Answering an atheist

[Vergil]

This is getting interesting

[Audie]

Horator, back away from the pink unicorn riding lady!

Any chance you could back away from your childish sniping?

Well, like, I tried to lighten up the mood since you are all like "You don't want me here do you?" which is not what he said. -_-*

Im sure he can speak for himself

No, he's right. I wasn't saying anything else beyond what I was saying.

edit: but I will put more content into my posts. Audie and I like to post with brevity, but on the internet, a lot can be lost in translation if you are not clear. There's only, like, 100 smilies we can choose from, and rarely do any of them match the situation:

Brevity is not the same as lack of content; one can say a lot in a few words, if the other is willing to actually look at what you wrote. An alternative is to go on and on saying it one way then another.

[Storyteller]

Audie..

I think B.W. is curious. About what drew you here, why you stay, not in a "you shouldnt be here" more in a "glad youre here, stop being stubborn and just give in to God"

You and I have talked in pm, I wont go over it again on here,just keep tackling that wall a brick at a time!

How long you gonna run from Him?
Change direction, run towards Him, give it a go, dare ya.

Trust me, I pointed a toe towards God, ready to bolt the other way, now, I cant get close enough.

[Vergil]

Clearly we all have our battles to be fought

[Mallz]

If Audie left this place would be a much duller place. And I wouldn't get those moments of reading her posts/responses I so love and crack me up immensely (not a condescending statement, quit the opposite). And the reason for B.W. talking to you IS about personal growth to grown in/with Him. I know sometimes it doesn't come off that way, but he cares about your soul, which is the only reason why he talks to you. Sometimes the only way to break walls and misconceptions is to bluntly face them. And no one can face them if they never see them (or firmly believe they don't exist). Something we all need help with...

[Pedantic]

The many of the issues you are all arguing about relate to what is termed the problem of suffering or the problem of evil which follows these premises
P1: If an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent god exists, then evil does not.
P2: There is evil in the world.
P3: Therefore, an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God does not exist

So perhaps the original question should not be "who's prayer would be answered, attacker or victim?" but why did God create a world in which there are attackers and victims?

There are of course many counter arguments to this (google it; the number of countering theodicies is staggering) however in my opinion this issue has never really been adequately resolved.

[Audie]

The many of the issues you are all arguing about relate to what is termed the problem of suffering or the problem of evil which follows these premises
P1: If an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent god exists, then evil does not.
P2: There is evil in the world.
P3: Therefore, an omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent God does not exist

So perhaps the original question should not be "who's prayer would be answered, attacker or victim?" but why did God create a world in which there are attackers and victims?

There are of course many counter arguments to this (google it; the number of countering theodicies is staggering) however in my opinion this issue has never really been adequately resolved.

Read the Mark Twain piece I linked earlier, and see if it nerds further discusdion.

[abelcainsbrother]

If Audie left this place would be a much duller place. And I wouldn't get those moments of reading her posts/responses I so love and crack me up immensely (not a condescending statement, quit the opposite). And the reason for B.W. talking to you IS about personal growth to grown in/with Him. I know sometimes it doesn't come off that way, but he cares about your soul, which is the only reason why he talks to you. Sometimes the only way to break walls and misconceptions is to bluntly face them. And no one can face them if they never see them (or firmly believe they don't exist). Something we all need help with...

Under The Breath
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSRp7ZcCU1Y