So, as @dybmh was telling you, you are all emotional over what you heard. So, every person you talk to, who hold some faith tells you those things. It's like you play back everything, only with the person you are talking to, in the recording, and instead of listening to the person, you are...
Not even Jimmy Swaggart could beat a sermon like this. :D
I hope you weren't one that experienced a pastor preaching at you, and so you were affected to the point of it being lodged in your psyche.
This is too much of a perfect match, for that not to be the case.
The collection, or list, of books accepted as genuine and inspired Scripture is often referred to as the Bible canon. Originally, the reed (Hebrew, qa·nehʹ) served as a measuring rod if a piece of wood was not at hand. The apostle Paul applied the Greek word ka·nonʹ to a “rule of conduct” as...
I refer to the the latter simply as blind belief, because persons just believe with no evidence or basis for doing so. I had a thread on that called "Just Believe", but it seems to have been deleted.
There is no such thing as "blind faith". That's probably coined by atheists.
Interestingly, you are telling us what we should do, and not do, while you do what you are telling us we should not do.
What do we call that?
When we tell you what you are doing, you complain that we should not do that. Huh?
The only one here all emotional, is you. That's why you run off on a...
I have never met an individual who tells everyone what they are, what state of mind they are in, what they are thinking,, and throws it around like it's a surgeon's report, after an ECG and brain scan... until I conversed with @It Aint Necessarily So.
Just claiming something and wanting eople to accept it, on the basis that you said it, does not sound like someone who accepts the challenge to examine their beliefs, critically and with as little emotive bias as possible, as objectively as possible.
I know that hunger, thirst, love, a sense of...
What are the "original texts" you are referring to?
Have we not agreed there are no original texts?
So then, we should agree on two things based on this information.
We have proof that the Bible has been preserved as remarkably accurate as possible, thus showing divine preservation.
The NWT is...
...but I am never correct. You are. :shrug: You mean you don't even notice it.
That's nothing new, You don't even realize how often you have been doing that.
Now I'm confused.
I thought we were discussing things that can be detected.
Why did you not say you only wanted to focus on what is physical?
I could have let you know that what is real, is not only physical, and just because science cannot investigate it, does not mean it isn't real.
So, can...
A rebuttal is even more pointless, so I prefer to tell you as it is. Just as you do.
Since when do your words ever have supporting evidence? Never have I seen any.
It's usually you telling others, and just hearing yourself. Ask @dybmh.
If you aren't aware of this, that's evidence. It hard...
There are no original texts.
Comparing manuscripts helps to get the most accurate renderings.
Do you know the method involved?
I'll search for an example for you.
In the meantime, I don't know if this helps.
Westcott was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, England, and in time, he became a...
Thank you.
I'll split this in parts, so as to preserve your quoted words.
"They", would not include nPeace.
If it's sounds like I am bragging, it's only because we are proud to be a privileged people - a people for God's name, taught by him.
nPeace, along with @Hockeycowboy, and over...