Re: Basis for belief?
Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2013 2:20 am
Sure... thankfully all of those are illegal, and were outlawed relatively quickly.1over137 wrote:Or not. Atomic bombs, chemical weapons, biological weapons...
"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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Sure... thankfully all of those are illegal, and were outlawed relatively quickly.1over137 wrote:Or not. Atomic bombs, chemical weapons, biological weapons...
Lunalle wrote:Sure... thankfully all of those are illegal, and were outlawed relatively quickly.1over137 wrote:Or not. Atomic bombs, chemical weapons, biological weapons...
I have no experience or information about life in your country, under a government that is labelled as communist. It would be completely unfair for me to say anything about that. It sounds like you've had a bad experience, and I wish it was better.1over137 wrote:Lunalle, what do you think of communism? It was in my country....
There is an incredible amount of freedom in Cuba. There's far more freedom in Cuba than most (if not every) other country, including the "world leaders" (U.S., U.K., Sweden, Canada etc.). Freedom of speech? Absolutely. Free healthcare? Yes. Free education (including post secondary)? Yes. Social programs (like homeless shelters and food banks)? Yes.1over137 wrote:Tell me Lunalle, are Christians free there in Cuba? Is there freedom of speech? In my country, writers were silenced, everything was controled, intellectuals were sent to jails. One did not have freedom of religious view. Is this ok?
The books are valued very much nowadays in my country. They were not foolish. And, why you mention foolishness of books after I spoke about censorship in my country?Well, I would assume it depends what they write. You had some writers, didn't you? The downside is this is a limitation of the freedom of speech. The upside is that if people stop reading foolish things in books, they're going to stop believing them and acting so foolishly. There are some authors I've read, who I would like to see not be able to publish a book again, but I don't say there should never be any books.
I would prohibit books that hinder social progress, whether or not they seem foolish to me.If you were a leader of a country would you prohibit books which would seem foolish to you?
Lunalle wrote:Sorry, I think there is some miscommunication. I didn't mean that books are foolish. A lot of books are good and valuable. I try to read from a book every day!
I would prohibit books that hinder social progress, whether or not they seem foolish to me.If you were a leader of a country would you prohibit books which would seem foolish to you?
I'm worried that you're biased, based on your experience. If you'd rather, we could use a different word than "communism". A lot of people here like doing that. Try to think of it (not what you've experienced, but what it is supposed to be), as a further developed version of democracy.
Say your father represents humanity – please re-read your answer – what does that say about humanity and your own human attitude toward god. How is it any different?Lunalle wrote:Sure. Honestly, I am somewhat calloused to him. The fact he's not crippled for life, is awesome for him.B. W. wrote:Now on to why I mentioned your father. On one thread you mentioned he was healed in a dramatic way the prevented a lifelong crippling effect. In this report, you seemed calloused toward him. This may be due to many things because there are no perfect families. Good positive families are hard to come by. Negative and broken families come a dime a dozen. Let me digress a bit and come back later to answer your questions.
Food? Usually, not very nutritious though. Abandoned? Yes. Fail to provide? Yes. Did he care and teach? To a degree. Was he silent? Usually. What caused the split? Really briefly: His actions showed he cared more about himself and his religion, than his children. The ultimate expression of that was he abandoned me.B. W. wrote:There is a reason I ask you about your father since you brought him up is to show you something – was there food on the table, were you ever abandoned by your father and left to fend for yourself, did he ever fail to provide for you while you were growing up? Did he, in the only way he knew how, care for you, teach you things? Was he silent in all this? What caused the split between him and you?
Again taking that your father represents humanity, why would god want anything to do with human beings like that? And you fault god for not performing for you, to your whims?Lunalle wrote:Well, if there is a God, I expect he's already done that. Sure it is fair.B. W. wrote:You stated that you cared but did not love you father. With that, think for a moment that you are God and humanity is represented by your father. With an attitude such as yours, how easy would it be to write him off and let him just fade away? Is that fair and just? Maybe, in your eyes it would be due to all the authority not exercised correctly toward you.
You would write off your father, and you would not even die to save his life. Your love is shallow and selfish, vindictive, conditional, authoritative, demanding, whose love seeks to steal faith away from people all due to a grudge against your earthly father who you wrongly compare to what god is like. A god made in the human image of your earth bound father and your own imaginations. No different are you from your dad in the treatment of others is there?Lunalle wrote:So, I don't believe in God, I don't think John 3:16 is true, so not sure why I should take the rest of the passage into any serious consideration. I know what you're telling me, I've read the bible many times, I've even preached from it. I don't think it is right. I don't accept what it says, on faith, or on any other basis.B. W. wrote:It was that way when humanity fell away from God into disbelief. What did he do? John 3:15-19, NASB...
Amazing how God acted with grace toward your dad, forgiving / releasing him from all his mistakes and errors committed against you so much so that he, once crippled, is now healed without any logical reason for his healing other than God’s loving Grace demonstrated.Lunalle wrote:You already know I wouldn't, because you already know I don't love him. If you want to say the world needs more love, great. I agree with that. Although, that's a lot different than both the common label of "Christian", and the actual doctrines.B. W. wrote:This kind of faith works by love. The kind humanity lacks. To show this, would you die in order to heal your father thus restoring the relationship broken between you and he?
Again, no.B. W. wrote:Do you measure up to that in your relationship with your father?
How do you define a normal life - you have faith in a normal life? Who is it that is going to define what it is? is it Neo-Marxism that defines normal and what is not normal - is that your savior?Lunalle wrote:I attempt to have as little faith as possible. I exercising just enough of it, to lead a relatively "normal" life. E.x. I do things, because I have faith I'm more than just a brain in a vat, although I accept it is possible.B. W. wrote:What is the focus of your faith?
Now, my answer is science. So I'd like you to appreciate science a bit more. Science doesn't claim ultimate, or divine knowledge. It says "This is our best understanding right now". The application of science is used to make the world a better place. For example, the things encompassed in the Theory of Evolution are applied to develop vaccines. Yes, it operates off a minimal set of presuppositions. It's goal is to make things better, and further develop knowledge, so we can make things even better. It's not static, it is constantly evolving, and improving. I hope that helps cast it in a better light, and people will realize the importance of science.
Who defines neo Marxism and its norms - You? Marx's??? Engals, Lennin? Saul Alinsky, Van Jones. George Soros, US Department of Edcation? Obama? Hmmm... Faith in a normal life – what is it; you despising the word – faith – yet in all you written, you show faith in Marxism and selfish impositions of your will upon others. You have faith in science but fail to realize that even science alone cannot change the hate and grudges within the human heart.Lunalle wrote: I would prohibit books that hinder social progress, whether or not they seem foolish to me.
I'm worried that you're biased, based on your experience. If you'd rather, we could use a different word than "communism". A lot of people here like doing that. Try to think of it (not what you've experienced, but what it is supposed to be), as a further developed version of democracy.
You disagree that ' Human Faith is misapplied and twists away from God and seeks other things to place faith in, such as science, atheism, what one creates, etc and etc' and yet you state it is dangerous to 'create things such as ideas, illusions in the mind, suspicion, doubt, fears, revenge, etc, and place great faith in these.... committed to whatever they place their faith in and are obedient to it, often at all cost' then postulate the glories of Neo-Marxist thought... hmmm...Lunalle wrote:I disagree.B. W. wrote:Human Faith is misapplied and twists away from God and seeks other things to place faith in, such as science, atheism, what one creates, etc and etc.
Yes, and I think that's usually dangerous.B. W. wrote:We all create things such as ideas, illusions in the mind, suspicion, doubt, fears, revenge, etc, and place great faith in these. You see, a person is committed to whatever they place their faith in and are obedient to it, often at all cost.
A set of basic concepts that let me live a fairly "normal" life. E.x. We're not all brains in a jar, running a simulation of our lives.B. W. wrote:So what have you placed great faith in?
This kinda strikes me as ironic. I tried to explain to you that salvation is a free gift. Free to all who trust Christ. Salvation is free to us because Christ paid the price in full. You couldn't seem to grasp that. Yet, you say healthcare and education are free in Cuba. Who do you think pays for the "free" healthcare and "education"? The healthcare is under control of the state, so the state dictates what healthcare you receive. The education system is under the control of the state. So the state tells them what they need to know.Lunalle wrote:
There is an incredible amount of freedom in Cuba...Free healthcare? Yes. Free education (including post secondary)? Yes. Social programs (like homeless shelters and food banks)? Yes.
And1.not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes.
2.without cost or payment.
Nobody is questioning the importance of science. It's "Science" that they're wary of. Science, one of the many stratagems adopted by man to find truth in our existence, has become the center of a popular modern philosophical view that rejects all other forms of truth-seeking. In my opinion, such a view is exceedingly arrogant if adopted by an actual scientist and blind faith if adopted by a non-scientist.Lunalle wrote: Now, my answer is science. So I'd like you to appreciate science a bit more. Science doesn't claim ultimate, or divine knowledge. It says "This is our best understanding right now". The application of science is used to make the world a better place. For example, the things encompassed in the Theory of Evolution are applied to develop vaccines. Yes, it operates off a minimal set of presuppositions. It's goal is to make things better, and further develop knowledge, so we can make things even better. It's not static, it is constantly evolving, and improving. I hope that helps cast it in a better light, and people will realize the importance of science.