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Originally posted by DeadSeraph
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.
No, you blindly and immediately assume that the government actually threatens people based off of eye witness and personal testimony (the very thing the bible is based off of). There is no actual proof to any of it.
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
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.
No, you blindly and immediately assume that the government actually threatens people based off of eye witness and personal testimony (the very thing the bible is based off of). There is no actual proof to any of it.
And again...you are wrong. I don't argue or claim something simply because I want to believe in it. I am ALWAYS open to the idea that people are full of sh*t. In fact, I firmly believe most are....most of the time. ;-)
I can't imagine why anyone would ever believe a complete stranger making outrageous claims....simply because they make those claims.edit on 19-7-2012 by Unidentified_Objective because: Flan is yummy.
It either is, or it isn't. If it isn't, then find a thread (or create one) to vent your personal frustrations against religion in. If it IS, then tell us why you feel one way or the other, and back it up with your reasoning. Many here have already done that. The "religion is bull#" song and dance is not an argument to counter the OP in any way shape or form. If you believe UFO's are alien in nature, tell us why, provide some rationale of how you came to this conclusion, and leave the personal bashing out of it.
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Maybe this will help clarify things for you:
www.abovetopsecret.com...
People and personal accounts are simply unreliable and subjective. This is why extraordinaire claims must be accompanied by extraordinaire proof. Show me the money. Put up or shut up...and all that jazz.
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
again:
The "religion is bull#" song and dance is not an argument to counter the OP in any way shape or form. If you believe UFO's are alien in nature, tell us why, provide some rationale of how you came to this conclusion, and leave the personal bashing out of it.
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Maybe this will help clarify things for you:
www.abovetopsecret.com...
People and personal accounts are simply unreliable and subjective. This is why extraordinaire claims must be accompanied by extraordinaire proof. Show me the money. Put up or shut up...and all that jazz.
I didn't recognize you
I actually read your thread. You made some great points. So if personal accounts are unreliable and subjective, then on what grounds do you contend the UFO phenomenon is "alien" in nature?
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Maybe this will help clarify things for you:
www.abovetopsecret.com...
People and personal accounts are simply unreliable and subjective. This is why extraordinaire claims must be accompanied by extraordinaire proof. Show me the money. Put up or shut up...and all that jazz.
I didn't recognize you
I actually read your thread. You made some great points. So if personal accounts are unreliable and subjective, then on what grounds do you contend the UFO phenomenon is "alien" in nature?
I don't. And I strongly suspect these are (For the most part) incidents where the government may be covering something else up. Like I said, every once in a while there are cases where the partial evidence cannot allow for one to completely discount the possibility of aliens.
As such....I cannot say there is no god. Matter of fact, I strongly believe there is. Why, you ask (If I'm such a hard headed skeptic?)...because I spent years studying physics, astronomy, quantum physics, M-Theory/String Theory ....and have come to the conclusion that it is a perfectly balanced and beautifully designed universe and for it to be all accidental, is more far-fetched than the alternative. I can be wrong of course ;-)
Originally posted by Unidentified_Objective
Originally posted by DeadSeraph
again:
The "religion is bull#" song and dance is not an argument to counter the OP in any way shape or form. If you believe UFO's are alien in nature, tell us why, provide some rationale of how you came to this conclusion, and leave the personal bashing out of it.
...And there is plenty of evidence to support it. For one, the first council at Nicea.
en.wikipedia.org...
Yep, the heads of the church decided that Jesus should be divine/a deity...and that ALL Christians needs to accept this. Yep...they decided what should be included in the bible, what should not. And yep....they included KNOWN mistranslations that persist to his day, which have been verified by linguists and scholars the world over.
Religion is in fact bull. That much is undeniable true. What I can say, is that despite being full of crap, it helps some people in a positive way. That does not mean at all however, that it is the "word of god".
Originally posted by ElohimJD
reply to post by WarriorOfLight96
Beautiful, accurate, inspired.
Well done Warrior!
God Bless,