Mr.Rothstein:
Honestly i still wish to know from the theists why they reject the thousands of gods that are being worshipped,zeus,poseidon,amadioha etc.what exactly are your reasons for rejecting these and accepting the god you
worship?

all4naija: This is an excuse of somebody who believes on fairy tales. It doesn't make any different from the Atheist you accused of believing in myth! While Atheism says the opposite!

thehomer:

Do you have faith that Santa Claus will appear to some children? How about faith that faeries will be dancing round toadstools?

The difference is that the theory of evolution is a scientific theory while the core premises of Christianity are mythical. Trading a scientific theory for a myth makes a lot of sense.

GeneralShepherd:

Evolution seems more plausible to me,with the fossil records than the jewish folklore of Adam,Eve and the serpent. Besides evolution is not atheism

Mr.Rothstein:
Actually david i think you misunderstood the little dialogue between me and generalshepherd.but well i have to ask,why do you reject the other gods that are worshipped all over the world?zeus,poseidon,amadioha etc.what exactly is your reason for rejecting them and accepting the christian god?

davidylan:

It is obvious you dont know what you are talking about. The fossil records are the strongest argument against evolution. But i wont bore you with facts.

Mr.Rothstein:
@david god's favour?worshippers of amadioha also claim to recieve favour from their god so i don't see how that's a distinguishing factor.and you do realize that these gods' existence are mutually exclusive,if zeus and his minions are the true gods then monotheism is false,and seeing as all their adherents claim to recieve favour from them,that alone can't cut it.so what distinguishes your god from the rest?or do you maintain that they are all correct?no false god?....p.s please how do i highlight and reply?

Uyi Iredia:

The fossil records don't tarnish strength of the evidence for evolution from genetics.

Mr.Rothstein:
@david don't you think you're evading the scope of my question by using broad associative cliches like ''to each his own'' you're a christian not a deist so i imagine you must have good reasons for your choice of religion unless ofcourse like i've always assumed,theists have no concrete reason for rejecting the thousands of other gods that can't be used against their own faith.btw if you say ''to each his own'' are you then saying you're ok with any practice of any religion that is carried out under divine command even though it may be personally and morally conflicting to you?

davidylan:

It is obvious you dont know what you are talking about. The fossil records are the strongest argument against evolution. But i wont bore you with facts.

davidylan:

It is pure fantasy. to believe otherwise is a fools errand.

thehomer:

So are you saying the theory of evolution isn't a scientific theory?

Secondly, what would you classify the stories of creation in the Bible to be? Scientific theories?

GeneralShepherd:

Still better than the Adam and Eve story in my opinion

Mr.Rothstein:
@david actually you seem to be the one who's closed to any rational debate,what is irrational about asking why you made choice A instead of B?infact it is irrational to maintain that you're not accountable for a choice you made over another.i also support freedom of worship,but am asking why the christian god?what is it about other gods that didn't persuade you well enough?it's ok if you don't really know but what you should know though is whatever your reasons are for rejecting other gods,that's exactly why atheists reject them and go a step further in rejecting yours

davidylan:

If you want to be taken seriously then perhaps you should learn how to construct proper grammar.

davidylan:

While it is true that the point of a forum is to DISCUSS (perhaps you might want to find out what that word means), it is also true that fear is a significant factor in the fact that many atheists use the religion forums as a means to reaffirm their "non-belief".

Oduduwaboy:

Risible !

davidylan:

I am not accountable to a faceless name-tag for personal choices i make. I dont accuse you for being irrational for your choice to eat rice instead of eba for dinner no?

Oduduwaboy:

wow ...what is this now? a faceless name-tag ?
Well there is nothing wrong in being asked to give reasons for ones choices .please, stop being violently defensive . That was how boko haram started .

Mr.Rothstein:
@david perhaps the way you understand the word ''accountable'' is a little bit narrow.this is supposed to be a rational debate and in a rational debate questions are asked and answered rationally and honestly.if you understand that then you'll understand why your rice and beans analogy is a total non sequitur.frankly there's no point in debating someone who has no appreciation for a rational debate as you have proven by your evasion of my points.

Mr.Rothstein:
@david maybe a better word is conversation or dialogue,in any case my points still stand.but am curious,is the creation account not part of what reinforces your faith?is that not a ''personal'' choice you made over evolution?why then are you so relentless in talking about it?i thought you don't discuss personal choices you made?don't you think you're being intellectually dishonest by cherry picking what to call ''personal and non personal choices''?who now is being incoherent?

Mr.Rothstein:
@david oh so now the choice is with regards to who you discuss with not what you discuss?wow interesting leap,its funny though because you also accused those who you were discussing evolution with of being intellectual liliputians,so much for your choice of who you discuss with.i can't remember you asking me any question but you know the thing about ad hominem attacks?they usually come in handy when all instrument of reason become elusive,i'll be the bigger person and walk away from a coversation with an angry person