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Originally posted by gps777
The way i see it is people will rush to an explanation or dig and dig and dig for an explanation so`s to convince themselves God is`nt true otherwise why do you or would you bother.
Why if your secure do you care so much to try and convince someone that knows God exists.
Do a search on all threads on ATS with anything related to God and you`ll see that,or maybe not?or just start from scratch from this one its 90 pages long,or just the power of Christianity thread.
You either believe in God or you dont and you either believe in Christ as your Lord and Son of God the Way to God or you dont.
You dont believe because you dont believe so why do you care?
Originally posted by shaunybaby
if that's true, then the same works vice versa.
and christians don't try and convince anyone else that god exists?
90 pages long and not an ounce of resolution or conclusion in site.
i care because someone is complaining about a non-existent anti-christian conspiracy. you're on about atheists...'why do you care', well what exactly is a christian's motivation to come on here and go on about an anti-christian conspiracy? surely if christians were secure with themselves and their beliefs, they wouldn't need to come on here and profess there's a conspiracy against them.
i don't really have any beliefs.
Why is it that the most bitter thread posters always have such poor spelling and grammar? I've been studying this for quite some time now and it is true 100% of the time
I don't care what anyone believes so long as it doesn't openly attack my own beliefs, at which point I may ignore the conflict, accept it as part of the human condition/experience, or take action in support of my own religion and moral values.
Originally posted by gps777
It can only be vice versa if you cared for us,and not only cared about trying to debunk the thread topic.
Why if your secure do you care so much to try and convince someone that knows God exists. Remenber i said that it was a form of conviction non believers argue to the lengths some do.
How can you talk for everyone that has posted and or even those who lurk without being members.For that answer to be true?
The motivation is we care about you knowing full well because most of us was like you at one stage and did`nt know God loved us and wanted us to know Him.
Thats why Saint4God and Jake and others spend their time talking and getting to understand non believers where they are at,It is our belief and instruction to be Christ like so other people see Christ in us so you may also see,non believers are only concerned with debunking believers beliefs.
We have one more than you,basically thats the difference between Christians and you and why we care about you and only you when speaking to you specifically.Not to convince you but so you may see God also not in physical evidence but in us as proof.This is another reason why its important we care correctly for ourselves and others so that we represent Christ`s teachings.
Originally posted by shaunybaby
Moses, Jesus and an old man are golfing. Moses steps up to the tee and hits the ball. It goes sailing over the fairway and lands in the water trap. Moses parts the water and chips the ball onto the green.
Jesus steps up to the tee and hits the ball. It goes sailing over the fairway and lands in the water trap.
Jesus just walks on the water and chips the ball onto the green. The old man steps up to the tee and hits the ball. It goes sailing over the fairway and heads for the water trap. But, just before it falls into the water, a fish jumps up and grabs the ball in its mouth. As the fish is falling back down into the water, an eagle swoops down and grabs the fish in its claws. The eagle flies over the green where a lightning bolt shoots from the sky and barely misses it. Startled, the eagle drops the fish. When the fish hits the ground, the ball pops out of its mouth and rolls into the hole for a hole-in-one.
Jesus then turns to the old man and says, "Dad, if you don't stop fooling around, we won't bring you next time."
Originally posted by 2nd Hand Thoughts
Why is it that the most bitter thread posters always have such poor spelling and grammar? I've been studying this for quite some time now and it is true 100% of the time. Spelling and grammar mistakes are then followed by over-used emoticons and needless use of quotation boxes. FYI: Picking and choosing "points" to mock or "answer" is much MUCH easier than actually answering fully-composed thoughts in their presented entirety.
In a world where stranger things happen all the time, I'm open to the possibility that there is some dark conspiracy to taint various "Christian" religions and sects and then lump all "Christians" together based upon a minority viewpoint. Link all Republicans with war and "Christianity" with Republicans. This in turn feeds the anti-"Christian" sentiment/movement and gives bitterheads a new group to feel superior to and more hate-bonding experiences for them to engage in. This separates individuals further (like the idiotic Democrats and the idiotic Republicans) and brings us closer to the ever-closer inevitable end of doom.
[edit on 30-1-2006 by 2nd Hand Thoughts]
[edit on 30-1-2006 by 2nd Hand Thoughts]
Originally posted by shaunybaby
if you 'cared' you wouldn't be trying to show me god exists, or prove he does. that's not caring. that's merely trying to make me believe what you believe...and somehow that to you is caring? so when an atheist tries to say god isn't real, and debunk believer's faith, that's not caring? when the shoe is on the other foot, and a christian is trying to say that god is real to non-believers...that is caring? slight hypocrisy about that, don't ya think?
Originally posted by gps777
I`ll skip the rest because this applies to all your quotes,we do care thats why we`re here talking to you,Christ was and is our example He did the same because He cared.You are the only one that can prove God exists to yourself by seeing God or lack of within yourself or in others and in the world and universe.
Originally posted by shaunybaby
''look, dude, god isn't real, and jesus at best was just like you and i. you're the one who's wrong, and there's no eternal life in heaven''... that isn't caring.
so why is it caring for a christian to express their belief and force it on to others, but if an atheist does the same, it's not caring? neither the christian or atheist viewpoint, is caring. neither of them show any sort of care whatsoever. it's just one person, of one belief voicing thier opinion. if you do think you're caring by telling us god exists, then you're delusional at best.
you're basically telling me i'm wrong...i don't see that as caring. and if you do, i think you need to re-think your concept of 'caring'.
Originally posted by gps777
And i`m not basically telling you your wrong,
I`m telling you your wrong when you say that God doès`nt exist and we dont care.
because basically we know God cares that you refuse to realize that he does.