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Beldurin 
Mayor of Detnet
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Posted on: Jul. 24 2002,06:30 |
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| Quote (demonk @ 24 July 2002,00:18) | | Thank you for that wonderful example in circular reasoning! That is how most of us "non believers" feel when the "believers" try to convince us. It all circular reasoning, or based on one simple idea that the Bible is completely infawlable (which has been proven wrong on many things many times). That's why we just can' accept it. We can see the holes and just can't lie to ourselves about our feelings. Personally, I would like to believe since it would make life easier to live and help in other areas. But, as Shakspear said, "To thy own self be true". I can't pretend to believe when I know deep down that I do not. That's why I'm an agnostic. |
I used to think I was an agnostic, until someone gave me something other than the dictionary definition of an agnostic. He said, "an agnostic is just an atheist who's too much of a coward to admit it." That shut me up for a while.
As for believing that the Bible is infallible, you've been talking to the wrong people. It wasn't written by God or by Jesus. It was written by men, and men make mistakes. Perhaps they wrote the truth as they saw it, but that doesn't make it absolute, now does it? That's one of the reasons I label myself as I do. I'll admit that you can't really prove that there's a God. That's why it's called faith for a reason, people.
However, I've seen "proof" in my life that there is a higher power at work, and I don't think that I'm lying to myself. You may choose not to belive me, or in it, and that's fine. I don't belittle people who do not belive in God, so don't belittle me.
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If someone's ungrateful and you tell him he's ungrateful, okay, you've called him a name.
You haven't solved anything.
-- zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance
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Marauder
Northwind Highlander
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Posted on: Jul. 24 2002,06:34 |
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Two words: Merciful Justice
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I'm a Mechwarrior enthusiast - I insist that no one may have a fight without a 20+ ton walking war machine. It's just not civilized.
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joelthegreat
It's peanut butter jelly time!
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Posted on: Jul. 24 2002,10:16 |
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Fuck a listic balls...why can't I vote in any polls anymore...god damn ikonboard. I think detonate.net's broke, Jesus could you pass the duct tape?
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All your base are belong to Peanut butter jelly time!
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