Sentences with phrase «about believers like»

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Even cybersecurity professionals like John McAfee, who is not a financial expert but knows a thing or two about computers and technology, are becoming true believers.

There is much that could be said about this, but I will stick with one thing, based on discussion at about the 2 minute mark: When atheists insist that atheism does not drive behavior, and then then campaign on behalf of atheism, ridicule religion and religious believers in the name of atheism, seek to change laws in favor of their atheistic positions, recommend the extermination of religion, and practice falsehoods like Dawkins's in support of atheism, they prove that their atheism drives their behavior and that their premise is false, disingenuous, and (as far as I can tell) useless for anything but giving atheism rhetorical cover from being implicated in atheists» atrocities.

You believers can wail all you like about being persecuted, but any thinking person knows that you are merely trying to deflect attention and responsibility away from your sick cult.

If we are true believers of God and we have to ensure that what we have been believing has been the Truth as ordained by God and have been doing good we will see at the time of death Heaven the place we are going to, So when we see heaven our worldly posessions like family, wealth etc go into oblivion and we are not concerned the least about them since what we are now going into will dazzle us so much.

Well, given that many atheists are actually more informed (as studies have confirmed) than believers, a better analogy would be that it's like asking a former professional chemist now teaching an English class about chemistry instead of asking the Chemistry teacher who never made it past chem 101 as an undergrad.

And, we've all heard enough stories about the «hazing» that goes on in our U.S. military forces, if one doesn't happen to be a «believer» or, a «believer» like they think you should believe.

@ Derrick Yu, This actually may come as a shocker, but there are believers out there who still continue to ask questions about God, about the Universe, and so forth, and unlike certain atheists out there who if they can't get definite answers to just come to conclusions that can not be verified like conclude that there is no God, at least there are believers out there who at least are willing to at least be open to the possibility that there is a God, and from there they develop their faith, which even though is not a perfect knowledge, at least can help keep those minds open, unlike certain atheists who take the easy way out and convincing themselves that it is a fact that there is no God, when in reality it is not a fact at all.

What I find interesting about debates like the one this article engendered is that so many atheists will argue «science,» yet they do not look to actual scientist / believers who made significant contributions to science, yet saw no conflict in doing so while also believing in a «Creator.»

I know this is not a topic many believers like to talk about but it's not one I shy away from because I know I serve an all powerful God.

Like the third soil the cares of the world consume this BELIEVER and what he is worried about, concerned with and concentrating on gets wiped out by the storms.

I don't like how some atheists ridicule believers, because they have faith in something or someone that can't be proven — that's what faith is all about, and I know that.

I'm not saying that when you'll do this you'll become an atheist (though personally I believe if you truely do think about it, that you will become one soon enough) there are a few people on this board (like JW) who has thought long and hard about god and rationalized it enough to still be a believer and make some sense, but fred, I will not be even remotely swayed to understand your point if you only use the bible as your bullhorn.

In the light of this profound and difficult thought about the resurrection of believers, and bearing in mind that he believed Christ to have been the pioneer or «first - fruits» of those who will be raised like him, I find it difficult to think that Paul could possibly have believed that Jesus rose from the grave as, or in, a physical body.

So, in the spirit of Unity and with the Hope of being a small part of a healthy body of believers, I've started to ask myself: Does what I'm about to say make me sound like a douche?

In fact its been my experience that its the believers that live like this, always worrying about whether what they do will condemn them to a hellish afterlife.

Those early believers didn't just share words and ideas about God; they showed a confused world what the giving God looks like.

A believer could act like an atheist, I suppose, but what would he learn about atheists that he could not get by just reading some atheist literature or talking to some atheists?

I have seen this thrown out before by believers but what they don't seem to understand about «feelings» like love and even pain, is that it's subjective.

As opposed to the thousands and thousands of billboards & church message boards every 50 ft with their snarky comments pushing their beliefs and quite often attacking non -(Jesus) believers and / or science directly or indirectly, all the millions of people that like to go around constantly «sharing their beliefs» about how everyone who believes differently is gonna be tortured and burned for eternity, or the countless attempts by local, state, and federal government officials to push laws based on those beliefs and to favor those beliefs all over the country.

For many believers in this group, it is about finding a righteous (and humane) path to oneness with their god and for non-believers (like myself) it is about the defense of certain freedoms and a right to live our lives unhampered by the beliefs of others while still maintaining those common values that are important to the progress and betterment of mankind.

In general, the cynical leaders of the backlash» as distinguished from the true believers at the grass roots who really do care about issues like abortion, religion, homosexual marriage, and the rest» are often moderate cultural modernists themselves, but they are perfectly happy to reap the benefits that accrue to them from red - state Americans losing sight of the material issues that ought to dominate their political imaginations.

Man will never reach the point where he has spoken the last word about it, and indeed no believer ever understands anything like the whole of it.

... we are offended when people, even people like Oprah, make childish statements and claims that because every so often our beliefs about the world and existence happen to overlap means that we Atheists OBVIOUSLY really believe in «god» after all because to the believer those rare similarities in belief don't mean common ground... they mean «SEE, you are one of us no matter what!»

Noni and all those who find themselves ostracised or slandered unfairly firstly God loves you and you are special to him you are his children his daughters and sons do nt ever forget that so you are not alone in fact you are the apple of his eye and he loves you.No matter what people say about you it does nt change the fact that he loves you and will protect you just abide in him he will strengthen you in your weakness.Never think you are alone we have the holy spirit and have other believers even though we may not go to church together we love the Lord just as much as you do which means we are brothers and sisters in Christ.Just trust him and take each day as it comes he promises to never leave us or forsake us.He has given us his strength in our weakness so that like him we are overcomers the head not the tail.Keep asking the Lord what it is he wants you to do and be obedient though it may be hard but in the end it will prove good for you for the Lord is for you not against you.regards brentnz

Trying to make any believer (me included) have ONE dram of doubt in our heart about our belief is like trying to make a Dallas Cowboys fan think their season isn't gonna turn around!

I very much like Heather's main point, about the common strait in which believers and unbelievers often find themselves.

Most believers come to moments like this, where they either have to face the reality that the Bible is indeed flawed, or force themselves to be reas.sured by defences so ridiculous that they must be embarras.sing to even think about.

Jeremy i am surprised you never countered my argument Up till now the above view has been my understanding however things change when the holy spirit speaks.He amazes me because its always new never old and it reveals why we often misunderstand scripture in the case of the woman caught in adultery.We see how she was condemned to die and by the grace of God Jesus came to her rescue that seems familar to all of us then when they were alone he said to her Go and sin no more.This is the point we misunderstand prior to there meeting it was all about her death when she encountered Jesus something incredible happened he turned a death situation into life situation so from our background as sinners we still in our thinking and understanding dwell in the darkness our minds are closed to the truth.In effect what Jesus was saying to her and us is chose life and do nt look back that is what he meant and that is the walk we need to live for him.That to me was a revelation it was always there but hidden.Does it change that we need discipline in the church that we need rules and guidelines for our actions no we still need those things.But does it change how we view non believers and even ourselves definitely its not about sin but its all about choosing life and living.He also revealed some other interesting things on salvation so i might mention those on the once saved always saved discussion.Jeremy just want to say i really appreciate your website because i have not really discussed issues like this and it really is making me press in to the Lord for answers to some of those really difficult questions.regards brentnz

Believers complaining about these sorts of atheist openness while they themselves are open with what they believe (like the people knocking on your door).

We can reason about all kinds of stuff that's hard, but this one, it's like there's a block, atheists WONT talk about it using the language of believers, you just want to berate us with equations.

Just another example of christian hypocrisy — yap in public about being oppressed and behave differently in private, much like with abortion (where 70 + % of abortions in the USA are had by believers).

Don't fall into CNN or Fox Network lies, they don't care about God or your eternal salvation, just posting something so Ungodly like this is so Bad, (listen... Get close to Christ the redeemer of mankind) don't get into foolish arguments like this, Hollywood and all media is just the tipping point of the iceberg of something more evil happening, and to believers: get your doctrine straight and don't defend the works of this man (Stephen King) he is not giving glory to God with his live and work, there's many men of God that need your support that really give glory to God.

- Like when many believers drone on and on about how gay marriage will mark the end of civilization as we know it?

«I usually recall what the Prophet used to say about the believer: «The believer is like a body.

If you are serious about going out and starting a commune of like believers, I have one for you who wants to do the same thing.

That «secular» literature might have meant something to someone in Solomon's court has been argued from time to time about certain proverbs and wisdom texts, but not about texts where God is the main actor in the story — and certainly not in the manner of Bloom, where J suddenly sounds like a skeptical college professor who is much more «mature and sophisticated» than the believers in his midst and their God.

The decline of Western Europe's world position, the rise of existentialist philosophies and moods, the Western «return to religion,» the rise of communism, and the resurgence of Eastern civilizations on a religious base, have all conspired to bring about this new situation, wherein the secular intellectual, like the religious believer, takes his place as a member of one group of men, one of the world's communities, looking out upon the others.

Trust me, I've shown great restraint, but sincerely believe that religion, * all * religion, needs to be challenged at every opportunity, so I will comment as I like without worrying for a second about the feelings of silly believers.

But really I find arguing about this like talking to religious fanatics or «free will» believers or environmental disaster deniers.

Believers like these feel superior over a child that believes «childish» stuff like believing in Santa Claus, an man who can perform a miracle every time he squeezes his heavyset body through a chimney opening so small a cat would not even get through there, not to talk about his magical sledge that defies gravity time and time again.

Also... they do nt like if u have a different view on a topic... do nt want you talking with fellow believers about it.

The one approach says merely that social interaction with like - minded believers is an important phenomenon and that we should know more about how often, with whom, and in what settings this sort of social interaction takes place.

An American mom living in Paris offers us a glimpse into what parenting is really like in France.Fess up, fellow Americans: whether you're an avid believer in «Bringing Up Bébé,» or you're a staunch helicopter parent, you've got to be just a little bit curious about... more

Like Albrecht, and like just about every other physicist, Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, started as a true believer in timeless Like Albrecht, and like just about every other physicist, Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, started as a true believer in timeless like just about every other physicist, Lee Smolin of the Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, started as a true believer in timeless law.

For one, people are more likely to be serious about dating and finding like - minded believers when they have to use their own money to do so.

Seeking a safe, Christ - like environment to connect with other believers who are serious about meeting others of like - mind online?

I'm a big believer in making money on books and not getting ripped off, so first I'd like to explain a couple of things about how book publishing works.

Like the others above, I am a firm believer that no one cares more about your investments than yourself... so I prefer to accept full responsibility for my investment decisions than to rely on someone else.

I'm decidedly a believer in anthropogenic climate change, because even my meager experience of first and second year Physics, as a student of Chemistry and Physics, leads me to that logical conclusion after having read a bit about the subject from experts, like here at RC.

I don't know if publishers would go for something like this, but certainly the feedback and the community of posters here that is slowly gathering might make an interesting book, about all the pros and cons of the issues, and the contrarians and the believers and the denialists... If I was a literary agent, I'd sign the book up right now.