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Originally posted by megabytz
You have to be kidding, yet again! Can one person really be this ignorant of logic or argumentation?
See how silly that sounds?edit on 7-7-2011 by megabytz because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by megabytz
reply to post by sting130u
You are conditioned into religion.
You may be raised on a deserted island and ponder the existence of a creator because you have no idea how to explain anything otherwise.
Then again, you may be raised on a deserted island and have no concept of a god or a soul.
Do you think we had a concept of god before we were in our current form?
No, it was something created by civilization. God was essentially created as an explanation, god of the gaps if you will.
Today there is no reason to insert god anywhere.
Originally posted by sting130u
I stole, I lied, I cheated, I was angry, I hated everyone around me, and I loved checking out your gf's a# (just an expression) After I confessed to God and accepted Jesus all of that stopped. Maybe some people don't need it? I doubt it, but lets just say maybe. The first time turned from sin I can't explain the warm feeling that went through my body. It was wonderful. And I don't want you to believe me or anything, I just want you to be open to the signs so you don't miss them.
Also, if the Bible is a fairy tale like some claim, why is it mathematically perfect with Bible code? Why is it the Bible knew the Earth was a sphere thousands of years before scientists figured it wasn't flat? How is it the Bible knew the planet floated on its own? How did it know the circulatory system of the oceans were much like our own circulatory systems? Ever flowing one way? All this many many many years before "scientists" found out? Just seems to me that man is always making mistakes and the Bible has remained.
Originally posted by megabytz
We take the default position. You were not born with a belief in god, it was conditioned in you over time.
Originally posted by sting130u
Originally posted by megabytz
reply to post by sting130u
You are conditioned into religion.
You may be raised on a deserted island and ponder the existence of a creator because you have no idea how to explain anything otherwise.
Then again, you may be raised on a deserted island and have no concept of a god or a soul.
Do you think we had a concept of god before we were in our current form?
No, it was something created by civilization. God was essentially created as an explanation, god of the gaps if you will.
Today there is no reason to insert god anywhere.
Conditioned in religion, not into. You get coerced into religion by people telling you if you dont go to church you'll burn, if you don't tithe you'll burn, etc. You get conditioned in religion by the indoctrination.
And I can prove there is a God, but I don't think you have the time for that. I certainly don't.
Originally posted by jamsession
So tell me then, what is real?
Because if you think life is only what you think is real, I feel sorry for you. That is a mighty small box you live in.
The perception of reality can be changed, but the word and meaning of Jesus Christ will last forever.
this is the exact attitude that draws disbelivers more away than attracting them to your religious faith.
CNN points out the notion that both atheists and the religious can use the study to validate their beliefs. Trigg explains that the faithful can look at the data and say, ‘If there is a God, then … he would have given us inclinations to look for him.” On the flip side, atheists would potentially accept the notion that faith appeals to the human heart and mind, but that humanity must evolve and move beyond simple myths.
Originally posted by RealTruthSeeker
Originally posted by megabytz
reply to post by RealTruthSeeker
And I can easily dispute the validity of one of those claims, Albert Einstein was not a theist.
edit on 7-7-2011 by megabytz because: (no reason given)edit on 7-7-2011 by megabytz because: (no reason given)
Then you need to study his work more. Not only was he against atheism, but he was also a believer in Christ.
Originally posted by megabytz
reply to post by pirell
I would say the biggest cause of people turning away from christianity is rationality.