none of these other gods have the evidence to support their deity. So no, my wager stands firm as it always has.
I dont know why you separate the Jewish God from Christian God. Even Jews will admit they are the same God! the only difference between the two is whether or not Christ was God. This...
The claim that none of the data supports a literal interpretation of Genesis...that is simply wrong and it has been shown wrong on many occasions for decades. The amount of evidence proving that is wrong is on the rise and its gained significant weight, particularly in the last 3 decades. There...
that isnt really a good point. The reality is, like in courts of law, there is such a thing as reasonable doubt.
Now given that the human fossil record for example, is highly stacked in favour of the Evolutionary model (those fossils that support the creation story are left out of the equation)...
as i have said to you before...your ignorance is your problem here.
Id suggest you start reading early post Christ history (Origen, Polycarp, Eusebius, Jerome etc) and look at the historical artifacts that support the stories of the bible narrative that date back much earlier.
Even if you...
1. you know Jews are Hebrew right? From your statement here it appears you dont realise that you are providing evidence that refutes your own claim there!
It is absurd to use as evidence the statement Christianity predates the writing of the New Testament...thats about as stupid as the...
none of this matters if it turns out I am right and you are wrong and that is the fundamental point you cannot sidestep.
See the thing is, there are only two basic outcomes:
1. I am right and you are wrong...you lose and I win
2. I am wrong...then we both end up the same way...kaput!
So in...
Is this supposed to be a question or did you not read any of the new testament in your 4 years of gazing at pages with what appeared to be scribble on them?
Have you ever read Origen, Josephus, Polycarp...or any other writings like these indivudals?
4 years of reading convinced you of that? You could have resolved and discredited this dilema by spending a single day in a courtroom or, by simply watching the news on television!
yours are thr words of an individual who by his own claim doesn't believe in witness statements in a court of...
A misleading claim...
Christianity predates the compilation which includes new testament cannon...the Old Testament writings were mostly already agreed upon before Christ.
Given that christ came in fulfillment of old testament writings, this claim isn't accurate.
I'd suggest that whoever...
Now that you know of God, the b8ble specifically says you are without excuse.
So if you now refuse to then believe, you are automatically condemned.
Unless you change its kaput for you
Atheists spend so much time wrapping themselves in the denial of God they go to the grave leaving themselves without hope...its kaput when an individual who denies God dies.
A pretty stupid pathway given life for humans is finite and very short.
At least the Christian chooses to place their hat...
I dont think there is any issue with the epistle of James. Does it matter if it was James the apostle or James the brother of Christ? All were contemporaries of the earlierst of Christian church fathers and this is as close to eyewitness accounts as we can get.
simple people who dont now how to do basic research come up with statements like yours above...
Book of Romans:
"1Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle, and set apart for the gospel of God—"
Corinthians
1Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and...
1. what is a problem endemic to creationism?
2. read my post again in its entirety and context...starting with what Albert Einstein reportedly said to the US president in a written letter regarding Nuclear weapons! It should also be worth noting, he was a pacifist!
sorry but that is rubbish. The reason why it was written by the Apostle Peter is because the writer himself says so.
If a Christian is going to start playing those sorts of games, then screw christianity...the whole bible is fabricated.
Your argument is nonesense. The claim of authorship by the...
In answer to this question, i pose one for you to consider...
given that a great deal of mankinds technology comes from war and mans inhumanity to man, do you suppose that we shouldnt use it? Albert Einstein was a pacifist and yet he pushed the United States to develop nuclear weapons because...
that argument is like a individual trying to claim that a life of crime doeasnt pay when in fact, in monetry terms, if it didnt pay, who would actually engage in it? (some of the worlds richest men sat/sit at the top of criminal enterprises)
this is stup[id reasoning. When you are on your death bed, i hope that you remember this as you contemplate the reality of kaput!
Christians follow the bible because of a lot more than there are many gods...the bible is full of authenitic history and that supports its narrative. The other gods...
that is a circular argument...you wont even read any of the evidence...you stated that yourself already. Not one of the references that i have already cited on this topic have you appropriately responded to with any evidence. Your usual response is exactly what you have done here...you want to...
Because you are on these forums reading writings from individuals whose world view you dont agree with.
If your above statement is valid, then perhaps you shouldnt be here. Are you a published scientist or a theologian? what academic credentials do you have that allows you to engage in such...