds of millions, billions? have had these anomalous events (I have) - so doesn't that make them common place??? and wouldn't that make them LESS miraculous - due to the frequency of 'miraculous' events, they just dont happen to one person all the time but to a lot of people all the time.
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
In the area of miraculous events, I have some experience. It is not necessary for me to look to biblical miracles to ponder whether impossible things do happen, for my own history has enough examples for me. It only took 39 years for me to be totally convinced, though the first such event was when I was 7. Others just don't believe it. That is fine. I can see why. But, when I have tried to explain some of my anomalous events using rational means, there are cases where I cannot. Normally others who I tell what happened offer ideas that I thought of long ago, and hardly ever do I hear a new theory.
Originally posted by shihuludMost of these events have perfectly natural explanations and I'm willing to gamble that all the rest will have the same natural explanation (we might not have it yet) but then again I can see how an experience can tailor your behaviour (wouldn't be me if it weren't for my experiences)
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Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
Originally posted by shihuludMost of these events have perfectly natural explanations and I'm willing to gamble that all the rest will have the same natural explanation (we might not have it yet) but then again I can see how an experience can tailor your behaviour (wouldn't be me if it weren't for my experiences)
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Clearly you have not had them.
Originally posted by shihulud
Originally posted by BlackGuardXIII
Originally posted by shihuludMost of these events have perfectly natural explanations and I'm willing to gamble that all the rest will have the same natural explanation (we might not have it yet) but then again I can see how an experience can tailor your behaviour (wouldn't be me if it weren't for my experiences)
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Clearly you have not had them.
Excuse me! How dare you assume that because I dont relate strange occurances to a deity that I haven't had one of these events.
Just because I cant explain my experience doesn't mean that some deity is responsible.
Typical religionite!!!
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Originally posted by MajorMalfunction
Who was it that said that an advanced enough technology will appear to be magical to a primitive society?
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
~ Arthur C. Clarke ~