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Originally posted by Donny 4 million
Ok fair enough. But consider this--- You get upset with your school of sardines. So you go looking for a better school.
Do you know marine biology enough to finish my story?
Maybe getting eaten by a grouper is a little like hell for a sardine.
Schools and flocks are created over millennia for the common good.
Can you site the successes of the black sheep?
Originally posted by LiquidLight
reply to post by nazo102
Oh, I completely agree with the message. Love towards your fellow man and all that good stuff. It's the divinity of the messenger that bothers me.
What I don't get about Jesus is why people believed him when he said he was the son of God. Let's say for a minute that he did heal the sick, walk on water, and come back from the dead. In today's world, someone like that would most likely be called a demon. What proof do we have, besides his own word, that he is the son of God
Originally posted by LiquidLight
This, of course, assumes the whole thing isn't a story made up by some Jewish guys trying to undermine the authority of the Roman Empire. I'm really at a loss here. Why do so many people take this at face value without any proof whatsoever?
Originally posted by randyvs
For one thing it dosn't take to much intelligence to know that you can
separate the righteous from the wicked by the fruit they bare. If you can't figure things from there, I can only believe you just don't want to.
If that is the case, then what be the truth in the reasoning of this thread?
Originally posted by LiquidLight
reply to post by kiwifoot
So you're saying that Old Testament scripture is the proof for his divinity? Couldn't it be that he was able to manipulate the people because of their beliefs?
Originally posted by LiquidLight
Good point, but what if all of that were simply a means to an end; i.e. getting people to worship someone besides/in addition to God. If you've watched the series V, you'd understand... The aliens preach peace and heal the sick, but their ultimate goal is nefarious.
Originally posted by LiquidLight
What I don't get about Jesus is why people believed him when he said he was the son of God. Let's say for a minute that he did heal the sick, walk on water, and come back from the dead. In today's world, someone like that would most likely be called a demon. What proof do we have, besides his own word, that he is the son of God?
This, of course, assumes the whole thing isn't a story made up by some Jewish guys trying to undermine the authority of the Roman Empire. I'm really at a loss here. Why do so many people take this at face value without any proof whatsoever?
Originally posted by LiquidLight
Originally posted by Donny 4 million
Ok fair enough. But consider this--- You get upset with your school of sardines. So you go looking for a better school.
Do you know marine biology enough to finish my story?
Maybe getting eaten by a grouper is a little like hell for a sardine.
Schools and flocks are created over millennia for the common good.
Can you site the successes of the black sheep?
If the only reason you believe is to conform, then you have some soul searching to do. Besides, there are enough non-believers to conform in that way too, if you're too weak of a mind to make it up yourself.
Originally posted by Donny 4 million
Do not imply who or what I am. It is the confidence of the fool that thinks he knows another.
My question was what are the successes of those that have no faith?
Do you have an answer?
thanks
Originally posted by Mr Headshot
Well...not everyone thought he was the son of God. He was crucified lol and called a heretic and probably a great deal of other things...
Originally posted by LiquidLight
Originally posted by Donny 4 million
Do not imply who or what I am. It is the confidence of the fool that thinks he knows another.
My question was what are the successes of those that have no faith?
Do you have an answer?
thanks
I didn't necessarily mean you specifically. I meant a person in general.
Why do so many people take this at face value without any proof whatsoever?