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  1. NulliuSINverba

    Same word assigned two DIFFERENT meanings?

    If you've anticipated any manner of premature victory dance, you've erred most heinously. There you go. See? And all this fuss over Hebrew? Harrumph! Your reading comprehension hasn't improved. You indicated that languages change. This assertion simply isn't supported by the scriptures...
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    For atheists

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    For atheists

    OK. How about this: "The only discernible difference I can see between all your talk of miracles and relics ... and a random sampling of magical baloney from an evening spent (hypothetically) playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons is that the nerds (usually) walk away from the the table knowing...
  4. NulliuSINverba

    Same word assigned two DIFFERENT meanings?

    You're forgetting one crucial fact: "The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God endures forever." ~ Isaiah 40:8 So clearly, the Bible can never, ever, ever, ever change. Ever. Never. Oh yeah. Mmm-hmm. What a relief for scholars that the Bible wasn't originally...
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    Why don't athletes praise God when they lose?

    Wouldn't this be avoided altogether if people weren't expected to make a public display of their religion?
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    Why don't athletes praise God when they lose?

    Because the Bible tells them so: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I will depart. The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised." ~ Job 1:21 "... give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." ~ 1 Thessalonians...
  7. NulliuSINverba

    Social Control versus Spirituality...

    Isn't that typically called "psychology?" "Spirituality" is a notoriously mushy term. Do you ever suspect that it's being used as a euphemism for "feelings?"
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    Is Your Worldview Correct?

    Did you just opine that our entire array of senses are so inaccurate that we can barely even perceive the material world in which we find ourselves? Yes? I thought so. Which is better: To be barely able to do something or totally unable to do something? And that's quite enough. We're...
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    Concerning God: What do you mean, when you say, "I know for certain that he does/does not exist."?

    If you're trying to argue that how opinions are formed somehow impacts the facts, you'll have to work harder to convince me. Again, you're not dealing with facts. You're dealing with opinions. What you're describing isn't science. It's a trip to the ice cream parlor. Thank you. Wait. A...
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    Why don't athletes praise God when they lose?

    No. I doubt their sincerity. Even when they've won.
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    Why don't athletes praise God when they lose?

    Well. That rules out professional athletes, I suppose. So God only deserves thanks when we're feeling happy ... ...or when he's operating in Celestial Santa Clause Mode? Unless you're playing a team of avowed atheists, you can rely upon the almost certain knowledge that someone on the...
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    Why don't athletes praise God when they lose?

    You'll note that Richard Sherman did not thank God for granting victory to the other team. Next?
  13. NulliuSINverba

    For atheists

    You know exactly what it means. If a person sees an image of Telly Savalas burned into their toast, it's merely a weird phenomenon. But if they see an image that looks like their preconceived notion of what Jesus ought to have looked like, it's suddenly a "difficult historical manifestation?"...
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    Is consciousness physical or nonphysical?

    Not at all. Given that it cannot demonstrably exist (or even be experienced) without a physical framework, the conclusion that consciousness is physical seems rather inescapable. Be sure to get back to me when you can demonstrate that consciousness can be experienced without a brain, OK?
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    Is Intellectual Honesty a Religious Virtue?

    I don't know if any of the world's religions explicitly uphold intellectual honesty, but there are undoubtedly instances when the exact opposite is the case: "We believe that the 66 books of the Bible are the written Word of God. The Bible is divinely inspired and inerrant throughout, in that...
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    Why don't athletes praise God when they lose?

    Q. - Why don't athletes praise God when they lose? "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full." ~ Matthew 6:5 Setting scriptural...
  17. NulliuSINverba

    Is Your Worldview Correct?

    That seems much more like three questions. A worldview that is grounded in evidence, rational thought, and empirical observation is undoubtedly closer to the truth than one built on a foundation of unsubstantiated claims and/or wishful thinking. So your worldview automatically negates even...
  18. NulliuSINverba

    Is consciousness physical or nonphysical?

    Consciousness doesn't appear to be possible without a physical framework to house it.
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    For atheists

    If you prefer to discard evidence and dwell purely in the realm of invention, that's your business. You're entitled to your delusions. Sorry. A complete lack of evidence isn't my opinion. It's just the reality of the scenario. No it isn't. It is the Christian God: "In the beginning...
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    For atheists

    Is that a question, or a statement? In any event, until such time as there is compelling evidence for intelligent design (instead of reverse-engineered, fit-the-facts-to-the-Bronze-Age-theology nonsense), I'll be obliged to view it as the cavalcade of silliness that it is. And even if you...
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