You replied: “I don't have to be. The world exists. Something caused it to be here. What that something is I don't know.
It only took you 21 words to say NO!
I said: “If you'll get alone with God and His Word and pray, He'll reveal Himself to you. He promises us as much.”
You said: “Is that a fact or something you a priori assume to be true?”
Don't trust me, or anyone else for that matter.
Try Him for yourself. He's true.
I tried to give you a precise answer to an imprecise question so that you would know where I stand. I could have just said yes and mislead you, since obviously I do believe in some things.
Don't trust me, or anyone else for that matter. Try Him for yourself. He's true
How do you know that, Markos? Being dogmatic about it is not helping make your well-intentioned advice credible. It sounds like "you will do it and you will like it." Not very convincing.
Imagine if someone were trying to get you to come to Buddha using your technique? "Just be one with him, pray to him and you will find him." Come on, get real, would you follow that kind of "advice?"
Besides, where are you getting the idea that you can just up and come to God when you are ready? Most of your fellow believers ould aree that faith comes first and that it is God who comes to you, not vice versa. They would say it happnes on God's time, not yours.