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originally posted by: Taupin Desciple
originally posted by: TechUnique
In layman's terms we can translate this as; if you are too scared to change your entire belief system then it doesn't matter what evidence or argument is presented, you will never face the music.
Does that apply to you as well?
Why does someone have to be scared in order to not change their belief system? I don't believe in religion but I find it hard to believe that every single person who does, cannot change that point of view because they're scared to. And what if they are? Why do some have to deride others when they find a system that works for them? That gives them peace? This world and this life can be very hard for some people. If those people find peace and prosperity in religion in this very topsy-turvy world, who am I to say that they're too scared to change, and say it in a way that belittles them?
And on top of that, you're using that method to try and get people to "open their minds to an alternate point of view"? Did you even run that up the flagpole first, or did you just throw it out there to see if it flies? Yes, I watched the entire video. The premise got lost in the way it was conveyed. What I took from it was, that if you don't have an open mind......you're stupid. That closed mindedness leads to intellectual stagnation. Once I got that, I didn't really care too much what the point of the video was, because I knew that the message was going to get lost in the method by which it was presented.
Do you have a mind open enough to understand that? Or will it cause you to go through "cognitive dissonance" if you try?
I truly hope that you and others like you see the irony in what you're doing. Or rather HOW you're trying to do it. I guess evolution has only gotten you to the point where that's the best you can do. But that's okay. everyone's different and everyone has a different set of circumstances that got them to where they are, so I'm not going to deride, belittle or otherwise smash you to the ground because I think I'm better than you.
This is where you are on the evolutionary ladder. You're higher up from others, yet lower than others still. This is how God made you. Wrap your head around it and try to deal with it in a way that doesn't hurt others. Yes, intelligence and open mindedness are good things. But so is treating others with respect.
originally posted by: TechUnique
Yeah but I KNOW it's all a fraud. I don't need to know every detail of that fraud to be able to tell you that. Many mainstream scientists who are outspoken will tell you that you're believing in a farce.
originally posted by: mOjOm
a reply to: TechUnique
Good luck to you too sir.
I hope there are no hard feelings about our little talk here.
originally posted by: Taupin Desciple
a reply to: TechUnique
I appreciate the fact that you care about me and you want to see the best for me. But I don't think you understand where I'm coming from.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
All of these theories that are floating around right now........creationism, evolution and whatever else......they all believe in watered down ideologies that, when put together, might give you a clearer picture of how all of this happened.
The greatest lie ever told is not this ideology or that one. It is the one that told us that all these theories can never be put together like pieces of a puzzle in order to get the full picture.
This is something that each individual has to learn on their own. There is no structure in place to teach people that no one ideology, on it's own, is right one.......outside of the act of telling yourself that it's all bullsh!t and that you have to start at square one if you really want to get to the bottom of it.
originally posted by: WakeUpBeer
I would like to see evidence of this ramping up against Christians, and the coming beheadings etc. Perhaps you should make a thread on it? If that is indeed the case, I think it would be a beneficial thread. It would be a great way to bring awareness to the issue. Personally, I would compare the evidence that may suggest that against the persecution/evil acts other groups face. In this way we could see if it is actually ramping up or, just the usual end times paranoia. Or just persecution against all people, in general.
originally posted by: Blue_Jay33
I will agree with the OP evolution is a lie, however I do not agree with the short timeline.
originally posted by: Bone75
originally posted by: Blue_Jay33
I will agree with the OP evolution is a lie, however I do not agree with the short timeline.
I'm having a hard time swallowing the time line as well, so I pose a question to the more scientifically inclined here...
Is it true that 100,000 years after something dies there should be no trace of carbon-14 left?
originally posted by: TechUnique
originally posted by: Taupin Desciple
a reply to: TechUnique
I appreciate the fact that you care about me and you want to see the best for me. But I don't think you understand where I'm coming from.
www.abovetopsecret.com...
All of these theories that are floating around right now........creationism, evolution and whatever else......they all believe in watered down ideologies that, when put together, might give you a clearer picture of how all of this happened.
The greatest lie ever told is not this ideology or that one. It is the one that told us that all these theories can never be put together like pieces of a puzzle in order to get the full picture.
This is something that each individual has to learn on their own. There is no structure in place to teach people that no one ideology, on it's own, is right one.......outside of the act of telling yourself that it's all bullsh!t and that you have to start at square one if you really want to get to the bottom of it.
Do you agree that there is only one true version of history and all that has happened? Going all the way back to our creation and even further to the creation of the universe there is only one way this has come about. We may disagree on how this has come about but we both only believe one thing we don't believe multiple things at the same time that conflict with each other. That would mean that either one of us was crazy.
That being said, we are by nature religious and committed. We are designed to be this intelligent. More intelligent than animals. We have free choice more so than animals do. Animals are constrained to their carnal instincts and can not be evil by nature.
Man has enough free will to be evil. We are accountable for our actions because deep down, unless we are mentally impaired, we know what is right and what is wrong. This accountability is not just to ourselves it is to our creator who gave us this gift. We were tempted to sin by the devil and that is what the story of Adam and Eve is about.
We are apart from God until we are sin free. Animals are sin free. Babies are sin free. God is sin free. Heaven would not