Posted on 03/07/2008 4:40:38 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
And God hears you and sees you.
God is laughing, too. We are amusing creatures.
I'm not sure which things which are factually evident that I'm rejecting. If you'll provide a list of them, I will certainly consider them and reverse my views if appropriate.
Probably laughing more at me than you. Because I really know better - no one gets to KNOW God without wanting to. It doesn’t happen because of what this one or that one says. And we are told that it will be called foolish by unbelievers. He said many other things but I’ll leave it at that. However, what He says about the subject is The Truth - I see it over and over again.
Cool, I’m supposed to make a list of things where I’m wrong while naked.
If this passes as argument, or even rational discussion at this forum today, the forum has either gone way over my head or is becoming something which I hope is flowing into my septic system.
Actually, it's not there yet. It won't be until the very end.
You know, for your claims of having such a religious upbringing, you sure have missed a lot. The questions you are asking are not deep theological ones but stuff and anyone with a even cursory knowledge of Scripture ought to be able to answer.
You are displaying an appalling ignorance of Scripture.
I wasn’t trying to ask deep theological questions.
Maybe it says something about you that you thought I was.
Maybe because I don’t necessarily agree with you on everything written in the scripture, you think I’m ignorant of it.
That is typical of someone who is egocentric, close-minded, and suffering from some sort of superiority complex.
Enjoy it.
Leave the actual discussion to people who like to discuss things and are qualified to make arguments.
God was chillin with the homies playing Madden ‘08
"Creation Science" and "Intelligent Design" Theory are not interchangeable terms. If the guy doesn't keep himself any better informed than that, I'm not sure why anyone would bother to listen to him.....and "God" by usual definition, is the "Uncaused Cause." Whether he agrees with it or not, it's amazing to see a supposedly educated individual entirely unaware of this idea.
Well, then as metmom pointed out, you succeeded. Your questions (except possibly one) are of the caliber demonstrated by the sentence, "Is God a tenor, baritone, or bass?"
I know you weren’t asking deep theological questions. They are pretty basic ones. It’s not a matter of difference of opinion. It’s that you’re asking questions about stuff that’s clearly answered in Scripture and you don’t seem to have a clue about them.
It does not fit with a highly religious background.
However, you both felt it was necessary to dismiss me as stupid or ignorant.
What other questions no longer need to be discussed at FR? Can either of you geniuses provide a list of stuff that you've already decided has been decided?
Excellent response to this article!
I am not interested in answering supercilious and inane questions(and I assume the same goes for metmom). By your phrasing of questions, your intent seems evident.
What God did before time began cannot be answered to your satisfaction, because any answer will involve an element of faith. You evidently proscribe faith(your post 112), even to a question which by its phrasing requires faith.
Look, you’re making statements that creationists always believed the universe always existed which they don’t and then asked for Scriptural references to support that. The first verse in the Bible tells you that. There’s plenty in the Gospels that Jesus said if you had read those.
You’re asking questions about what God was doing before the beginning of time and that is not addressed in Scripture, as you would know if you knew it.
Your comments about the Flood aren’t accurate.
The questions about free will and the problem of evil and suffering are addressed in Scripture as well.
People have tried answering your questions. Hit *View Replies* and you’ll get some answers to some of them.
The *What was God doing before the beginning ot time?* rates right up there with * If God can do anything, can He make something to heavy for Himself to lift?*
Totally inane questions and total waste of time trying to answer. It’s not relevant to what we need to know. God never told us, so it’s merely idle speculation. If there were anything useful to be gained from answering the question that would be different, but to ask questions just for the purpose of idle philosophizing? It’s just for the purposes of argument, not for sincere seeking.
If lack of an answer to a question like that is justification for rejecting God, well, so be it. That’s their choice since it’s all a matter of free will anyway. I suppose everyone is entitled to have a reason for that and they get to pick.
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