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You need to prove that. I already showed you how the birth dates of Jesus are at least ten years apart from each other in the two nativity myths. And of course there are all of the myths of Genesis, or do you want to claim that God is a liar again?
No. I see no evidence for such a being.
My belief in God is based on my intuition that there is agency behind the universe. However, I am the first to admit that intuition can steer you wrong, so I may be making a mistake. Humans are well known to intuit agency when none exists. However, given that we can neither prove nor disprove the existence of God, I feel comfortable opting for what I intuit.
I do not have much of a problem at all with this sort of belief. One can even be members of any of the major religions and still approach it this way. I think that if there is a god this attitude is far more likely to lead to the actual deity than demanding an ancient text loaded with errors and morals that no longer work as an "irrefutable" source would. Nor am I worried at all about someone with this attitude of trying to use their religious beliefs to tell others what they can and cannot do. Though I might not call your beliefs 100% rational they are definitely far more rational than many here. To be honest I am sure that not all of my beliefs are "100% rational;" either. Rational thought is a constant goal of mine. If one assumes that one has achieved it that person is almost always wrong.
In your intuition has this what you call agency related instructions for people to follow? Or is it each as he sees fit?
Ok ty for admitting that. Obviously we have different opinions. But thanks for your outright answer.
Sacred texts are written by men. These men try their hardest to correctly convey what they think is true about God and what God wants. But being human, they make mistakes.
.I can appreciate your appreciation of the sacred texts. We do have different viewpoints about them, however, because I believe they were written by men but inspired by God. I'm glad you think it helps you to be a better person. I know in my case, imperfect as I know I am, I have made distinct changes in my way of life since I began to better understand these writings. Shalom.
And this campaign of yours to demean other Christians is why I don't want to associate with you.
That doesn't fit the evidence.
Not irrelevant questions, no, I'm not going to answer those.
You well know that I believe in God. This is just more of the same sort of campaign you have been running since April. You can believe whatever you want about me. You are not my judge. I find the attempts to be very insulting.
You'd think wouldn't you.
Really I don't think so, even though I do not necessarily agree with her interpretation. That is obviously @SavedByTheLord's belief. I have not examined the King James Version for errors but I do believe it is a pretty good translation and we do not really understand all of old English now, plus some words can have different but proper translations from older texts in Greek and Hebrew.
I do find your comments interesting. I doubt I will follow you around though but if I see a comment of yours that I find interesting I may make a reply.
Since it is almost identical to other versions it pretty much has the same errors. If anything it is more likely to have even more.
Ah...thank you. I was wondering. I was not sure. I could not recall. Of course yes, there are definitions and yes, I find it fascinating that some declare a belief in God but not the instruments (such as the Bible) upon which the declared religion bases its concepts. Thank you. I probably won't forget that you say you believe in God. I find that fascinating as I do with others.
You know well that I am Christian. You've made numerous comments about it over the years. And you also know that I never said I do not believe in the Bible. A different interpretation is not disbelief, but twist it how you like. It won't matter to me.Ah...thank you. I was wondering. I was not sure. I could not recall. Of course yes, there are definitions and yes, I find it fascinating that some declare a belief in God but not the instruments (such as the Bible) upon which the declared religion bases its concepts. Thank you. I probably won't forget that you say you believe in God. I find that fascinating as I do with others.
I've made no secret of it.