Re: The Second Coming Of Jesus Christ

On May 23, 8:50 pm, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> rogue wrote:
> > On May 23, 8:01 am, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> rogue wrote:
> >> > On May 23, 3:47 am, monkfish <monkfish@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
> >> >> You really should know a little more about how God works.
> >> >> God is not going to force you to believe in Him
> >> >> by providing "testable and provable" evidence.
>
> >> > JERRY
> >> > Gosh, and it looks so much more like the fact that he doesn't exist
at
> >> > all.
>
> >> >>monkfish
> >> >> You really should compare the Bible
> >> >> with other books of similar age,
> >> >> not with your comicbook idea of revelation.
>
> >> > JERRY
> >> > How about the fact that the bible as written would appeal to the
> >> > comparatively ignorant and unsophisticated goatherders of two
> >> > thousands years ago but simply appears quaint at best to people who
> >> > know the earth is round, that the sun doesn't revolve around the
sun
> >> > and who expect that there be some evidence that this book is more
true
> >> > than the Quran, the Bhagavad-gita or even the scrawlings on cave
> >> > walls?
>
> >> > After all, if God wants his creation to come to him, if he really
and
> >> > truly loves us, wouldn't it make sense that he provides the
blueprint
> >> > that reflects his own perfection, that is historically accurate,
true
> >> > on prophecy and doesn't contradict itself so that people can know
that
> >> > it's true?
>
> >> > What's the old expression?  IF it looks like a duck, walks like a
duck
> >> > and quacks like a duck it's probably a duck.  Well, substitute
"myth"
> >> > for duck and there you go. ;-)
>
> >> God changes many people for the better.
>
> > JERRY
> > Again, you are starting from an assumption that I won't grant you.  In
> > order for me to grant you that assumption you first have to prove that
> > god exists.  Otherwise, you are just trying to push your own
> > superstitious ignorance on me, and I don't accept it.
>
> > Also, "God" doesn't change people.  People have to save themselves.
> > People DO save themselves, though they sometimes may give credit to
> > invisible pixies that no one can prove exists.
>
> > Kind of like the pro football player who scores the touchdown and
> > points up, trying to indicate that the real credit goes to god.
> > Sorry, the athlete got where he got based on his own athleticism, his
> > own determination, some skill, some luck and some ingenuity.
>
> You are trying a little too hard not to see.

JERRY
You're trying a little too hard to make me think you have more brains
than a real monkfish.  So far, it ain't working for ya.
>
> Faith in God changes many people for the better.
>
JERRY
No, people's DESIRE to change for the better makes them change for the
better.  You still haven't provided any evidence that the bible is
true, therefore the bible god isn't.