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| Topic: "Let there be light" |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 41
Views: 16984
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 Forum: Christianity
Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:04 am Subject: "Let there be light" |
| One could argue that sense the bible is only a recollection of these events that would make it safe to have the name of the invention in a story about it being invented. Light existed when the story w ... |
| Topic: Free Will |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 104
Views: 33126
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:39 pm Subject: Free Will |
| The only way to know with absolute certainty is to force an action. The only way to know where the people will stand at your party is to force them to stand there, and the same with what they say and ... |
| Topic: A Strange Circularity (Stanley Fish Article) |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 66
Views: 25127
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 1:37 pm Subject: A Strange Circularity (Stanley Fish Article) |
| The men of the bible believed the world to be flat. They were wrong. The men of the bible believed natural disasters were caused by a hot tempered God, again they were wrong. Science gives reason to p ... |
| Topic: Free Will |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 104
Views: 33126
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 12:53 pm Subject: Free Will |
| The only way to know with absolute certainty is to force an action. The only way to know where the people will stand at your party is to force them to stand there, and the same with what they say and ... |
| Topic: A Strange Circularity (Stanley Fish Article) |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 66
Views: 25127
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 11:31 am Subject: A Strange Circularity (Stanley Fish Article) |
| There's no need for me to undermine the credibility of science as it stands on it's own record of uncertain shifting facts and truths. I wish I had a nickel for every time I've read, "Scientists ... |
| Topic: Open Theism |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 22
Views: 10637
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 6:05 am Subject: Open Theism |
An arguement for it from the bible, where God's foresight was wrong (and He was quite shocked):
Isaiah 5-2:
Then He expected it to produce good grapes,
But it produced only worthless ones.
5-4: ... |
| Topic: Free Will |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 104
Views: 33126
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 12:08 pm Subject: Free Will |
You're right, those things don't bother me...
For God to know the aftermath of some or every event before it happens, that denies free-will (as well as many other things). You even said that we cou ... |
| Topic: A Strange Circularity (Stanley Fish Article) |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 66
Views: 25127
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:47 am Subject: A Strange Circularity (Stanley Fish Article) |
Tell me what you know that science can prove with 100% certainty.
Thats a beauty of science, it steps us towards truth and is also falsifiable. The science of today could be drastically different i ... |
| Topic: Free Will |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 104
Views: 33126
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 10:32 am Subject: Free Will |
| I don't actually believe in free-will. Using your analogy, you made God into the Interventionist God of the Bible. The very same God that promises his people free-will. If God interferes with human ac ... |
| Topic: Free Will |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 104
Views: 33126
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 9:10 am Subject: Free Will |
God's foreknowledge of attempts to destroy the Sun did not cause man's attempts nor influence/prevent God's determination to implode the sun at His pleasure.
If it is in our ability to destroy star ... |
| Topic: dick masterson is The Last Straw! |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 52
Views: 21076
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Forum: The Program
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 9:02 am Subject: dick masterson is The Last Straw! |
| He was a dick, but I agree that seems to be what he's going for... Hardwick is the man. |
| Topic: God Pollution: One Atheist's Opinion |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 4
Views: 3186
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Forum: General Discussion
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:46 am Subject: God Pollution: One Atheist's Opinion |
| I find it humorous that if someone is speculated to be an atheist and commits a crime or act of violence it is a direct result of their atheism and on the other hand when a religious person commits a ... |
| Topic: David and the census |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 47
Views: 19785
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:11 am Subject: David and the census |
The bible says that he burnt it in fire, ground it up into powder and mixed it with water then forced the people to drink it (Exodus 32:19-20).
Just to clear things up.
Yeah, it doesn't seem to ... |
| Topic: David and the census |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 47
Views: 19785
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Forum: Christianity
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 12:31 pm Subject: David and the census |
| Correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't the "he" that calls for the census not God? Hence the fact that it says "he" and not "He". Now in the 'Young Literal Translation' it sa ... |
| Topic: Tired of Christians quoting Bible Verses |
Sliced_Bread
Replies: 15
Views: 11408
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Forum: General Discussions
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 9:49 am Subject: Tired of Christians quoting Bible Verses |
| I can't say that I have ever gotten mad a xtian for quoting or even speaking of their religion in anyway what so ever. I have had many-a-times been told that they believe "God sent them down to c ... |
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