johnw74:


Psa 19:1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.

The Bible mentions the stars, and we don't need scientists to tell us they are there,
you just have to look up at night to see many stars and planets for yourself.

Gen 1:16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.

You just exposed the cosmological ignorance of biblical authors.

'David' claims there's a "firmament" stopping the stars and heavenly bodies falling into earth, as was explained in Genesis. Science has shown no such thing exists.

Secondly the moon is not a source of light as your bible mentions. And referring to the sun and moon as 'great' in reference to stars just shows that those guys were clueless.

Our whole solar system is like a tiny dot when you place it in a map of the observable universe. Those stars are bigger than our sun and planets.

There are 4000 religions on earth and they all claim to be serving the one true God in the right way.

If you believe in only one of the gods and going to his heaven, then you're also going to 3999 hells.

Heaven/Hell and all other concepts of an afterlife seem like human inventions, born of the fear of mortality.

sportsmaster:


did you read my post at all.

Luke himself said he is an eye-witness.
John too said the same thing.

These guys simple wrote what they saw or heard.
Is that too hard too understand

What you hear doesn't count as 'eye witness'

And that's what the Canonical gospel accounts are: Varying claims amongst early Christians about the story of the life of Jesus.

malvisguy212:
The Gospels repeatedly affirmed their own historical,eyewitness nature,mentioning key figures who served to validate the history of Jesus as
eyewitnesses:

John 1:6-7
There came a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came as a WITNESS , to TESTIFY about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

Jesus Himself understand the important of being an eyewitness that why He continuously challenge His disciples to be witnesses of His gospel:

Luke 24:44-49
Now He said to them, “These are My
words which I spoke to you while I was
still with you, that all things which are
written about Me in the Law of Moses
and the Prophets and the Psalms must
be fulfilled.” Then He opened their
minds to understand the Scriptures, and He said to them, “Thus it is written, that the Christ would suffer and rise again from the dead the third day, and that repentance for forgiveness of sins would be proclaimed in His name to all the nations, beginning from Jerusalem. YOU ARE WITNESSES OF THESE THINGS. And behold, I am sending forth the promise of My Father upon you; but you are to stay in the city until you are clothed with power from on high.”

Acts 1:6-8
So when they had come together, they
were asking Him, saying, “Lord, is it at
this time You are restoring the kingdom
to Israel?” He said to them, “It is not for
you to know times or epochs which the
Father has fixed by His own authority;
but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be MY WITNESSES both in Jerusalem,and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.”

You can't verify the words of a book simply because the same book says so. The Bible is nothing close to a history book, so you can't call it 'historical'
So let me rephrase:
Is there any evidence outside biblical text that these accounts are eye witness?

sportsmaster:


did you read my post at all.

Luke himself said he is an eye-witness.
John too said the same thing.

These guys simple wrote what they saw or heard.
Is that too hard too understand

What you hear doesn't count as 'eye witness'

And that's what the Canonical gospel accounts are: Varying claims amongst early Christians about the story of the life of Jesus.

Sometimes to 'get even' on their cheating husbands

No being to ever walk this earth in human form is not the result of sexual reproduction ie. a sperm cell vertilizing an egg cell.

The virgin birth story of several gods is a popular occurence in ancient mythology.

sportsmaster:


lets hear from luke
Luke 1:1
1forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set foth in order a declaration of those things which are most surely believed among us
2even as they were delivered them unto us,which were from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word.
read Vs 3.

Lets hear from John.

John21:24-25,
24 This is the disciple which testified(gave evidence,gave witness) of these things,and wrote those things and we know his testimony is true.
25read it on your own.
I cant type.

So if I write a book about an event and in the book I claim that I saw all that I've written, that'll be enough to convince you?

(By the way, only one canonical Gospel (John) claims to be an eye witness account)

The meaning of life: Discovering your gift
The purpose of life: Giving it to the world

I dreamt of a poly-theistic world, where people only spoke about religion in reference to how ludicrous the ideology was.

How did you come to the conclusion that the canonical Gospels were eye witness accounts?

Total abstinence is a massive risk. Compatibility is vital in any relationship and sexual compatibility is a very vital aspect (at least for the first few years)

However I think communication is key. If you're both commited to making it work, I don't think there's anything that can't be learned or taught in the bedroom.

Classic case of erectal dysfunction. Encourage him to seek medical help.

Definitely raises eyebrows, but you can't know for sure till your foot is in the shoe.

Always easy to judge others, especially when you've never been in the same situation.

[INTRO]

Lost in the fictional narratives of the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus, are words of wisdom from an outstanding philosopher, who ended up paying the ultimate price for thinking (and expressing) provocative thoughts that revolutionized an era.

The aim of this little piece is to harvest those words of wisdom, which remain relevant for anyone looking for ways in which humanism has progressed along the years. 

There's the obvious inspiration from President Jefferson, who reportedly did a similar work of his own. 

Unlike Jefferson's effort though, any slight reference to the supernatural or Jewish folklore will be omitted from this work. 

Enjoy.

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KEEPING THINGS ORDERLY
MARK 2: 21-22
"No one uses a piece of new cloth to patch up an old coat, because the new patch will shrink and tear off some of the old cloth, making an even bigger hole. Nor does anyone pour new wine into used wineskins, because the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins will be ruined. Instead, new wine must be poured into fresh wineskins.”


STRENGTH IN UNITY
MARK 3: 24-25
"If a country divides itself into groups which fight each other, that country will fall apart. If a family divides itself into groups which fight each other, that family will fall apart."


OVERCOMING OBSTACLES 
MARK 3: 27
"No one can break into a strong man's house and take away his belongings unless he first ties up the strong man; then he can plunder his house."


CIRCUMSTANTIAL NATURE OF SUCCESS
MARK 4: 3-8 
"Once there was a man who went out to sow corn. As he scattered the seed in the field, some of it fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some of it fell on rocky ground, where there was little soil. The seeds soon sprouted, because the soil wasn't deep. Then, when the sun came up, it burnt the young plants; and because the roots had not grown deep enough, the plants soon dried up. Some of the seed fell among thorn bushes, which grew up and choked the plants, and they didn't produce any corn. But some seeds fell in good soil, and the plants sprouted, grew, and produced corn: some had thirty grains, others sixty, and others a hundred.”


EVERYTHING HAS ITS PLACE
MARK 4: 21 
“Does anyone ever bring in a lamp and put it under a bowl or under the bed? Doesn't he put it on the lampstand?"


THIRST FOR IMPORTED TALENTS
MARK 6: 4 
“Prophets are respected everywhere except in their own home town and by their relatives and their family.”


THE DEVIL WITHIN 
MARK 7: 20 
“It is what comes out of a person that makes him unclean. For from the inside, from a person's heart, come the evil ideas which lead him to do immoral things, to rob, kill, commit adultery, be greedy, and do all sorts of evil things; deceit, indecency, jealousy, slander, pride, and folly — all these evil things come from inside a person and make him unclean.”

 

REVENGE AND TOLERANCE  
MATTHEW 5: 38-42
"You have heard that it was said, 'An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.' But now I tell you: do not take revenge on someone who wrongs you. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, let him slap you on your left cheek too. And if someone takes you to court to sue you for your shirt, let him have your coat as well. And if one of the occupation troops forces you to carry his pack one kilometre, carry it two kilometres. 
When someone asks you for something, give it to him; when someone wants to borrow something, lend it to him"


CHARITY
MATTHEW 6: 2
"When you give something to a needy person, do not make a big show of it, as the hypocrites do in the houses of worship and on the streets. They do it so that people will praise them"


DISTRACTIONS
MATTHEW 6:24
"No one can be a slave of two masters; he will hate one and love the other, he will be loyal to one and despise the other."


ANXIETY OVER THE FUTURE
MATTHEW 6:34
"Do not worry about tomorrow; it will have enough worries of its own. There is no need to add to he troubles each day brings."


HYPOCRISY
MATTHEW 7: 4
"How dare you say to your brother, 'Please, let me take that speck out of your eye,' when you have a log in your own eye?

MATTHEW 7:12
"Do for others what you want them to do for you."

Christian, Muslim women inherited the hair covering tradition from Judaism.

The reason is to avoid tempting angels from heaven to come down and Bleep them.

Do your research properly.

Image123:


You miss the vital point, you have no point. Remember, you say you are not better, and you have nothing better to offer. ALWAYS remember that.

Your opinion. As valid as the imaginary Gods you believe in.

Image123:


Who cares? The One that gave eternal life for believing in Him, the One that died for you and of course, me. i see you have nothing better.

The one that thought you to think you are better than anyone else who doesn't believe? No thank you.

Some dude named Jesus probably lived a few thousand years ago. He has some revolutionary teachings attributed to his nane which aren't too bad, but following a fundamental flaw of being brought up in Judaism, he was deluded in religion, just as you are. The civil unrest he caused led to his crucifixion by the Romans. And he ceased to exist, just like you will after you die.

PS. "Believe in me (blindly) and worship me and I will give you eternal life" is a rather narcissistic principle don't you think?

Image123:


Jesus, i have Jesus.

Okay. Which Jesus? Biblical Jesus or Historical Jesus?

Image123:


You're not saying anything. i don't need your so called option if you are not better and have nothing better to offer.

What exactly do you have that you are demanding better of? Nothing.

KingEbukasBlog:


I just disproved that . Babies are just there




He/she will probe his/her existence when the time comes by trying to find answers to the reason/purpose/origin for his/her existence/ a good lifestyle/existence of other living things . He/she begins to ask for reason to have good morals and all .

Which reiterates my point. Without indoctrination, every child will live and die without believing in any organised religion. You are living someone else's fantasy creation.

KingEbukasBlog:


Atheism is the unbelief in /lack of belief in / denial of the existence of God/gods

A newborn does not posses the ability or power to believe or disbelieve/deny the existence of God/gods

A newborn does not believe in any Gods. If you don't feed he/she any doctrines, they'll grow up not believing in any Gods.

Every child is born an Atheist.

Until you start feeding them lies.