The Holy Ghost Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Here is Wisdom: Trying to understand some people is like trying to smell the color 9. Once you understand this, then you may understand ironhorse. Really people We don't even know this guy. I checked the book of life twice. He isn't in there. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornagainathiest Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Here is Wisdom: Trying to understand some people is like trying to smell the color 9. Once you understand this, then you may understand ironhorse. Really people We don't even know this guy. I checked the book of life twice. He isn't in there. There's many a true word spoken in jest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Holy Ghost Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Here is Wisdom: Trying to understand some people is like trying to smell the color 9. Once you understand this, then you may understand ironhorse. Really people We don't even know this guy. I checked the book of life twice. He isn't in there. There's many a true word spoken in jest. I know what you mean. I was JEST passing through, and I typed that in all seriousness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted August 27, 2014 Super Moderator Share Posted August 27, 2014 Who here IS in the Book of Lice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator florduh Posted August 27, 2014 Super Moderator Share Posted August 27, 2014 Er, LIFE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornagainathiest Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 No! No... Florduh! You almost had it right, there. The Book of Lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mymistake Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 No! No... Florduh! You almost had it right, there. The Book of Lies. No, that would be the Bible. Florduh was talking about a different book that is mentioned in the Book of Lies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bornagainathiest Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 And this... http://www.ex-christian.net/topic/62720-no-shit-sherlock/page-28#.U_sSF_ldVzM Posted Yesterday, 09:08 AM bornagainathiest, on 15 Aug 2014 - 9:04 PM, said: Ironhorse, Do you agree that the cause of science is attributable only to the skills of observation, analysis and logical deduction? (Bump!) (Re-Bump) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Moderator TheRedneckProfessor Posted September 18, 2014 Super Moderator Share Posted September 18, 2014 And this... http://www.ex-christian.net/topic/62720-no-shit-sherlock/page-28#.U_sSF_ldVzM Posted Yesterday, 09:08 AM bornagainathiest, on 15 Aug 2014 - 9:04 PM, said: Ironhorse, Do you agree that the cause of science is attributable only to the skills of observation, analysis and logical deduction? (Bump!) (Re-Bump) Bumped on BAA's behalf. Ironhorse, please make good on the promise you have made to address all of the issues put before you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duderonomy Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 Do we Extians detest IH's POV because it is so cold? No. Do we detest it because it is too hot? No. We detest it because it is lukewarm. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey101 Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 The Big Question Does God exists? This, I think, is the big question in life. Strange that people think of their religious beliefs in black and white, all or nothing terms. No wonder religion is waning in the West. There is very little creative thought. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenstar Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 If one was to seriously ask this question then the very first question to answer would be… "what is a god?" The entire premise screams for a definition, and then a method for examining that definition. Then you would have to take it to, "How can we examine this - what evidence is required?" and then "what could be the nature of this thing?" and so on and on down the line. You may come to the question of who this thing may be (after establishing that it is existent and then sentient). Otherwise it's all speculation and imagination. I know the OP assumes that 'god' means Yahweh… but that is also a very broad speculation, considering the history of religion. There are many forms of 'gods', some much, much older than Yahweh. What is the methodology? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neverlandrut Posted September 27, 2014 Share Posted September 27, 2014 If one was to seriously ask this question then the very first question to answer would be… "what is a god?" The entire premise screams for a definition, and then a method for examining that definition. Then you would have to take it to, "How can we examine this - what evidence is required?" and then "what could be the nature of this thing?" and so on and on down the line. You may come to the question of who this thing may be (after establishing that it is existent and then sentient). Otherwise it's all speculation and imagination. I know the OP assumes that 'god' means Yahweh… but that is also a very broad speculation, considering the history of religion. There are many forms of 'gods', some much, much older than Yahweh. What is the methodology? Thank you Ravenstar! I've harped on that very issue for a while now. Setting asside all of the man-made, religious notions of what a god is (the essential characteristics differ depending on the religion), we really have no working definition of what a god even would be. What characteristics must a being have to be accurately called a god? Religion starts with very specific presuppositions about what a god is, it's characteristics, wishes, etc., based on no evidence. Then, in an attempt to validate it's views, it attempts to work backward toward supporting a general god concept, a concept it already presupposes to be true. Appologetics is the epitome of an exericise is confirmation bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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