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  1. catch22

    Are "New Atheists" Too Obsessed With Religion?

    There's atheist "churches" popping up these days, even. I dig the perspective you posted here, because if I were an atheist, I would think conversations about God would be asinine and superfluous. To me, it'd seem like a waste of time. I would think it'd be akin to disproving the tooth fairy...
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    Thank you, but don't worry about it. I don't want to put anyone on ignore. I'm not easily offended or anything, feel free to express yourself however you want toward me; I'm just not always sure how to respond, which is the main reason I pointed it out. You've been here much longer than I...
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    You are a highly emotional, and irritable poster, Metis. I wonder why you are here, at times. If I thought you understood, I wouldn't take the time to be thorough.
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    One has to be born again in order to have eternal life, yes. Otherwise, one would merely do what flesh does -- die. No, it's not a magic word or a passphrase to a cool kids club. It's a teaching of the Messiah, and considering He is the one who judges all, then it would be ideal to listen...
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    What is Islamophobia?

    This, and many other political "phobia" terms are misused and misunderstood. It's irksome, for example, to see "homophobia" identified with someone who simply doesn't agree with or condone that particular political agenda. It's similar here. Actual phobia involve fear that causes stress...
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    Chapel Hill Shooting: New Details Cast Doubt on Religious Motivation

    I voted no, probably not motivated. The guy was a gun toting lunatic who got fed up with his neighbors. If they went to a baptist church, it would read "Gunman kills 3 students" not "Gunmen kills 3 Muslims." The bias is more on the media in this case than the criminal.
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    In fairness, this is nothing 1robin has established, but Christ has. Jesus made it clear in John 3, no one enters the kingdom of heaven unless they are born again through water and Spirit. Flesh is flesh, spirit is spirit. He also said He is the way, the truth, and the life, and no one will...
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    If they'll hear it, sure. I'm always willing to share, but they have to be willing to listen. To me it's obvious, Christ's conversation with Nicodemus makes it very clear (John 3 for example). It'd be a slippery slope for a Christian to argue otherwise. However, he does list his faith as...
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    I indeed am, what's up?
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    I give up fighting Islamophobia

    Disrespect and violence are not always optional. Depends what religion you're talking about. One in particular commands it. Others specifically rule against it, in which case, then it would be optionally violating the tenets of that faith.
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    What are you talking about?
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    How is the Bible the Word of God?

    Thanks for sharing your testimony, I dig it. I also agree with your position, but I doubt that's surprising haha.
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    I give up fighting Islamophobia

    I doubt there's many "phobes" of Islam. People don't like it, I'm not sure that means they have an irrational fear of it to the point where it causes them anxiety and distress. Phobias do exist, but you can't honestly say the general discontent with Islam around the globe constitutes phobia...
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    Posit: The Concept of the Supernatural Cannot Exist.

    The whole premise is faulty. Your main arguing point is semantics, at best. First, dimensional theory probably precludes any argument you can reasonably make. I'm no expert on it, but my flimsy understanding of it explains your reasoning (eg: if God exists on a higher dimension, He can...
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    How in the world can ANYBODY think the Jews and Christians have the same god, that Jesus is messiah?

    There's Jewish idiom about that, the big rock, the little rocks... nevermind, just something I read once. No. No... you go too far to say that. That's not what I was trying to convey. Recompense for sin is the not the issue I was addressing -- sin itself is. To the One who is without sin...
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    How in the world can ANYBODY think the Jews and Christians have the same god, that Jesus is messiah?

    It doesn't make me more of an authority. Sorry if I came off that way. I don't know if prophetic perfect and tense are the same thing, but certainly related... it's really a different way to think about things, depending on what's being conveyed, I suppose (Japanese has a tendency to go with...
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    Can we ignore the link between religion and religious violence?

    If people pray for hunger, and then some missionaries feed a village, is that doing something about it? How come elimination of an entire problem is the only acceptable response for you? Why must global hunger be solved for you to believe? Your expectations are wrong. Yes, wrong. Not even...
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    How is not believing in god different than believing there is no god?

    What I was trying to convey was not to get hung up on semantics when someone is just trying to declare they don't acknowledge God. Are we really mincing words on this? Most people don't actually believe God doesn't exist. They simply have no reason to believe, as we do, that He does. Huge...
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    Can we ignore the link between religion and religious violence?

    I'm not sure it can. The typical result seems to be to move beyond it or partially implement it (keep the good, toss the bad). To which there's usually an extremist reaction (ie: look at ISIS situation now). This will pretty much just keep happening every 10-20 years. Just look at the...
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    How in the world can ANYBODY think the Jews and Christians have the same god, that Jesus is messiah?

    Thanks for that. There are mistranslations, yes. The goal is to ascertain which is most authentic to the original writings. I'll have to look at your source, it will take me some time. Blessings.
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