By attacking the idea of the nice God, I do not argue for
a mean God or a God of wrath.
Not exact matches
Does a devastating problem
mean that
God is punishing you
or challenging you?
Now, I can dig deeper and deeper using
god, in some sort of fashion,
or even in a very minimalistic manner,
meaning,
god only intervened by causing the big bang, the rest, we have figured out.
God didn't «put them there» as a
means to confuse,
or trick,
or whatever... How ridiculous.
It doesn't
mean there is no evidence for
God or that is why you don't believe.
That doesn't
mean that there isn't a
god,
or that people can't lead good and full lives based on religion
It is so sad that Islam is marked today by terrorists that I can tell you for sure they are NOT Muslims by any
means; any one who harms any person
or thinks of destruction to others is simply not a Muslim — Islam = Peace and not hate and those who practice islam as
God want to be practiced know that
God sai «Love for your brother what your love for thy self».
Now, if their religious belief is that they must sacrifice you to appease some random force
or god, by all
means complain and ask for their beliefs to be stopped, but in that case you may want to run away before doing that.
I
mean if I were to reconcile the two in favor of religion, I would simply say that science is just our method of trying to figure out how
God (
or whatever) defined reality for us.
One goes to what you know (gnosticism
means «to know» —
or as it was used in ancient times, «to have knowledge of
god») and one goes to what you believe (theist
means to «believe in
god»
or «a
god»).
Therefor the two are not mutually exclusive: agnostic atheist
means «to not have knowledge of a
god or gods, and to not have a belief in a
god or gods».
Indeed, that is precisely the reason that religious groups promote the debunked concept of Intelligent Design, because if true, it would
mean there is
or was a
god who designed / created us.
She
means natural gifts, but surely she understands that they too are given
or withheld by
God.
kay, now since there is no gravity in space, by your argument
god can't exist in space either, so that
means he must be stuck down here with us as well > So, to use your logic,
or lack thereof::
I
mean, a philosopher
or scientist can talk about any of the things Christians talk bout without using the «wrapper» (transcendence,
god, truth, love, etc.), which begs the question, why talk about these things through Christianity at all?
No one talks about displaying the Torah
or the Koran, but the churcher kooks think «
god» only
means their
god.
You are nothing and your opinion
means nothing and will change nothing because you are not the top evolutionary proverbial dog
or God!
If we could all drop our conclusions about what the Matrix should
mean and actually try to see what it does
mean or could
mean, possibly beyond its makers» intentions (we do serve a big
God that tends to orchestrate events whether we want to be used
or not!)
I
mean really?!?!?
God's word says what is right and wrong, and if you believe differently then that is between you and
God; because whether you want to believe it
or not everyone will stand before Him, and if your name isn't in the book of life then you will suffer the consequences.
«Being a form of worship» OK I agree with you, but are you seeing yes
God can see and hear with out it
or you
mean to say no
God can see
or hear with out is...??
do not understand how the universe (
or life,
or...) came to exist, it does not
mean you get to make the unimaginable leap of «faith» to suggest there is a supernatural being
or a
God or a designer,
or whatever you want to call it.
Just because the Bible narrates a story on genocide
or killing
or torture doesn't
mean God is giving it a thumb's up.
But, at the same time, I certainly wouldn't take Paul to
mean that worship of Greek
gods was equally valid
or even acceptable.
If you're going to make the stupid argument that the term «belief»
means the same thing whether it's applied to a
god or the sun coming up, then argue with someone else.
Atheist
means, «a person who disbelieves
or lacks belief in the existence of
God or gods.»
If a Bible verse (
or discovery) is detrimental to the cause, it is either: taken out of context; is allegorical
or metaphorical; refers to another verse somewhere else; is an ancient cultural anomaly; is a translation
or copyist's error;
means something other than what it actually says; is a mystery of
god or not discernible by humans;
or is just plain magic.
«Healing hands of
God have mercy on our unclean souls once again / Jesus Christ light of the world, burning bright within our hearts forever / Freedom
means love without condition without a beginning
or an end / Here's my heart, let it be forever yours.»
These films celebrate the human spirit and explore themes like
God's character amidst the holiday season, what it
means to be human
or how it feels to fall in love.
Being a Christian
means having faith and having faith does not equal believing
god is real it
means following his commands regardless of your opinion
or feelings.
You won't be singing the praises of
God or the gospel, you'll be reflecting on your life and the
meaning of family.
It also doesn't
mean that the chaplain has to do things your way
or the way you believe she should because you think
God said so.
As Augustine argued in the City of
God, the fall of the eternal city,
or any city on a hill, does not
mean the failure of history's purpose and humanity's flourishing.
If a Bible verse is detrimental to the cause, it is either; (i) taken out of context; (ii) symbolic, allegorical
or otherwise
means something other than it says; (iii) referring to another verse somewhere else that rectifies the error; (iv) a translation
or copyist's error; (v) a mystery of
God not discernible by we mere humans;
or (vi) just plain magic.
Unless it was
meant for us as a new system to drop Republican systems for the Royalist systems that are taking place now that Jordan and Morocco both Royelists are planed to join GCC as one with a change to the name of the GCC since the Royalist empire will be extending to countries outer of the Arabian Gulf Countries... What ever it is all we need is freedom of rights, justice, peace, equality and to live in prosperity... Egypt is not in the heart of Egyptions only but as well in the heart of every Arabic nation, Egyptions were our teachers in our schools and Egypt was the university of our Yemeni students... Egypt was the source of islamic educations, Egypt was the face of all arts, books, papers, TV plays and movies to all of Arabian speaking countries... Egypt is our Arabian Icon so please please other nations are becoming larger and stronger in the area on your account as a living icon for the Arabian Unity what ever our faiths
or beliefs are we are brothers in blood, culture and language,
God Bless to All.Amen.
To say I positively affirm that I don't believe in
god, is the same as saying I don't believe in
god, it does not change the
meaning of the sentence in any way, shape
or form.
Jesus said in Revelation 22:16 that he has sent an «angel»
or a messenger who will testify
or show to us that he is only a root and offspring of David and the bright morning star - When Jesus said «he is a root and offspring of David,» this
means he is not a literal son of
God; but only an offspring
or descendant of David.
leprosy is an infectious deisease and you will not find the pope
or any catholic clergy going near such people and so because this was an act the word leprosy is given a misleading
meaning so people think that the pope is doing what
God wants of him, but he is not, its a deception and the article is written as such to maintain the deception and so mislead people.
you sir are practicing a religion one that
means so much to you that you use it as your online name also please show me where I call you a fool
or is telling someone not to make a fool of themself the same as calling them a fool which would
mean you are very religious as far as Colin he said nothing that related to the debate I was in with you... we are talking about Atheism as a religious view not debating the existence of
God now look over the definitions I have shown you and please explain how Atheism does not fit into the said definitions And you claim that evolution is true so the burden of proof falls in your lap as it is the base of your religion.
The answer is
God, but it doesn't matter how
or how long and believing in evolution does not
mean you deny
God.
It only clarifies that what the apostles had written and testified about Jesus as Son of
God, as
God, and as one who had died for the sins of mankind, who was raised to life and will return literally in this world in their writings ARE ALL FALSE TESTIMONIES about Jesus, which
means the apostles had presented to us a false «Jesus», for Jesus still says in Rev. 22:16 that he will send an «angel»
or messenger to testify about him (Jesus).
By
God I
mean Yahweh,
or I Am
or God the father.
With faith in your heart, you do not need to pursue proof
or empirical evidence through human
means which you will never find because
God Is Spirit, thus, so much greater than mortal men which He created who have limited knowledge.
That doesn't
mean Shiva, your
god,
or unicorns don't exist, just that evidence provided has been insufficient for me to warrant belief.
People without any temporal horizons — without any historical purpose
or vision of the future — grow enervated and decadent, and they begin to follow strange
gods, who promise them
meaning.
Because many of you claimed you're atheists yet you know what
God means to you also know bibles since many of you DID read it and know
God and Jesus therefore you're not atheist but truly are agnostic because you all WANT proof that if
God is existed
or not..
Furthermore, any child entering your home, either by adoptive
or biological
means, is never anything less than a miracle in the first place — 25
or 35, it's all
God.
-- there is no «price» (again American Christian reference, not biblical); «his agents»: if you
mean the Holy Spirit and /
or Christ then since those are
God then it's just the worship of
God because you DESIRE to worship Him not as if there was anything any of us could offer that would be reciprocal for Christ's sacrifice.
You do comprehend that all Atheist
means is without a belief in a
god or gods, right??? I'm not the one claiming a
god and given that you refuse to answer any questions, it is rather safe to say you're lying about all you claim.
Atheist reject the idea of a
god and believe their view to be true
or they would be agnostic unless they choose no stance at all of a
god that of which would require unknowing of what the term «
god»
means so it would fall under a belief and since they can't prove that a
god doesn't exist then by definition it requires faith for their view,
meaning it would effect their view of the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe if a
god was proven to be true.
Atheist is the opposite of theist, it
means «not to believe in a
god or gods.»