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To: BrandtMichaels
Nope, my faith rest on the perfect work and sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

In which case, you should stick to talking about Jesus Christ, and stop talking about things that you have no comprehension of.

you have a book inspired by God

According to those whole believe it, and no other independent source.

40 godly men, in 66 books covering more than 1,500 years to complete, on 3 different continents,

Many of the Godly men you refer to would have believed that the idea of God having a Son or multiple persons with a single Godhead was a pagan heresy that had no place in Hebrew belief.

number 1 book worldwide, originally in a couple of different languages and now being translated into every language and working fervently to translate into any newly discovered language by simple believers

Because of the historical accident that a Roman citizen transformed the faith into an acceptable Hellenistic one, [that contemporaneous and subsequent Jews regarded with scorn] which was picked up by a Roman Emperor at the right time and place. And ... so what? At one time nearly everyone on Earth believed that diseases were caused by evil spirits. The universality of a belief isn't proof of anything. And if popularity is your appeal, why do nearly ALL of the world's Christians reject Biblical literalism?

who may or may not have the university credentials you think are required in order to posit truth

Don't put words in my mouth.

I've never claimed anyone needed any "credentials," academic or otherwise in order to enter into these questions. What I have claimed is that what you believe about "science" is nonsense; and it is demonstrably so, quite apart from the certification of any degree factory.

251 posted on 02/07/2014 2:06:55 PM PST by FredZarguna (Das ist nicht nur nicht richtig, es ist nicht einmal falsch!)
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To: FredZarguna

Asking questions and positing truth are not the same thing.

“According to those whole believe it, and no other independent source.”

This one is kinda strange too. Maybe you could benefit from a guy who was an atheist most of his life, a reporter for the Chicago Tribune. He defends the faith like no other in:

The Case for Christ
The Case for Faith
The Case for Creation

Interviews lots of experts and eventually finds faith.

Seek God with all your heart and you will find him.


258 posted on 02/07/2014 2:16:34 PM PST by BrandtMichaels
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