Quote from: Henry Hawk on April 22, 2014, 11:10:34 AM
Troll, lets talk about "blind faith". As a child, I most certainly did have this trait. I was eager to believe anyting and everything my parents told me and taught me. I'm sure you did too. As I grew older, I began to understand exactly what they were teaching me. It was that "blind" faith I had in them that allowed me to accept the truth.
The same is true with my God. I have read what He has taught me. But, it was the implication of those teachings that has built my FAITH. Over the coarse of years, I have found that my FAITH has kept me on the straight and narrow. It was personal moments I had experienced throughout my life that has built confirmation to accept there IS a greater being that exists. GOD. I don't expect YOU or anyone else to accept it. I'm cool with that. YOU live YOUR life and I live mine. THIS works for me and has brought me a great deal of pleasure, peace and confidence.
I would daresay you, like practically every other religious person, have the faith of and believe in the god of your parents as they did theirs. It's an almost universal given - as well as a prime example of indoctrination. Adherists are created far more by accident of birth than ever by conversion.
But, my real point here is that the god you and countless others of the world's major religions envision to exist, doesn't - and it can be proven to civil/criminal legal standard.
So let's have some fun with a mental/philosophical exercise and put 'god' on trial.
I'll even give you and any other adherists first go round. Give me your description of 'god', please note that you've given a start above.
Aw, c'mon! Doesn't ANYONE want to play? :icon_twisted:
Quote from: Y on April 29, 2014, 07:48:21 PM
Aw, c'mon! Doesn't ANYONE want to play? :icon_twisted:
I'd join but w'd be playing on the same side for the most part. :biggrin:
I'm sure. :biggrin:
Me too, cause there in no god. :yes: Only the wish of foolish people looking for someone to blame all of their problems on or to. :yes: It's all a fairy tale. :tink:
Why would a 'god' need apologists or apologetics?
Things that make you go "hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?"
:biggrin:
Quote from: Y on May 11, 2014, 03:10:14 PM
Why would a 'god' need apologists or apologetics?
Things that make you go "hmmmmmmmmmmmmm?"
:biggrin:
I know their god isn't perfect, I've seen many of his mistakes walk and wheeled in the hospital rehab. :rant: Crippled and mentally damaged kids who will never have a real life, they were born that way. :rant: