Originally posted by Grampy Bobby“Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning...” C.S. Lewis “If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they’ll kill you.” -Oscar Wilde
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Originally posted by Grampy BobbyYet another weak and vacuous ~ almost non-sequitur ~ quotation from C.S. Lewis. Clearly the universe has "meaning". Lewis rarely rises above trotting out glib little slices of circular logic tainted "insight".
“Atheism turns out to be too simple. If the whole universe has no meaning, we should never have found out that it has no meaning...” C.S. Lewis
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Originally posted by FMFAnd pray tell how in God's Green Earth would you or anyone else on the planet know if its creator is still a stranger?
Yet another weak and vacuous ~ almost non-sequitur ~ quotation from C.S. Lewis. Clearly the universe has "meaning". Lewis rarely rises above trotting out glib little slices of circular logic tainted "insight".
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyBecause he doesn't speak to us. Or appear where we can see him. Or give us a sign.
And pray tell how in God's Green Earth would you or anyone else on the planet know if its creator is still a stranger?
Puny mortals can do all those things, but when we ask the creator to do them, he becomes strangely indisposed.
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Originally posted by SwissGambitSG, thank you for this reasoned reply (its tone registers). Question: what would you like to know next?
Because he doesn't speak to us. Or appear where we can see him. Or give us a sign.
Puny mortals can do all those things, but when we ask the creator to do them, he becomes strangely indisposed.
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Originally posted by SwissGambitHe doesn't "need" to do these things. We should believe anyways. That is faith. That is the test.
Because he doesn't speak to us. Or appear where we can see him. Or give us a sign.
Puny mortals can do all those things, but when we ask the creator to do them, he becomes strangely indisposed.
Of what meaning is a test if we are given the answers?
Originally posted by SuzianneWhen I become lost for words, God strangely provides someone that makes sense of it all.
He doesn't "need" to do these things. We should believe anyways. That is faith. That is the test.
Of what meaning is a test if we are given the answers?
That's it. It's a Test.
HalleluYah !!! Praise the Lord! Holy! Holy! Holy!
Originally posted by SuzianneThe only test that should be given for belief is whether you have done a good job seeking out and evaluating the evidence.
He doesn't "need" to do these things. We should believe anyways. That is faith. That is the test.
Of what meaning is a test if we are given the answers?
Not on whether you can believe in a being that refuses to give you proof of his existence.
Originally posted by SwissGambitOriginally posted by SwissGambit
The only test that should be given for belief is whether you have done a good job seeking out and evaluating the evidence.
Not on whether you can believe in a being that refuses to give you proof of his existence.
The only test that should be given for belief is whether you have done a good job seeking out and evaluating the evidence.
Not on whether you can believe in a being that refuses to give you proof of his existence.
Christ performed many miracles in many places before many people. Some believed His claims; others said, "Nah. No way".
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWhat evidence of this do you have besides the claims made by people trying to establish a breakaway religion centred on Christ?
Christ performed many miracles in many places before many people. Some believed His claims; others said, "Nah. No way".
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Originally posted by SwissGambit“The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see.” -Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead
"One fish, two fish; red fish, blue fish." -Dr. Seuss
“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” -Plato