Thank you!

You’re proud of this? If so, I would say that your faith is rather thin compared to your politics. In other words, you wasted your 4 years studying at Liberty U, you should have just sat in front of your TV and left it tuned into Fox News and the 700 Club.

-Wexler

That was uncalled for. You wouldn’t be in a position to know what Dr. Towns cares for.

I appreciate that you attended and graduated from Liberty. Thanks for your comment, however I’m confused on something. Where has Liberty been slandered specifically? Did I say something false in my post?

1. Indoctrination. Many people are raised by their parents to believe in God. Children listen to their parents, whether or not what they are saying is true or sensible. A lot of people just take their parents’ opinions about God (among other things), and use them rather than really thinking about their own ideas.

2. Fear of death. Many people don’t want to just die and disappear, as a lot of atheists believe. So they like this idea of a heaven, where you can go if you believe in God. I’ve even heard people say that they’re only religious for this reason.

3. Sadness at the death of others. Many people don’t want to believe that their loved one is simply gone forever. They want to think that in a few short years, they will too die and then be reunited with their dead relative.

4. To fit in. So many people see atheists being shunned, and want to fit into the crowd. So again, a lot of people just do the whole God thing because of one perk.

So really, it’s not that God can’t give evidence for his existence, because he’s omnipotent (in theory) and can do anything. It’s people not being able to support their idea of God.

What if I told you that there was a celestial teapot, orbiting the Earth? What if I told you that this teapot is so small, that we can’t prove it because our instruments aren’t strong enough? Well, I should rightly be thought mad. But if this teapot were the focus of an old storybook and was taught as fact every Sunday, then we would see a very different outlook on my little teapot.

If you don’t mind, would you please explain a couple of things to me?

First, what is “uniformity of nature” and what does it mean in the context of this discussion? What is a Triune God and how is all experimentation grounded in this Triune God?

I am not sure by what authority you assign all atheists with any particular belief. The way I explain my atheism is that it is a disbelief system, not a belief system. I do not claim to know anything more than anyone else. We all know the same amount. Which is not much.

Thanks in advance, and

Peace,

Wexler

I should tell you that although I am an atheist, I am somewhat versed in Christian theology. I have not heard those phrases used, however.

So you think I shouldn’t kill my son, but I would have the right to do him permanent bodily harm without causing his death? Of course under my definition circumcision would fit, but that’s another issue, I mean some other kind of permanent disfigurement.

I am very tired at the moment but I just read through all the posts in my inbox and something jumped out at me.

Somebody posted that it was a man’s right to have a gun and defend his family, in defense of gun rights. Someone said that the Bill of Rights were to prevent the state from infringing on those specific rights.

Why, then, did somebody argue previously that the right to choose your spouse is not a human right? Or, on the other hand, if the state makes a law protecting it, it becomes a protected right doesn’t it? Isn’t that the exact same thing as what has happened with LGBT marriage laws? The state has ruled that it does not have the authority to take this right away from people who want to practice it.

Good evening to all.

Wexler

according to my worldview, taking the life of another is wrong for us to do. God is the judge and in our rebelling against Him, we are worthy of death.

Why would murder be wrong according to your worldview?

uh, how in the world do you expect to critique something you have no idea about.

\\\\\\\”If I ever had a son, that would be my creation, right? Does that give me the right to rip out his rib?\\\\\\\”
If it were your creation, sure. God has plenty right to rip out your rib as He created you.

\\\\\\\”And you see, God is still the guilty and unjust party (theoretically) because he hasn’t given the people that he’s condemning enough opportunity to believe in him. Why does he allow so much evidence to pile up against him? He, as an omnipotent being, has the ability to destroy all of these “lies”.\\\\\\\”

You just don\\\\\\\’t read my arguments do you? Either that or you don\\\\\\\’t follow them. Man *does* know God per Romans 1:18-20. He has revealed Himself to man per creation, The Scriptures, and ultimately His Son. To simply say “the evidence is against Him\\\\\\\” is simply affirming that you are either 1) Self deceived or 2) Lying.

You have yet to answer my objections to your assumptions, yet I answer your questions and you call it \\\\\\\”Harry Potter Fiction\\\\\\\” I am answering in terms of \\\\\\\”My Worldview\\\\\\\”. Which is the only worldview that predication and experimentation can be made. Any predication you do presupposes the Triune God. So of course you know Him. You need Him to exist to deny Him.

uh, how in the world do you expect to critique something you have no idea about.

\”If I ever had a son, that would be my creation, right? Does that give me the right to rip out his rib?\”
If it were your creation, sure. God has plenty right to rip out your rib as He created you.

\”And you see, God is still the guilty and unjust party (theoretically) because he hasn’t given the people that he’s condemning enough opportunity to believe in him. Why does he allow so much evidence to pile up against him? He, as an omnipotent being, has the ability to destroy all of these “lies”.\”

You just don\’t read my arguments do you? Either that or you don\’t follow them. Man *does* know God per Romans 1:18-20. He has revealed Himself to man per creation, The Scriptures, and ultimately His Son. To simply say \”the evidence is against Him\” is simply affirming that you are either 1) Self deceived or 2) Lying.

You have yet to answer my objections to your assumptions, yet I answer your questions and you call it \”Harry Potter Fiction\” I am answering in terms of \”My Worldview\”. Which is the only worldview that predication and experimentation can be made. Any predication you do presupposes the Triune God. So of course you know Him. You need Him to exist to deny Him.