Nimos
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Let me try something:Within the context of the passage I cited, the words He hath revealed refers to His scriptures, not His claim that He was a Messenger of God. Baha’u’llah never said that that his word is proof
"In the year 2035, mankind will perish and from the ashes will a new and stronger mankind rise, for these are divine. And in them all living beings will find peace." written by Nimos in 2020.
Im now going to tell you that:
"In the year 2035 all living beings will find peace in a new mankind that is divine.", but seriously Trailblazer, don't just believe me because I say so. Instead I want you to examine my scriptures just above as they are the proof for me telling the truth.
You don't see any problems here?
If Baha'u'llah wrote the scriptures, they are his words, whether they are written down or he said them out loud. What difference does it make?
You completely missed my point... I specifically said to look at it separately and not to start mixing other things into it.How do you KNOW they are weak, have you done any investigation of them? There is other evidence such as the Bible prophecies that He fulfilled and the predictions He made that came to pass, but these are what Bahaullah enjoined us to look at, so it is the best evidence.
If I tell you that "Im God" would you consider that good evidence simply, because I say so? And ignore everything else you know about me. Only look at me simply telling you something, and whether you would consider that good evidence?
Again don't mix anything else into this, the answer to the question should obviously be, that it is not good evidence
Again, didn't he write it, so what is the difference?Baha’u’llah never asked you to take Him on His word, he asked us to do a full investigation of Him, His words and works, as noted in the quote above.
But there are no other way to do it. You are right that telling people where to go read something is perfectly fine, if certain texts are relevant for what is being discussed.I would not ask that Christian to post the whole Bible as evidence on a public forum, I would ask them where in the Bible I should look so I can go and read for myself. It is unreasonable for atheists on this forum to ask me to post all the evidence for Baha’u’llah on this forum because there is so much evidence. Many, many times I have posted the ‘categories’ of evidence on this forum that people can research and I even posted links to where they could find the information to read.
But that is very different than to call out people for not wanting to investigate anything.
So what do people reply when you post these evidence? Because if im not mistaken you posted some of them to me as well, and how did I react to them?
I agree with you on that... simply because you can't prove it, doesn't mean that he weren't a messenger of God. I told you that as well in the last post.But it is true that just because I cannot prove that Baha’u’llah was a Messenger of God that does not mean that He was not a Messenger of God, because proof is not what made Baha’u’llah a Messenger of God, God made Him a Messenger.
But that is not really what we are talking about here, because it's about whether or not other people find the evidence or claims good enough. Therefore it is completely irrelevant, whether we/he believe he were a messenger or not. Because it doesn't bring us closer to an answer, only sufficient and good evidence can lead to anything useful in this regard.
I never disagreed with you on this, I even told you this myself.
Which is fine, I actually think our very first conversation was about this very issue... that it was about having faith in Baha'u'llah and God. And have no problem with that.What I say is that I am convinced (or I believe) that Baha’u’llah was a Messenger of God; I do not say Baha’u’llah was a Messenger of God as if it was a fact, because then I would be making a claim I cannot prove.
But what you are doing here is replacing your rational thinking with irrational thinking....I agree, and I would not consider that evidence that God created the plagues because how could you ever prove that? I would say that the Bible as a whole is evidence that God exists but not the individual stories in the Bible. I believe that because I am a Baha’i and Baha’u’llah wrote that the Bible is God’s greatest testimony to His creatures, but if I was not a Baha’i I might believe it anyway because I would not have any other explanation for the Bible since I cannot see how all that could have been written without inspiration for God.
If I gave you a book about science and I told you (the truth) that according to pretty much all scientists half the stuff in it were either wrong or unconfirmed, then you wouldn't reach a conclusion that it were an amazing book, you would throw it in the garbage bin. A bit later, another person without any credentials whatsoever tells you it's the most amazing science book ever written, why would you believe such person?
What do you mean you can't see how it couldn't have been written without the inspiration of God? Its start off, being catastrophically wrong? It endorse morality that is so inhumane that, if a person wrote something like that today, everyone would look at them as being completely crazy.
Who in their right mind write this?
Exodus 21:3-6
3 - If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him.
4 - If his master gives him a wife and she bears him sons or daughters, the wife and her children shall be her master's, and he shall go out alone.
5 - But if the slave plainly says, ‘I love my master, my wife, and my children; I will not go out free,’
6 - then his master shall bring him to God, and he shall bring him to the door or the doorpost. And his master shall bore his ear through with an awl, and he shall be his slave forever.
Exodus 21:17
17 - “Whoever curses his father or his mother shall be put to death.
You honestly believe that this couldn't have been written without inspiration from God? What does that tell you about God? Don't forget, according to the bible, these are God's word, not mans. So as I see it, you have 3 options:
1. Either God apparently said it.
2. God doesn't care at all, whether these things are being told as if it was him that said it.
3. God had nothing to do with it.
Continue..
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