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Originally posted by masqua
Originally posted by Cosmic.Artifact
madness will also not debate me one on one in the debates section even though I challenged him !
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
I accepted your challenge and requested we hammer out the details
Can I be of assistance here?
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
I accepted your challenge and requested we hammer out the details, you didn't do anything except needlessly posture. If you're really interested in debating, I'm all for it. Contact a moderator and set it up.
Originally posted by SaturnFX
reply to post by Cosmic.Artifact
Cosmic
Will you accept the challenge of a proper structured debate between you and MMS in a dedicated thread moderated by masqua?
I am fully open to very powerful alien races, interdimensional creatures, etc etc etc..and I am even open to the idea of a greater order in the multiverse beyond the scope of our comprehension
This is pointless overall is the main argument here.
Originally posted by Cosmic.Artifact
yes, that is called losing comprehension of the English language because of ones ignorance and lack of knowledge of its origins and its own evolution. (I swear I seen a scene about just that in one of the Matrix movies)
No, see, this is your misunderstanding of what atheists are. a disbelief in God is not anger...I am not angry at santa clause. I am not angry at the tooth fairy, I am not angry at a god avatar named jesus, I am not angry at elves, or Thor, or unicorns. I have no real opinion of any of them beyond they make good fictional characters in stories.
Atheists are only angry at the Bible and Jesus,
I am fairly up to date on the roots of languages. I am not a linguist, but I know the general history due to a few debates from long ago and a advanced education further back.
they have no knowledge even on a 5th grade level of English,
Language constantly evolves. its not a "they" thing...everyone participates in furthering language. Do you think the term "Gigabyte" existed in the year 1200? and in a few hundred years from now, the language may be very different than it is today, with terms we have never heard of before. I am expecting a comeback of the term "toots" though.
so they introduce their own version of it,
that bit made no sense. english is not the biggest native language. Chinese or spanish far outweigh english speaking natives
which is also incomprehensible to (how many percent of the people on planet earth?) then instead make a comedy stint out of it.
get educated Atheists !
I have not read anything written anywhere that is authored by a deity. There are tons of books however claiming to be inspired by deity (s). But hey, anyone can claim that.
Originally posted by jennybee35
So am I. I didn't read written anywhere that God refutes "aliens", etc.
More than that actually, We disagree clearly on the bible and the characters in it. there is soo many arguments to be made on how its corrupted, spun, and ultimately useless as any sort of reference beyond medieval folklore. I won't get into it, however, I do find the original book and the work being done on it to get a actual proper translation from ancient hebrew to english verses the nonsense pushed in the books.
I can really only see that we disagree about the existence of Yahweh.
Thats a good and healthy attitude..I also recommend constantly and without fear questioning everything you personally believe in. Try to debunk yourself...not just in matters of religious faith, but everything..from someone saying they love you (as they borrow your ATM card), to your views on politics, to what is considered healthy foods. I think one of the most important things we can do is question our stands on things constantly to either find a new truth, or to reinforce a old truth with stronger evidence.
I can live with that. I know what I believe and am comfortable saying that I am able to find an answer for all the questions that I have on a daily basis. I don't have to try to convince anyone of my beliefs. I just have to remember that on ATS!!
Yes, I really question everything. The reason I can't reconcile what passes for "religion" today with anything that was taught by Yeshua. I have not taken any man's word about the truth in decades. You can't believe anything a man(woman,whatever) says. They have no more authority over the truth than I do.
I'll find my own answers, thanks. I am actually in the process of learning some new things right now!!
CHRISTIANS – THE MOST PERSECUTED PEOPLE GROUP ON EARTH
By Anthony Browne, Europe correspondent of the Times.
Rising nationalism and fundamentalism around the world have meant that Christianity is going back to its roots as the religion of the persecuted. There are now more than 300 million Christians who are either threatened with violence or legally discriminated against simply because of their faith – more than any other religion. Christians are no longer, as far as I am aware, thrown to the lions. But from China, North Korea and Malaysia, through India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Turkey, they are subjected to legalised discrimination, violence, imprisonment, relocation and forced conversion. Even in supposedly Christian Europe, Christianity has become the most mocked religion, its followers treated with public suspicion and derision. jmm.aaa.net.au...
they can not refrain from and always elude to some form of insulting because they just can not compose themselves to lesser beings.
both parties have to stop the hate imo
Now I know where we get Militant Islam from...