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Originally posted by OldThinker
reply to post by Anonymous ATS
Nice post Anon...
I welcome you to register on ATS...
Well thought through posts are a good thing!
Originally posted by gYvMessanger
reply to post by nj2day
Neither side has tolerance of the other, which is a shame, Athiests should not go around attempting to ridicule other peoples belief structures, and Religious people should not attempt to force their view onto people outside of their religious circle, the fact that we have free will clearly means the following of any particular faith is not mandatory despite what they (leaders of said faiths) may want you to believe.
Originally posted by nj2day
reply to post by DoYouSeeIt
I challenge you to ask any atheist why they don't believe.... and tell me how many responses you get where they "don't know".
Its VERY rare at this stage in our history to find a kid raised atheist... most atheists are former believers who learned to think for themselves...
Your friends reaction is because he has been "deprogrammed". Its alot like arguing with a cult member when you deal with believers...
They never really realize how obscene their beliefs are until they are free of the brainwashing tactics...
Originally posted by gYvMessanger
I am not a member of any faith but thanks for the assumption that I should leave my beliefs in church.
Tell me then why I shouldn't believe in an ultimate divine source, you obviously know why I'd like to know your point of view, calling it a fairy tale is just as useful as me telling you that god exists because the bible says so, which I wouldn't dream of doing.
Originally posted by DoYouSeeIt
Fair enough....Why do you not believe?
so what of the person who was not raised in the cult christian atmosphere, who was never programmed one way or the other.....
there is as much evidence for God, as there is for evolution
...and as much as someone can prove God or evolution, there are still very many unanswered questions in regards to both beliefs; and that is what BOTH are, beliefs....Before conforming to any faith, religious or scientific, a person should spend time finding his own answers...Even if I was not a Christian, I feel my soul and how things end for me, are worth the effort.....
Originally posted by gYvMessanger
So one more time, why is their no god ?
Tell me then why I shouldn't believe in an ultimate divine source
Originally posted by nj2day
Originally posted by gYvMessanger
So one more time, why is their no god ?
Whoa! you moved the goalposts!
You originally asked why you shouldn't believe in god... here's the quote:
Tell me then why I shouldn't believe in an ultimate divine source
Answering this question is off topic... but if you'd like an answer, feel free to make a thread... and let me know what the name is...
I'll happily contribute.
there is as much evidence for God, as there is for evolution
Originally posted by OldThinker
euphemism?
?????????
Help OT out here?
What is your point?
I need more than a 'freakin' blurb...write man, write!
I thought my response was thoroughly stated...I don't 'pick and choose '...do u think I do...or have evidence for such?
Originally posted by gYvMessanger
This thread has gotten derailed a little bit into personal conversations it seems.
Originally posted by nj2day
I promise you, if you left your religion at home, and in the church... you would hear significantly less from atheists...
Originally posted by angel of lightangelo
Originally posted by OldThinker
euphemism?
....
I was asking. Overreact much? You are really all worked up because I asked if BB meant pick and choose?
You proposed that the OT be read one way and the NT be read another way, did you not? So I am asking what a BB is. Is that someone who decides how to read the bible depending on what part they are reading and what message they hope to find in it?
This is a question, not a point. If it upsets you, I really have no idea why.