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Originally posted by Wongbeedman
reply to post by ratsinacage
No. Because it doesnt take half a brain to work out the problems with christianity. The alien thing isnt really much more likely its just a possible explanation which seems to make more sense.
I stopped believing in god before i stopped believing in santa and the tooth fairy.
Oh randy when will you learn to open your mind.....
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Originally posted by VeritasAequitas
reply to post by WarriorOfLight96
Is it really so hard for you to comprehend that the real 'Satan' or bad guy, might be the one pretending to be God this whole time, just like the Bible says he does?
Whatever...
"What you've just said is one of the most insanely idiotic things I have ever read. At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered on-topic to my response. Everyone in this thread is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul."
The real issue is that all major religions are based on texts that have vastly changed and were edited, mistranslated and then re-distributed over several thousand years....BY HUMANS. Satan was not even introduced until the latter stages of the Judeo-Christian religions. It evolved from simple "evil" into an actual character that represented all evil. Of that, there is plenty of verifiable evidence.
So, you say? Well, first, there are FACTS. Quoting texts from the bible as proof then is completely NULL/Void, as the actual content was changed over the millenia. That means any assumptions based on these religious stories and tales, are flawed, unsubstantiated and based on the mistranslations, modified texts and recycled oral traditions that have no basis in reality. In other words, the Disney Channel can start airing a TV show about how Mickey Mouse created everything and aliens live under a secret base under Cinderella's Castle...and it would have about the same amount of fact/validity.
I'm open to any theory that can actually hold some water under intense scrutiny and comes with evidence that can be verified or tested.
Its main accomplishments were settlement of the Trinitarian issue of the nature of The Son and his relationship to God the Father
Originally posted by Imtor
reply to post by Unidentified_Objective
Bravo, excellent post,.
What these rats do not realize is lot of it has come from the Church, who even knows what happend wit Jesus but all for political and religious reasons and 'let's control the masses' this has been done
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
reply to post by DeadSeraph
Surely, you don't blame people for trusting common sense, actual evidence & proven research...rather than relying on "faith" in religions using texts proven to have been modified and based on inaccuracies, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslations, right?
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Originally posted by Wongbeedman
reply to post by FriedBabelBroccoli
"Please explain how it is more likely. Your tone puts me off when you claim to speak of being open minded and yet you decry the Christian faith without any validation just a meager 'know-it-all' self-righteous attitude."
I think youll find that to have a completely open mind you have to consider all possibilities. Which means coming from a neutral standpoint. If every point you make comes from a christian standpoint deep down then how is that at all open minded?
The Judeo christian myth is a possibility but its no more likely than every other religious myth (most of them being funnily similar) which i suppose means theres possible truth contained in them. But we have explanations for that, plenty of explanations, all of them possible. But of course some are more possible than others.
They say anythings possible but theres a difference between being open minded and believing any old bs you get told.
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Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
reply to post by DeadSeraph
Surely, you don't blame people for trusting common sense, actual evidence & proven research...rather than relying on "faith" in religions using texts proven to have been modified and based on inaccuracies, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslations, right?
No. I blame them for presuming to know everything, and treating others like garbage because they don't share their opinions. I'm curious: Do you apply the same standards to ufology? Because that is what the topic is about. I'm curious if you could point me to the wealth of common sense, actual evidence, and proven research in the field. Or maybe you could demonstrate for me why it's ok for ancient aliens proponents to rely on ancient texts proven to have been modified, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslated sources?
The bottom line is that you are uncomfortable with the idea. Nobody can provide one shred of evidence against it, because nobody can provide one shred of evidence that UFO's are alien space ships, and abductees and contactees are victims (or benefactors. depending on your point of view) of intelligent space faring interstellar travelers. You complain about circular logic yet that's all I've seen you gentlemen use here. Your vitriol betrays your own bias.
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
reply to post by DeadSeraph
Surely, you don't blame people for trusting common sense, actual evidence & proven research...rather than relying on "faith" in religions using texts proven to have been modified and based on inaccuracies, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslations, right?
No. I blame them for presuming to know everything, and treating others like garbage because they don't share their opinions. I'm curious: Do you apply the same standards to ufology? Because that is what the topic is about. I'm curious if you could point me to the wealth of common sense, actual evidence, and proven research in the field. Or maybe you could demonstrate for me why it's ok for ancient aliens proponents to rely on ancient texts proven to have been modified, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslated sources?
The bottom line is that you are uncomfortable with the idea. Nobody can provide one shred of evidence against it, because nobody can provide one shred of evidence that UFO's are alien space ships, and abductees and contactees are victims (or benefactors. depending on your point of view) of intelligent space faring interstellar travelers. You complain about circular logic yet that's all I've seen you gentlemen use here. Your vitriol betrays your own bias.
Comfort does't have anything to do with it. I'm perfectly comfortable treating any and all claims with scrutiny and common sense. That goes for UFO's, religion, science, bigfoot & my uncle Steve.
I invite you to read every one of my posts. I invite common sense and research...I don't follow ANYTHING with blind and insane faith. Specially, in the absence of evidence and the presence of contradictory proof.
Disclaimer: I am no atheist. I simply accept and have spent ears researching the inaccuracies and politics in religion and see no evidence other than the current faiths, being based on pure fiction and political influence. If you took a non-biased approach, ou would have little choice but to come to the same conclusion.edit on 19-7-2012 by Unidentified_Objective because: Alien soup.
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
reply to post by DeadSeraph
Surely, you don't blame people for trusting common sense, actual evidence & proven research...rather than relying on "faith" in religions using texts proven to have been modified and based on inaccuracies, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslations, right?
No. I blame them for presuming to know everything, and treating others like garbage because they don't share their opinions. I'm curious: Do you apply the same standards to ufology? Because that is what the topic is about. I'm curious if you could point me to the wealth of common sense, actual evidence, and proven research in the field. Or maybe you could demonstrate for me why it's ok for ancient aliens proponents to rely on ancient texts proven to have been modified, unverifiable stories from the stone age, and mistranslated sources?
The bottom line is that you are uncomfortable with the idea. Nobody can provide one shred of evidence against it, because nobody can provide one shred of evidence that UFO's are alien space ships, and abductees and contactees are victims (or benefactors. depending on your point of view) of intelligent space faring interstellar travelers. You complain about circular logic yet that's all I've seen you gentlemen use here. Your vitriol betrays your own bias.
Comfort does't have anything to do with it. I'm perfectly comfortable treating any and all claims with scrutiny and common sense. That goes for UFO's, religion, science, bigfoot & my uncle Steve.
I invite you to read every one of my posts. I invite common sense and research...I don't follow ANYTHING with blind and insane faith. Specially, in the absence of evidence and the presence of contradictory proof.
Disclaimer: I am no atheist. I simply accept and have spent ears researching the inaccuracies and politics in religion and see no evidence other than the current faiths, being based on pure fiction and political influence. If you took a non-biased approach, ou would have little choice but to come to the same conclusion.edit on 19-7-2012 by Unidentified_Objective because: Alien soup.
Alright. I too believe in common sense and logic. If you don't even believe in aliens/ufo's, etc. and you have concluded that religion is BS, then why are you here telling us religion is B.S instead of discussing the subject at hand? Isn't that sort of like trolling? Or did I just identify your objective?edit on 19-7-2012 by DeadSeraph because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
reply to post by DeadSeraph
Some of the UFO cases are intriguing enough to incite interest. I mean, one can't deny that when government or military officials start making threats, it implies something is happening. The difference here, is that I don't immediately (Or blindly) attribute it to aliens unless there's actual proof. I won't discount the possibility....but if the evidence shows that it isn't, I'm not putting on a tin foil hat and harnessing my inner alien.
edit on 19-7-2012 by Unidentified_Objective because: My effin keyboard is low on batteries, thus typo. Leave me alone.