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- Sun Jan 31, 2010 11:01 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14547
Re: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
No point in continuing? Why? I asked a simple question, although from the comments it seems it is a tough one to rationalize. You are not debating an atheist here who cares nothing for the Bible and understanding it. I would never do such a thing as murder a child or anyone for that matter. You mis...
- Fri Jan 29, 2010 3:01 am
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14547
Re: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
I feel there is no point in continuing this farther. Yes, we all sin, but as children of God, we will repent of it sooner or later. You are talking about premeditatedly murdering your own children, against God's command not to murder, and since you think it's for a very good cause, there seems no r...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:16 pm
- Forum: The Bible and Scripture
- Topic: What makes non-believers disbelieve?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5726
Re: What makes non-believers disbelieve?
My post got hidden up in your quote, so I will write it here where it is easier to see. So I see the effects of gravity and not gravity itself. OK, I'll buy that. Show me the effects of the presence of God. Also, we can substitue fire for gravity if you like. I can see it and feel its flame. I do no...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:06 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: can god be good if he created evil?
- Replies: 49
- Views: 14230
Re: can god be good if he created evil?
We don't need one of the choices to be evil. Both choices could be good. We would not be robots just becasue one of our choices is not an evil one. There doesn't seem to be a reason fof the existence of evil, but God created evil as a choice for us, so there must be some reason. Ok, please define w...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 10:05 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: The mystery of sin and God the Benevolent
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5504
Re: The mystery of sin and God the Benevolent
In other words you're restricting my choice? And you call that free will? I see no restriction. You can choose any number of colors. Why do you think one has to be evil? Because that is my preference. P.S. We're discussing the same topic in more than one thread, I'm getting a little lost. I don't t...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:54 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Kurzweil's technological singularity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2818
Re: Kurzweil's technological singularity
Good catch on the name too;) Red with red leather from the factory.RickD wrote:Mr. firebird, Do you realize that you are responding to posts that are very old? This one has a last post from 2 1/2 years ago.
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:53 pm
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Kurzweil's technological singularity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2818
Re: Kurzweil's technological singularity
Yes, I do. I am replying to posts I am interested in. I just recently found this board and figured I would submit a few posts.
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:51 pm
- Forum: The Bible and Scripture
- Topic: What makes non-believers disbelieve?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5726
Re: What makes non-believers disbelieve?
I mentioned gravity can be observed. What I meant is that if I hold a rock in my hand and then open up my hand, the rock will fall to the earth. This happens every time I have ever picked up a rock and opened my hand. I have made an observation. I have observed gravity. No you haven't. You have obs...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:48 pm
- Forum: The Bible and Scripture
- Topic: What makes non-believers disbelieve?
- Replies: 24
- Views: 5726
Re: What makes non-believers disbelieve?
How is faith logical? With the lack of any evidence, how is it logical to believe in something? Try to think of how many things you believe on faith then imagine your life if you didn't. I mentioned faith as being illogical when there is no evidence, not faith in things we can know. I have faith th...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 9:36 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14547
Re: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
Yes, I was refering to sin all being the same to us, not God. As far as lying goes, it can have worse consequences than killing a person. It can lead to killing millions. For instance, look at the lies told by the pope during the crusades, that if you fight in the Holy land, you will attain Heaven....
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 5:27 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Kurzweil's technological singularity
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2818
Re: Kurzweil's technological singularity
Do you think humans may augment themselves artificially to the point where the line is blurred between man and machine? I believe this will happen, and to some degree things are already in the works. Chips to control Parkinson's disease and an artificial pancrease are just a couple of things he men...
- Thu Jan 28, 2010 2:46 am
- Forum: God and Science
- Topic: Oldest known human fossil found in Europe
- Replies: 96
- Views: 23513
Re: Oldest known human fossil found in Europe
Evolutionists believe that our brains got bigger over time. Maybe the pevlis of women did not keep up with the quicker changes of the brain growth. This explains why child birth would hurt.
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:49 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: The mystery of sin and God the Benevolent
- Replies: 25
- Views: 5504
Re: The mystery of sin and God the Benevolent
God could have created a world with free will but the absence of evil, but he did not. He must have wanted us to experience evil for some reason, although he could have made a universe devoid of it altogether. If there is free will in Heaven then free will does not require evil and it makes it very...
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:46 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Why was Jesus born of a virgin?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3077
Re: Why was Jesus born of a virgin?
This is what I was thinking myself. I just wondered why the text did not use the more specific word for virgin. One word could be what separates the Christianity from Judaism;)
- Wed Jan 27, 2010 10:44 pm
- Forum: Christian Theology
- Topic: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 14547
Re: Please rationalise Numbers 31 in light of a loving god?
Why would a lie be just as bad as murder? I think rare... means in the sense of sin is sin no matter it's apparent human scale. The breaking of one command is to break them all. . . Yes, I understand. I was just thinking more along the lines of the effects of it on others, not really the fact that ...