Brooke, you said: 'I was wondering what type of beliefs you hold. Do you believe in God? Or in a specific religion?'
i don't mean to sound stuffy, but i would prefer to remain 'un-boxed' for the time being. i find that generally people take my words at face value more if they're not biased by...
ceridwen018, you said this ' 'Blind faith' is just a fancy and unconnotated way to say 'gullible', it would seem. '
i would tend to agree with you. i find it helpful to remember, however, that people of religious persuasions are not the only ones to fall victim to the disease.
many...
Mr. Spinkles, you said: 'If I had not been open to different ideas, I would still be Christian.'
is it possible that someday you may say 'If i had not been open to different ideas, i would still be Atheistic?' (forgive me if i'm incorrect in the assumption that you are currently atheistic or...
Brooke, you said this:
I have no clue, and I am certain you don't either.
as a person leading a 'mostly science oriented life' that isn't really a very scientific type statement. just because you don't know something in no way means that noone else does either. if this were true, then...
In 1 Thessalonians 5:21, Paul writes this:
Prove all things; hold fast that which is good.
surely 'all things' includes our beliefs. how can anyone who holds any respect for the bible condemn a person for doing this, whether that person calls themself an atheist or not?
i know several...
Deut. 32.8 says no. i guess that settles it. :wink:
whether you arrive by airplane or by tricycle, you still arrive.
in other words, if it was all of the sudden proven that the immaculate conception wasn't so immaculate, i don't think it would in any way detract from the message that...
This makes a lot of sense, destinata7. It irons out many of the contradictions I find with traditional 'trinity' beliefs.
Consider 1 Tim 6:15, 16:
"The blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortailty, dwelling in the light WHICH NO MAN HATH...