And then you presented what you believed to be the meaning. That's translating.
Oh brother. I will let you just think on that.
But this begs the question; why do you trust the out-of-context translations of the dictionary over the teams of translators who worked on the NIV or the NRSV?
Actually i rely on the bible to show the meaning of things/symbols--- the human dictionaries are just a back up. I compare spiritual with spiritual.
1Co 2:13 - Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth;
comparing spiritual things with
spiritual.
Isa 28:10 - For precept must be
upon precept, precept
upon precept;
line upon line,
line upon line; here a little, and there a little:
These two verses ARE WAY OVER YOUR HEAD for understanding so you will have no idea what it means
Please stop making statements without any evidence.
Like i said before, one of the many proofs that there is a God is the fufilled prophecies...Even the fall of the Twin Towers is in there. I could direct you to a paper where
it proves that these two towers are the only towers that the Word of God could be talking about!
No, I simply can tell the difference between things that require specialization and things that don't. It doesn't take years of research to discover that the Catholic church added and omitted things. It doesn't take years of study to understand most political issues. It DOES take years of study to understand the subtle differences between two meanings of a word in different contexts.
Right and you would also be able see the biasedness in many of the interpretations of most theologians who wanted to protect a doctrine that they believe in. It doesnt take a specialist to notice some one errors. Come on now.
Did you read my post about context or did you just choose to ignore it? Or, are you claiming that you have enough expertise to tell from the context the subtle difference between the meanings?
The context of the Word of God is Love. Why is it so hard for you to accept that anyone can notice things that are not correct with something and they dont have to be a specialists in whatever to be able to see this. Im not an engineer but i write planning and other stuff from govt blueprints and i SHOW ENGINEERS WHERE THEY ARE WRONG ON SOMETHING. Specialists are not perfect. Why cant you see this?
You look up a few words and think that you're more qualified to translate than teams of translators who have devoted their lives to understanding a language. That's not homework; it's tantamount to a first grader learning addition and subtraction, then disagreeing with a professor on the Rhiemann hypothesis.
A first grader who reads a note from their teacher and see that his or her teacher spelled a word wrong is equivalent to me seeing where a professor on the Rhiemann hypothesis did not use a word correctly. Oh boy.
The difference is that atheists investigate further and (in the case of atoms and bacteria) produce evidence, while theists often just assume it is god and stop investigating. If presented with evidence, they often ignore it in favor of their previously held, unbased beliefs about god.
I will agree in some of that and you are guilty of it too going by some of the stuff you posted (See your replies in this post). You and most people dont investigate further and just accept that the bible translation they are reading is correct because it was done by specialists "who wouldnt have any biased opinion" when translating. As for you, you just accept any specialists in whatever to be the authority. Its naive to do such.
Obviously, god is not energy. I believe in energy; I do not believe in god.
Well since you put it that way.....oh brother!
What your argument is, essentially, is "I have seen the future and you will be wrong", which you haven't. Therefore your argument again lacks basis.
If you believe that then since you say God is not energy because you believe in energy, i guess i can say i can see the future and you will be wrong. Give me a break
Ah, great argument. "Your fingers are touching a keyboard. Therefore, God exists."
lets me say it again because its fun..."God is not energy because i believe in energy".
Ah great argument!
No, it takes two leaps of faith to believe that the universe has a creator: 1) Everything in this universe came from a creator, and 2) The creator just came out of nothing.
Ah you made me laugh really with this one. Its pretty funny.
Leaps for atheists to believe in no Creator: 1) Energy just came out of nowhere or without start 2) This energy has an order to it without any randomness that is somehow with out a Creator. 3) This order somehow has been maintained for billions of years and the evolution of things just happen to turn out right.
Do i need to keep going?
Ah, so you're saying "It's sad if god doesn't exist. Therefore, god exists."
What exactly gives you less hope just because god doesn't exist? Furthermore, what's so good about false hopes?
I would rather enjoy my life and make a difference in the world than waste large chunks of it doing the work of a figment of somebody's imagination
Out of billions years that has already passed to now and then eternity in to the future you only get to live but a vapor for that time, is there any hope there? You hope to make the world a better place then die forever never to know if even what you did even had an impact. Yes thats the same level of hope that people who believe thier is a god of theirs that will bring them back to life forever (eonian).:no:
I would rather believe in a false god who says they will give me life again than believe that this is the only life we have and thats all we have to look forward to
