Interesting comment, Carolyn. I don't disagree with you because, well, I don't really know anymore. As a devout Christian and believer in Jesus Christ I try to hold on until the end when he comes again but as the years march on and nothing happens I find myself growing ever more impatient. This being known as "God" gives mighty deference…
Interesting comment, Carolyn. I don't disagree with you because, well, I don't really know anymore. As a devout Christian and believer in Jesus Christ I try to hold on until the end when he comes again but as the years march on and nothing happens I find myself growing ever more impatient. This being known as "God" gives mighty deference to the wicked secret combinations bent on getting gain and committing murders and whoredoms. I hope you are right. I hope that He is involved.
I once spent several entertaining minutes being towed around a lake by a walleye I had on the line. Until it headed for a submerged tree, at which time I knew the fun had to come to an end.
Too bad ol' Denny Wormwood (damn spellchecker!) isn't as entertaining, smart, or tasty as a walleye.
Notice how this poster, Cankerpuss, and his bosom buddy, Cheryl, NEVER offer any valid counterarguments to the points one makes in their posts.
They can't. They know your points are the truth.
So, they just resort to slinging their low-class trailer trash shit at your character. Ad hominin attacks; where they attack the character, motive, or some other attribute of the poster rather than the substance of the argument itself. This avoids them having to have a genuine debate and show their ignorance.
Don't bother with trying to have a rational conversation with either of them. It's worse than banging your head against a brick wall. At least the brick wall does not insult you back. LOL
What I usually see is when believers come into this argument, they immediately start becoming self-referential, trying to “prove” the Bible by simply quoting it. Then, if that fails, we all get to play a rousing round of: Christian Excuse Bingo.
1. You’re reading THAT text out of context.
2. You’re going to the wrong denomination.
3. You’re reading the wrong interpretation of the Bible.
4. You’re not REALLY believing in God/Jesus with all your heart.
5. When God does it, it’s NOT evil.
6. You just need to have faith.
7. Just look around you at world events, it proves the Bible is real.
8. It sounds like you have some things on your heart that you haven’t asked forgiveness for and THAT is why you haven’t received blessings.
9. You just secretly just want to sin.
10. Atheism is just another religion.
11. You’re just mad at God.
12. If you stopped believing in God, what’s stopping you from committing horrible actions against people?
13. Wouldn’t it be better to just believe in case you’re wrong?
14. That was Old Testament, so it doesn’t count.
15. Its in the bible, so it must be true.
16. The list is infinite. (after all, the Bible is the word of God. LOL)
And of course, if all else fails.
“That’s fine, you’re ignorant and going to hell if you don't repent!”
"Open your heart to Jesus" (code for: you can convince yourself a non-existent being is real if you try hard enough.)
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Religious folk prove every day that arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand.
This is the 'love' one gets for daring to criticize religion. Religion is sacred.
An atheist reads many books and knows he must learn more. While a Christian partly reads one very old book written by unknown authors and has been edited hundreds of times, and there are many versions of, and thinks he knows everything!
Interesting comment, Carolyn. I don't disagree with you because, well, I don't really know anymore. As a devout Christian and believer in Jesus Christ I try to hold on until the end when he comes again but as the years march on and nothing happens I find myself growing ever more impatient. This being known as "God" gives mighty deference to the wicked secret combinations bent on getting gain and committing murders and whoredoms. I hope you are right. I hope that He is involved.
When inventing a “God”, the most important thing is to claim it is invisible, inaudible, and imperceptible in every way.
Otherwise, people will become skeptical when it appears to no one, is silent and does nothing.
Ha! Dennis Merwood took the bait! How I have missed your entertaining and amusing comments Dennis Merwood! Where have you been????
Lock your reel and get ready for a ride!
I once spent several entertaining minutes being towed around a lake by a walleye I had on the line. Until it headed for a submerged tree, at which time I knew the fun had to come to an end.
Too bad ol' Denny Wormwood (damn spellchecker!) isn't as entertaining, smart, or tasty as a walleye.
Notice how this poster, Cankerpuss, and his bosom buddy, Cheryl, NEVER offer any valid counterarguments to the points one makes in their posts.
They can't. They know your points are the truth.
So, they just resort to slinging their low-class trailer trash shit at your character. Ad hominin attacks; where they attack the character, motive, or some other attribute of the poster rather than the substance of the argument itself. This avoids them having to have a genuine debate and show their ignorance.
Don't bother with trying to have a rational conversation with either of them. It's worse than banging your head against a brick wall. At least the brick wall does not insult you back. LOL
I'll save myself a lot of typing today:
What I usually see is when believers come into this argument, they immediately start becoming self-referential, trying to “prove” the Bible by simply quoting it. Then, if that fails, we all get to play a rousing round of: Christian Excuse Bingo.
1. You’re reading THAT text out of context.
2. You’re going to the wrong denomination.
3. You’re reading the wrong interpretation of the Bible.
4. You’re not REALLY believing in God/Jesus with all your heart.
5. When God does it, it’s NOT evil.
6. You just need to have faith.
7. Just look around you at world events, it proves the Bible is real.
8. It sounds like you have some things on your heart that you haven’t asked forgiveness for and THAT is why you haven’t received blessings.
9. You just secretly just want to sin.
10. Atheism is just another religion.
11. You’re just mad at God.
12. If you stopped believing in God, what’s stopping you from committing horrible actions against people?
13. Wouldn’t it be better to just believe in case you’re wrong?
14. That was Old Testament, so it doesn’t count.
15. Its in the bible, so it must be true.
16. The list is infinite. (after all, the Bible is the word of God. LOL)
And of course, if all else fails.
“That’s fine, you’re ignorant and going to hell if you don't repent!”
"Open your heart to Jesus" (code for: you can convince yourself a non-existent being is real if you try hard enough.)
Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
Religious folk prove every day that arrogance and ignorance go hand in hand.
This is the 'love' one gets for daring to criticize religion. Religion is sacred.
Too long. I didn't read it.
An atheist reads many books and knows he must learn more. While a Christian partly reads one very old book written by unknown authors and has been edited hundreds of times, and there are many versions of, and thinks he knows everything!