GOD EXISTS

cthia wrote:GOD EXISTS

So you say. Present your evidence.

GOD DOES NOT EXIST

Prove it wrong.

Imaginos1892 wrote:

cthia wrote:GOD EXISTS

So you say. Present your evidence.

GOD DOES NOT EXIST

Prove it wrong.

Funny you should say that because I'm involved in personal research to do just that...

Beyond the Bible, personal faith and the fact that nothing from nothing leaves ... nothing.

Do remember that the burden of proof is upon the unrepented sinner.

Imaginos1892 wrote:

cthia wrote:
GOD EXISTS

So you say. Present your evidence.

GOD DOES NOT EXIST

Prove it wrong.

cthia wrote:
Funny you should say that because I'm involved in personal research to do just that...

Beyond the Bible, personal faith and the fact that nothing from nothing leaves ... nothing.

Do remember that the burden of proof is upon the unrepented sinner.

And because "I AM" said so and that's the stone cold truth that'll eventually become hot as Hell.

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IMO, The real problem with "Holy Texts" is highlighted by the fact that they were written by humans, who in all probability had their own agendas in mind. Not to mention that they've been translated,re translated,re re translated etc. so many times from the languages originally used that some, if not most, of their original context has been lost.

Then there's the fact that they are all subject to interpretation by those who read them and tend to believe what is written unequivocally.

Does God exist? I believe so, but I cant give any unequivocal proof. As has been stated, it's a matter of faith.

What I do not believe in are organized religions. Not when said religions are responsible for more suffering and death than almost any secular organization that you might care to name.

But then, this is one of the points made by this series to begin with

Just my two bits....

Caliban wrote:IMO, The real problem with "Holy Texts" is highlighted by the fact that they were written by humans, who in all probability had their own agendas in mind. Not to mention that they've been translated,re translated,re re translated etc. so many times from the languages originally used that some, if not most, of their original context has been lost.

Then there's the fact that they are all subject to interpretation by those who read them and tend to believe what is written unequivocally.

Does God exist? I believe so, but I cant give any unequivocal proof. As has been stated, it's a matter of faith.

What I do not believe in are organized religions. Not when said religions are responsible for more suffering and death than almost any secular organization that you might care to name.

But then, this is one of the points made by this series to begin with

Just my two bits....

Thanks for your two bits.

The Poor Widow's Offering
(Luke 21:1-4)

41And Jesus sat over against the treasury, and beheld how the people cast money into the treasury: and many that were rich cast in much. 42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing. 43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury: 44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Tears. Burning tears every time. More proof.

Caliban wrote:IMO, The real problem with "Holy Texts" is highlighted by the fact that they were written by humans, who in all probability had their own agendas in mind. Not to mention that they've been translated,re translated,re re translated etc. so many times from the languages originally used that some, if not most, of their original context has been lost.

Then there's the fact that they are all subject to interpretation by those who read them and tend to believe what is written unequivocally.

Does God exist? I believe so, but I cant give any unequivocal proof. As has been stated, it's a matter of faith.

What I do not believe in are organized religions. Not when said religions are responsible for more suffering and death than almost any secular organization that you might care to name.

But then, this is one of the points made by this series to begin with

Just my two bits....

Regarding "Holy Texts", I do recommend people who like to quote the Bible in a righteous way to read up on the comparative analysis that has been done on the "Great Uncial Codices", especially the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Washingtonianus (aka the Freer Gospel).

There are some interesting discrepancies between them and the King James Bible which really well illustrates the tampering that has been done to some parts of the Bible (like Luke 24 which originally ended with the women being so afraid they told no-one that Jesus body was missing from the tomb).

I have no opinion on what people believe in, most people practice their faith to become better persons but religion is not the only way to better yourself. What I severely despise is people who use their religion to declare themselves better than people not of their faith or no faith at all, and what I hate with a vengeance is when they interfere with my life and in what I believe.

As someone said: "The difference between a true believer and a fanatic is that the believer will die for his beliefs but the fanatic is willing to let you die for his beliefs."

The above statement has been proven true on uncountable occasions throughout the human history creating untold deaths and suffering and unfortunately it's still happening today...

Joat42 wrote:

Caliban wrote:IMO, The real problem with "Holy Texts" is highlighted by the fact that they were written by humans, who in all probability had their own agendas in mind. Not to mention that they've been translated,re translated,re re translated etc. so many times from the languages originally used that some, if not most, of their original context has been lost.

Then there's the fact that they are all subject to interpretation by those who read them and tend to believe what is written unequivocally.

Does God exist? I believe so, but I cant give any unequivocal proof. As has been stated, it's a matter of faith.


What I do not believe in are organized religions. Not when said religions are responsible for more suffering and death than almost any secular organization that you might care to name.

But then, this is one of the points made by this series to begin with

Just my two bits....

Regarding "Holy Texts", I do recommend people who like to quote the Bible in a righteous way to read up on the comparative analysis that has been done on the "Great Uncial Codices", especially the Codex Sinaiticus and the Codex Washingtonianus (aka the Freer Gospel).

There are some interesting discrepancies between them and the King James Bible which really well illustrates the tampering that has been done to some parts of the Bible (like Luke 24 which originally ended with the women being so afraid they told no-one that Jesus body was missing from the tomb).

I have no opinion on what people believe in, most people practice their faith to become better persons but religion is not the only way to better yourself. What I severely despise is people who use their religion to declare themselves better than people not of their faith or no faith at all, and what I hate with a vengeance is when they interfere with my life and in what I believe.

As someone said: "The difference between a true believer and a fanatic is that the believer will die for his beliefs but the fanatic is willing to let you die for his beliefs."

The above statement has been proven true on uncountable occasions throughout the human history creating untold deaths and suffering and unfortunately it's still happening today...

Thanks for this reference, Joat42... it is a thought provoking item. There's been commentary in other topics regarding missing/excluded books from the Bible in particular, and I'm almost positive that similar 'editing' has occurred in most religions, thus giving rise to the various interpretations of what is 'canon'.

And I do tend to believe ( there's that word again! )
that Heinlein had it right in 'Lazarus Long's notebooks':
" You cannot argue with a Fanatic; all you can do is kill him."

A drastic solution, and not necessarily one of which I approve. But a meeting of minds requires that both be open.If you will:

"A mind is much like a door; It tends to work better when it can be opened."

( Don't remember the origin of this quote, just the item itself)

God exists!

What tooks us from inert elements to complex multi cellular life forms?

Now most wars are about resources, economics and power! We (humans) have used the excuse of God/Religion for wars to seize land and destroy other people.

One alternative suggestion might be to read Scott Adam's book "God's Debris", which has a very different take on the God/religion thing.

As a personal preference, I like the King James Bible for scripture, mostly because of the rolling cadence of the language (which is the language of Shakespear as well).

YYMV

Caliban wrote:
"A mind is much like a door; It tends to work better when it can be opened."

( Don't remember the origin of this quote, just the item itself)

What atheists don’t seem to grasp is that atheism is itself based on an act of faith: faith in the idea that there is nothing beyond our perceptions of existence. They have no more factual knowledge of what lay at the center of life than any of the religious acolytes they so fondly attack, yet their own hypocrisy is apparently lost on them.

From:

http://personalliberty.com/new-world-or ... ttle-soul/