Re: The Insulting Richard Dawkins (Uncensored)

I know a lot of people have responded to this, but I had to get my two cents in.

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[loveYehoshua]

I am humbled by your last response. It is no random act of chance that our "paths" have crossed. I pray you are as the prodigal son and will one day return to your Father. Jesus said that His sheep would hear His voice and that they would follow Him. I hope that God will give you ears to hear,and that one day you will hear the voice of your Shepherd calling to His lost sheep. You seek substance and evidence. These things of which we speak are spiritual. They can only be discerned spiritually.

[Larian1975]

@loveYehoshua With all due respect, that simply does not describe reality. If a thing exists, it can be empirically detected. Whatever can be empirically detected can be quantified and described. What's more, even if god *can't* be detected directly, if he meddles in the world in a meaningful way, then his actions can be detected. We don't see this. Either he does not exist or his actions are irrelevant.

I'm unconvinced, and nothing but good evidence will convince me, I'm afraid.

[loveYehoshua]

It's really both sad and amusing to hear hear the creature boldly denying the existence of the One who created him. You have sinned against God, and you stand guilty before Him. Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners. Turn to Him. He is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. He is your only hope. Please don't be angry and defensive. There's no need to respond back with belittling insults. Sorry about the mess I made of your chess board.

[Larian1975]

@loveYehoshua You would seem to be genuinely concerned for my well being, and for that I can honestly say that I'm grateful. You may believe me or not, as you see fit.

However it is not enough to merely claim that sin, gods, and creation myths are fact. There must be substance and evidence to back them. Were someone to provide credible evidence that these things *were* fact, then I'd have no choice but to accept them. Unfortunately, this evidence hasn't been forthcoming.

[loveYehoshua]

Just the response I would expect. Why do you hate something you don't believe in?

[Larian1975]

@loveYehoshua You can't hate something that doesn't exist. Asserting that I hate gods is precisely equivalent to claiming that you hate invisible orange jackalopes. However you most certainly can hate religion for its abuses.

Why do you hate education? (Cue the kicking of pieces.)

[Larian1975]

@loveYehoshua I honestly don't care what you think. Having a discussion with you is like playing chess with a pigeon - no matter how good a player I am, you're just going to knock over the pieces, shit on the board, and strut around like you think you've won. You don't even know what you don't know. Your world is small, and I leave you to it.

What a waste of a life.

[loveYehoshua]

You call yourself a philosopher. I assume that which appears on the wall behind you is a degree (or two). O.K., so you took some classes and passed some tests. Now you call yourself a "philosopher". Sadly, whatever knowledge you have is temporal. It is of little or no value when compared to the knowledge of God. Man's relationship with God, and knowledge of Him, is the only thing in this life that has any lasting value. I pray God one day gives life to the dead spirit within you.

[nickallah]

im in love with this man, and Im a heterosexual male myself

[Larian1975]

@DanPumpkinNickle Interesting idea. Let's explore it. Would you say that Ms. Moore's question was a scientific question or a theological/philosophical one?

Also, I thought the Christian religions held up blind faith as the best thing ever. (Blessed is he who believes without seeing - Sermon on the Mount IIRC).