Quote (Zepllica @ Sep 24 2020 01:46pm)
How is calling him a fool okay? He actually said you seem like a nice person and wished you the best. But you, a faithful believer, stoop to name calling because someone doesn’t believe as you do? Why can’t you just be happy with your own beliefs and leave well enough alone?
I know who I would prefer to engage in conversation with.....it would be the person wishing me the best and not the person calling me a fool lol. Good job exposing your ideological brainwashing!
What a fool.
Psalm 14:1 - For the director of music. Of David. The fool says in his heart, "There is no God." They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good.
The truth hurts doesn't it?
Quote (death_knight @ Sep 24 2020 02:02pm)
How can I put faith in something I consider by definition unknowable?
Frankly if a person's religion (or lack of..) causes them to be a better person then it is a success, furthermore every follower of a belief will then consider that confirmation of the ideology because but has benefited their life (mentally) and it's an innate response to reject evidence against their belief because it will shake the very foundation of who this person is
Imagine for a moment you are totally wrong about God, Christianity etc.
Who are you then as a person?
This passage answers that question:
1 Corinthians 15:12-19 - But if it is preached that Christ has been raised from the dead, how can some of you say that there is no resurrection of the dead? If there is no resurrection of the dead, then not even Christ has been raised. And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith. More than that, we are then found to be false witnesses about God, for we have testified about God that he raised Christ from the dead. But he did not raise him if in fact the dead are not raised. For if the dead are not raised, then Christ has not been raised either. And if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins. Then those also who have fallen asleep in Christ are lost. If only for this life we have hope in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied.
Then we keep on reading:
1 Corinthians 15:20-22 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive.
This post was edited by CPK001 on Sep 23 2020 10:07pm