And if kooks keep running around thinking the bible is true . Then people (Like in the movie "The mist") that believe will end up going crazy and really bringing the downfall of man .

This is a prime example of what whammy is talking about. It's ATS and the mindset of most of the people here. Why do you have to belittle the Christians here by calling us kooks? I received a warning and lost all of my points for asking someone if they've lost their mind. That's it. You just made that belittling attack and nothing will be said or done for it. I'll probably get another suspension for questioning it though.
If you do not believe that the Bible is the FLAWLESS WORD OF GOD then that's fine, but don't call people names for their beliefs.
And MARG, as whammy said, there are so many Christian bashing threads on here, let us have ours without attacking us for it. I can't even discuss a thread that has nothing to do with Christianity without being lashed out at by someone because my name is CHRISTIAN VOICE.
I don't bite, don't be afraid of me and certainly don't be afraid of the Bible. I think that's what the deal is. There are so many Godless deviants here that live questionable even horrible lifestyles and they are afraid that if the Bible is true, and there is a God that their lifestyle will have to end or they will have to pay for it. Just speculation of course.

Originally posted by beach2197
Science and athiest would be EMBARRASSED to even show up

Not true, considering this was done, as I mentioned, (though not in a court but on international television.) I really loathe people who have nothing to say but assumptions based on their prejudices. Just because you think someone's wrong doesn't mean they're embarrassed about what they believe. I'd be more than happy to show up myself.

SSSSOOOoo.....these "myths" just happened to fall in the precise years that were prophesized huh.......wow, i love non-believers, they just back themselves right up in a corner and then find a need to bash someone in order to feel better about their silly little system of life....

The only one who's backed themselves into a corner is you, because now you have to provide me with an example, some evidence that your outlandish claim is true. I have no respect for people who make claims, followed by silence where there should be evidence to back it up. Don't assume that I'm going to just take your word for it, because I don't even take "God's Word" for it. Show me some evidence, then we can talk.

Additionally, at what point did you see me "bash" a single person in this thread. You're words have been far less tactful in here than mine. In fact, if you look at the quote above, your accusation was contained in the first part of a sentence that was also containing the words "your silly little system of life."

Originally posted by johnb1
Here the Old School Different Races and Faces of The President of the United States that Believe that there is GOD and the Bible is TRUE.

Allow me to quote two of the men you quoted:

"The Bible is not my book and Christianity is not my religion. I could never give assent to the long complicated statements of Christian dogma." -Abraham Lincoln

"And the day will come when the mystical generation of Jesus, by the supreme being as his father in the womb of a virgin will be classed with the fable of the generation of Minerve in the brain of Jupiter. But may we hope that the dawn of reason and freedom of thought in these United States will do away with this artificial scaffolding, and restore to us the primitive and genuine doctrines of this most venerated reformer of human errors." -Thomas Jefferson

Also try Googling "Jeffersonian Bible". Thomas Jefferson completely rewrote the Bible, removing any reference to revelation, miracles, the divinity of Christ, and anything else he considered "supernatural". Just because someone believes in God doesn't mean they believe the Bible is true. And anyway, what point are you trying to prove? Even if all those men you quoted believed in the Bible, what does it prove to me?

[edit on 8/3/08 by an3rkist]

If Christianity is "proved" to be true... im not sure how this would happen, but anyway:

I would accept my fate and be consigned to hell with a smile on my face

Why?

Because i find these two facts of Christianity irreconcilable.

1. Everything you have is given to you by God. Your position at birth, your intelligence etc

2. The same God will judge you based on your actions in life.

Ergo, how can a loving god impart certain qualities in a person (such as low intelligence), and then judge them when they mess up?

I respect Christians and certainly i prefer them to atheists, because Christians will go out of the way to help. I dismiss the faith on theological terms, but im more than happy to live in a Christian society!