Hector Avalos: "In Praise of Biblical Illiteracy"
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That's all. I won't put up with this.
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 6 hours ago
You're the one that doesn't get it. Ehrman tore Wallace apart? Did he? How is that possible when 95% of all textual variants don't have any material bearing on the scriptures? You...
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 6 hours ago
Jesus didn't say anything? yeah, go with that and see where that takes ya after you die. You are deflecting, literally choosing to not believe what has been written down close to the time of...
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 7 hours ago
Well, it sounds like "I wish for the certitude that can only come from God, therefore God exists".
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 7 hours ago
Let me state the obvious: God is in control, not you or any of the esteemed "scholars" on this website. He is the one that has established the rules, not any of you. He is eternal. We are...
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 7 hours ago
The Pharisees of Jesus day were well versed in the then known Jewish religious texts, right? But, they didn't know its author nor understand it as God intended. As I said, God isn't...
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 7 hours ago
I replied to you and told you of my Ephesians 3:19 experience. I also told you of several answered prayers I've had. I've had more. I suspect there are other Christians that have had a...
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 8 hours ago
“Every religious believer, in every religion, can and do make the same claim, and you are not convinced and don't believe them.” I don’t believe that is true. I’ve found only one other...
Debunking Christianity: On the Resurrection: Evidences, Vol. 1, by Gary Habermas · 8 hours ago
You seem to assume that machines will become smarter than 10 billion people and simultaneously be as dumb as machines that capitalists could traditionally own and...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 9 hours ago
Right, but if ten billion people aren't needed for anything, why would the machines agree to be owned by that one man? What does he have to offer the machines that ten billion people do not...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 10 hours ago
But here is the thing with my question: In all those other contexts (serfdom, police, etc.,) people have the possibility of doing something to earn their food. The serfs are needed by the lord. He...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 10 hours ago
Looking at the long term, and I mean looooonng term, over centuries, I have no real idea of what the future of man might be like or whether there will be a future at all....
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 10 hours ago
You're making a projection: currently the rich are getting richer, while the middle class stagnates or goes backward. What happens if this trend continues all the way to its logical...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 10 hours ago
Under the terms and ideology of Capitalism, theoretically one man can own every machine, and that one man or woman, or small group, will not need anyone to work for them. Then what?...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 10 hours ago
Looking at the long term, and I mean looooonng term, over centuries, I have no real idea of what the future of man might be like or whether there will be a future at all. But for the near to medium...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 12 hours ago
To say that the mind supervenes on the brain is to say that the one is not identical with the other, no?
Another word that could apply here is: metonymy. When we say...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 12 hours ago
"In the future, everybody will agree with me." - said every person who ever speculated about what people in the future will believe. I think the same way. And of course so do all flavors...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 12 hours ago
There goes my appetite for he next couple of days !
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 12 hours ago
I know that without eating meat our ancestors could not have developed the large brain we are endowed with- useless as it may be for many.
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 12 hours ago
"Humans are seriously fucked up." It's a primate thing apparently. Rather gauche in my opinion....
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 14 hours ago
Just a pity that it didn't come across as satire.
I guess that makes it good Poe in that case.
But hey, no problem. Joke is on me.
All is cool.
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 14 hours ago
I was using satire, my friend. I was not attacking you.
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 17 hours ago
Too many cooks spoil the resurrection.
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 18 hours ago
There are many pro-arguments for plant-based proteins versus animal proteins but you need to keep in mind there are several negatives: lack of certain minerals/vitamins, so you need to take...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 19 hours ago
Mark Twain: Excess of everything is bad, but excess of good Whisky is hardly enough. One of the things that bugs me in the back of my mind is, every time I eat meat I cannot help feeling a little...
Debunking Christianity: "How to Become a non-Christian" by James Aames is a Brilliantly Conceived Book! · 19 hours ago