Christian and Proud
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exactly, thered only be a debate here when onethinks the others arguement is bs.
im sayin that if you were in the guys mind and believed what the guy already beleives then you would make the same decisions he would.
we are all conditioned the see reality a certain way by our own selves.
so really, everybody is right and everybody is wrong.
im sayin that if you were in the guys mind and believed what the guy already beleives then you would make the same decisions he would.
we are all conditioned the see reality a certain way by our own selves.
so really, everybody is right and everybody is wrong.
i was conditioned to believe in christianity, and i rejected it once i was old enough to see it was no diffrerent than santa clause. ALMOST everyone else on this board i have asked bitches away from questions like these, and changed the subject, so i wll put you to the test hemp:
1) why do you no longer believe in santa clause, or the easter bunny, or the tooth fairy?
2) if someone came to you and said they were the messiah and to follow them without asking any questions as a test of your faith, what would you do?
3) why do you accept your single faith and reject the thousands of others that have existed? you should have a compelling argument why none of these others are correct (since you think the burden of proof is on the non-believer)
4) what percentage of practicing christians do you honestly think, think that they are going to hell?
5) if someone came up to you today and said they had met a man who spoke to god and transcribed his teachings in a book and performed miracles, would you believe him and follow all of the teachings and spread them as the truth?
edit: i look forward to you answers, and anyone else who wants to take the pepsi challenge is more than welcome.
1) why do you no longer believe in santa clause, or the easter bunny, or the tooth fairy?
2) if someone came to you and said they were the messiah and to follow them without asking any questions as a test of your faith, what would you do?
3) why do you accept your single faith and reject the thousands of others that have existed? you should have a compelling argument why none of these others are correct (since you think the burden of proof is on the non-believer)
4) what percentage of practicing christians do you honestly think, think that they are going to hell?
5) if someone came up to you today and said they had met a man who spoke to god and transcribed his teachings in a book and performed miracles, would you believe him and follow all of the teachings and spread them as the truth?
edit: i look forward to you answers, and anyone else who wants to take the pepsi challenge is more than welcome.
I remember the hell one, and a question similar to why I believe what I believe.
Because I have never experienced anything that I can link to their existence and because I know the history of their existence. However, when it comes to God, I have experienced things that I attribute to God and these are not because they are unexplainable events. Now with "god" you can say "man made god" but then you have the problem explaining why/how millions of tribes/people who had no contact with each other came up with the concept of a god.
Not follow them.
I accept my faith because of what I experienced. I was raised in a baptist church, and I came to my belief system by brushing it to the side and researching every religion I could possibly come across at that time. I don't accept my single faith and reject thousands of others that exist. I believe in "heaven", and I believe God has children in many walks of life/religions/beliefs. However, I do not believe all roads lead to Rome.
Very few probably less than 1%. But I honestly believe most "christians" in america are going to hell (80-96%).
I don't quite understand this one. Would I believe the man who came up to me? Is he also doing miracles or is the person he ran into teh one who did all of that?
Clarify and I'll answer.
Because I have never experienced anything that I can link to their existence and because I know the history of their existence. However, when it comes to God, I have experienced things that I attribute to God and these are not because they are unexplainable events. Now with "god" you can say "man made god" but then you have the problem explaining why/how millions of tribes/people who had no contact with each other came up with the concept of a god.
Not follow them.
I accept my faith because of what I experienced. I was raised in a baptist church, and I came to my belief system by brushing it to the side and researching every religion I could possibly come across at that time. I don't accept my single faith and reject thousands of others that exist. I believe in "heaven", and I believe God has children in many walks of life/religions/beliefs. However, I do not believe all roads lead to Rome.
Very few probably less than 1%. But I honestly believe most "christians" in america are going to hell (80-96%).
I don't quite understand this one. Would I believe the man who came up to me? Is he also doing miracles or is the person he ran into teh one who did all of that?
Clarify and I'll answer.
You know we're all descendants of a small group of people that lived in Africa ~70,000 years ago, right?
The claim that all tribes had no contact with each other before they developed religion is highly suspicious to say the least. Even then there are very good explanations why religion is bound to appear in any group of people who are so ignorant about the world around them that supernatural explanations seem natural to them
oooppsss....
The claim that all tribes had no contact with each other before they developed religion is highly suspicious to say the least. Even then there are very good explanations why religion is bound to appear in any group of people who are so ignorant about the world around them that supernatural explanations seem natural to them
oooppsss....
thoughtul answers.
on the last one, just the man. im trying to draw a parallel between this individual man, and the collective individuals who spread the "truth" when they have not met anyone in the bible or seen any of the miracles themselves, but are just going off of what they have been taught. (ie. say your parent sat you down and told you the bible was the word of god)
on the last one, just the man. im trying to draw a parallel between this individual man, and the collective individuals who spread the "truth" when they have not met anyone in the bible or seen any of the miracles themselves, but are just going off of what they have been taught. (ie. say your parent sat you down and told you the bible was the word of god)
Some would say this is true, while others would argue against it. However, if you are implying religion or the concept of god started with these people, you have to explain how the concept changed for people in a SHORT amount of time.
Since when did the Aztecs have contact with Egyptians? They didn't, yet they each have similar gods and some of the customs are similar.
What are these explanations? What causes MANY people to attribute natural events to a supernatural being or "god"? Why call it a "god" and why give it attributes?
I see you have selective attention.
...and I came to my belief system by brushing it to the side and researching every religion I could possibly come across at that time
Since when did the Aztecs have contact with Egyptians? They didn't, yet they each have similar gods and some of the customs are similar.
What are these explanations? What causes MANY people to attribute natural events to a supernatural being or "god"? Why call it a "god" and why give it attributes?
I see you have selective attention.
...and I came to my belief system by brushing it to the side and researching every religion I could possibly come across at that time
