I hear this argument put forth quite often in creation/evolution debates but unfortunately it doesn't hold water in the real world. The first thing I learned in high school legal studies, "Eye witness testimonies are notoriously unreliable!". Creationists use this as a tactic to discredit...
The numbers of people who believe in him really make no difference. By the law of averages, at least some of the believers are good Christians(like yourself) who simply have different expectations for the second Christ. Jose is not a demonic force plaguing the earth, he is simply a greedy...
You obviously understand what we are trying to say here because you were able to draw the correlation between our two posts. Why do you keep insisting that one trivial aspect of the story lends creedence to the rest? I could give you hundreds of examples, in classic and current literature and...
Not on the whole, no. Marginally realistic simulators do exist though. It's more about the strategy and team coordination aspects in these games that make them a valuable training tool for real soldiers. I won't try to compare a video game to real life warfare but that doesn't mean they can't be...
I'm with you 100%. Damn good point about MGS, wish I had thought of that. As for the idea that soldiers shouldn't play fps games, I think you're right on the money with the flight simulator analogy. Pilots train with flight sims all the time. It gives them a chance to experience different...
Any success Jonman? I think you're wasting your time simply because of your provocative thread title. "No science in the Qu'ran" will only attract those who disagree and we already know that we can't reach those people, don't we? Closed minded people will never change their views and reasonable...
Exactly, Jose is a very good example of a false prophet claiming to be the second coming(descendant of Jesus by his definition). He has no supernatural powers but some Christians believe he is the real deal. This, to me, discounts the idea that a christian will know the true Christ when they see...
I've been sitting on this movie for a couple months because my sister wanted to watch it. Twilight makes any Robert Pattinson movie worth watching for her but if it's that good I might finally watch it.
I disagree, I think evolution gives far more credit to God's power, intelligence, and creativity than any creationist account I've heard. Which seems more impressive to you, pushing over 10 dominoes, one at a time, or pushing over one domino that sets off a chain reaction knocking over 5 billion...
No disrespect intended, I think the real reason creationists deny evolution is because it completely destroys the idea that human beings are superior to the rest of the animal kingdom in the eyes of God.
Who are we kidding? Jones has become superfluous to this now. Whether or not he decides to burn the Qu'ran, the word is out and others will step up to take his place. Take my word for it, later today, books will burn.
I think you are starting with a flawed premise. IMO, there is nothing wrong with the Qu'ran, if you see it for what it is, a book. The problems most people have with the Qu'ran really have nothing to do with what is contained therein but rather the emphasis people put on certain aspects of...
Isn't that kinda like saying "You need to know where Waldo is before you can find him in the book"?
Our natural abilities are God given, aren't they? Just saying, it wouldn't have killed him to set the bar a little higher, would it?
Well, he certainly is taking his sweet ******* time doing it...
It must:
1.Be creative and original(If I can get the same information elsewhere, it isn't much of a revelation)
2.Be in keeping with common sense and my personal values(God can bite my shiny metal *** if he thinks I'm gonna kill for him)
3.Mention me by name(full name, spelled correctly)
If it...
You're most welcome, it's nice to have a polite discussion once in a while.
Egypt is not the only civilization with written historical records dating that far back, China for example. Most, if not all cultures would have a flood story somewhere in their history if we consider that floods are a...
I still don't understand this notion that homosexuality must be either a choice or genetics. Who can honestly say that they have made a conscious choice about what appeals to them? I have used this example before but it has been a while so here goes...
I hate black olives, I could not choose to...