"The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands." (Psalm 19:1)
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Everyone is strange except me and even he is a little strange.1over137 wrote:I am crazy, lol.
Their behavior probably stems from a need to be recognized as an intellectual, above the "masses" (because of a lack of real intellectual achievements, maybe?). Note that in the second reply to the article, the author says that most of his family are "still in fundie prison". So, he wants to be somehow above them intellectually - wiser, smarter, more "progressive", "skeptical" etc. I put 'skeptical' under quotation marks because equating Christianity with YEC is not a sign of skepticism, but rather willful ignorance.Callisto wrote:Funny how they think they themselves are God and the rest of us are just stupid and can't possibly comprehend their amazing qualities.
It's creepy how much some stuff in the bible equates to modern life. After all, what should we expect from the word of god?RickD wrote:1 Corinthians 1:18-31 18 For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19 For it is written,
“ I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
And the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.”
20 Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. 22 For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; 23 but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, 24 but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.
26 For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; 27 but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, 28 and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, 29 so that no man may boast before God. 30 But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, 31 so that, just as it is written, “ Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
Thank you. Yes, it seems to be a recurring theme with these so-called "intellectuals". And then, some just don't care, so there's apathy to contend with.Reactionary wrote:Their behavior probably stems from a need to be recognized as an intellectual, above the "masses" (because of a lack of real intellectual achievements, maybe?). Note that in the second reply to the article, the author says that most of his family are "still in fundie prison". So, he wants to be somehow above them intellectually - wiser, smarter, more "progressive", "skeptical" etc. I put 'skeptical' under quotation marks because equating Christianity with YEC is not a sign of skepticism, but rather willful ignorance.Callisto wrote:Funny how they think they themselves are God and the rest of us are just stupid and can't possibly comprehend their amazing qualities.
By the way, Callisto, congrats on your post #100.
Creepy, or intended?Dudeacus97 wrote: It's creepy how much some stuff in the bible equates to modern life. After all, what should we expect from the word of god?
I also didn't bother clicking on the link. If I wanted to read that cr@p, I could just go on youtube.
Also true about Youtube; never has there been a greater cesspool of willful ignorance and hatred all gathered in one place. Except for maybe Facebook. And even then I think FB isn't as bad as YT - since people can hide easier behind abstract usernames with no connections to their actual lives. They are the Internet Atheist Warriors who wouldn't dare say the things they say to any Christian's face (some would, but few).Crazy Belief: The Bible is the inerrant, inspired word of God.
Why This Is Crazy: To accept the Bible as true and from God, you must believe in magic and ignore endless contradictions, inaccuracies, not to mention accept the authority of suspiciously anonymous writings. You must believe that praying can alter the laws of physics, that God approves of genocide, and that the majority of people, no matter how upstanding they may be, are going to burn forever in a place called hell.
I'm not exactly sure how that's analogous..Stygian wrote:Really, to say God approves of genocide is like saying a homeowner approves of murder because he found it necessary to shoot the armed burglar in his house.
Well, I figured Dallas was talking about God's orders to execute whole cities of people (or, so I thought). These actions were taken because those people proved to be threats to God's chosen people, both in a spiritual sense and a well-being sense. That is to say, they hated God's people, and the Canannites (a famously cited 'genocide' in the Bible) even partook in child sacrifices, incest, and bestiality, among other things.Beanybag wrote: I'm not exactly sure how that's analogous..