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Gabrielshow24:
If I recall correctly, he accepts microevolution but, along with his brothers—most notably Jaephoenix—has been unable to substantiate macroevolution😅.

Image123:
Because you say so as usual, and you accuse me of being narcissistic for being sure of what i am doing oh.

DeepSight:
If I told you I knew he would not answer the question you might have thought I was joking.
He views it as some sort of trap.

Westerhoffe:
I have nothing to answer to a simple sentence you couldn't comprehend.

CyracksMrBlogger:
everyone came from white, those cohabiting under scorched sun continents suddenly developed melanine to protect their skin from the harmful effects of sun rays. That is when the black skin begins to develop.

Image123:
More false accusations rather.

BlackViper:
Scientists at Princeton University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Eve, the first human woman created by God, may have looked.

https://x.com/ced_jayy/status/1966891329272820060?t=o5R_bPQ6Z2EFWs8lJABDxg&s=19[/quote]You have to be 100% gullible to believe this poppycock.

alanto:
Everyday scientists discover biblical archaeological evidence, other time it's human fossil that confirms human evolve from APES.

All these have me wondering; what exactly are we supposed to believe?

Eve or Lucy?

DeepSight:
Cringeworthy the way many worship those who despise them.

samistry:
This guy that termed gun deaths as necessary casualties, said black people were better during segregation is a believer?

Yustash001:
If you think Islam came last, then you know nothing about Islam.
Someone who understands Islam deeply would know it's the first religion on earth.

AnonPoet:
The Federal Government of Nigeria has built a massive 8.54MWp Solar Hybrid Power plant at FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI (FUTO).

https://x.com/osazenoo/status/1969387123653443928?t=TY8VHPypa83_1JEpIubvQA&s=19[/quote]More of this! We need to take advantage of our environmental resources especially in the renewable energy sector.

Image123:
Take am.

Image123:
i don't wish dear, i simply cannot afford to invest much in you, sorry. Get closer to your compassionate pastor, i see you're taking the advice well. You got flagged BTW, get smart like me. Proverbs 26v4,5 and Matthew 7v6 readily come to bear on my postings here. Selah.

Image123:
LOLZ, but this is what we've been saying all day, patethick. You should be paying me for my responses.

That DeepS guy needs to rein in his emotions apparently. i am not the cause of his thrubles.

Westerhoffe:
LordReed
DeepSight

You both were just gisting and mentioning my moniker…



And what have you to say about the last point in the asterisk?

DeepSight:
Its very problematic even colloquially because in that manner my destiny could be to be the Pope or even the next Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
In a discussion like this, they should just find another word.

"Hope" would be a great one.

DeepSight:
Except that we all should know that that definition is a false one. Predestination has a clear meaning in spiritual and theological senses and even in philosophy.

I don't think what triplechoice has tried to negotiate works because the definition offered for Westerhoffe has nothing whatsoever to do with predestination. It only has to do with the entire remit of potentially inherent in all our existence. By that definition anyone could have any destiny whatsoever.

It is false to the extent that it refers not to destiny but all possibilities.

Save where something is already happening. E.g: You have a terminal illness. Or you are a hunchback pygmy who plans to win Mr. Universe. Or a toad planning to be the ruler of the galaxy.

Image123:
Is it a sin? Where is it in the Bible?

Image123:
My work? To spoon-feed you? LoLz

triplechoice:
Hello, @Lordreed and Westerhoffe. It appears both of you might be using the term, destiny , to mean two different things and hence the confusion .

From the way I see it, Lordreed is understanding the term, destiny, as a fate that's fixed and unchangeable , meaning fatalism. From this perspective, praying against it would appear contradictory .This is a logically correct position to take .

@Westerhoffe , your comments imply that you see destiny, not as cast in stone, a fixed fate, but more as future possibility or a path one is on. From this, a dream of death is only a warning of a future possibility, and a prayer or other religious rituals is a means to seek intervention or guidance to change that path. This position is also a coherent and common belief most people have, including me.

The contradiction @Lordreed sees disappears if we use your definition. So the confusion is not one of logic,but the definition of the term, destiny. You both see it differently. that's all

Having said that, @ Westerhoffe, I'm curious about how you take the dreams . For instance, if a dream is a warning of future possibility like death, how does one determine which dreams are prophetic warnings and which are just normal anxiety dreams triggered by the brain?

If a prayer is offered and the event is avoided, does that mean the destiny was changed or that the dream was a warning about an outcome that was never the true destiny to begin with?

An analogy might make it more clearer. If a student dreams of failing an exam, would you say prayer alone prevent the failure,or does prayer provides the inspiration to pick up his textbooks and study?. How does it really work in your view? . I would like to know.

@Lordreed, given the distinction that I already highlighted here about how I think you both see it differently, does Westerhoffe 's position still appear contradictory ,or does it just represent a different set of beliefs about how the world works that you understand but reject or disagree with?

Image123:
i told you where to find it. You needed it, employ some diligence.

kingxsamz:
This is why it's a bad idea to leave anything in the hands of Jesus. That guy and his father in heaven cannot do anything right.
Nawa, Rip to the dead.

Image123:
Lazy? Who needed the verse? There's no excuse or time limit given for the coming of Jesus. You'd simply have to wait like others.

Image123:
Do a simple google or AI search if you insist.

Oh, i suppose someone already helped you up there.

Westerhoffe:
I asked, how would you know how you're to die and when?
This is not a movie we are talking about here.

You claimed it is your destiny to die by car.
You then had a dream you're going to die by a car accident.
You woke up from the dream, and started praying against it.

How did you know that was how you're going to die?

Westerhoffe:
I stand on my words.
That you couldn't process it does not mean I'm as confused as you got over the sentence.

Image123:
i said "All living things are destined to die if Jesus tarries, but you don’t have to die today. You can choose life to a huge extent." It means that living things have what is called a life span. It has nothing to do with y'all, but with every living thing. It is appointed to man to die. i want to guess that you know you'll be dead in the next 200 years. Current human life doesn't reach that. Should Jesus come, there's a whole lot of change, hence the term, if Jesus tarries.
Also, i said "Interesting that Jesus linked the end to when the gospel has been preached in all the world. i know folks who literally take that as a factor for Jesus' coming. In other words, that means is affecting the coming in their understanding." Do not misquote me. Forget it if you refuse to understand it, or do a simple google or AI search if you insist.

Image123:
You can change a course or destiny by different means, including prayer. Asking for what you perceive as the extreme doesn't change the fact. Perhaps the time is flexible and not fixed was why Jesus said He didn't know. i am not big on believing personal dreams and the likes, but i have read/heard some people allude to the same thing of a postponement in their dreams and the likes as well.
Interesting that Jesus linked the end to when the gospel has been preached in all the world. i know folks who literally take that as a factor for Jesus' coming. In other words, that means is affecting the coming in their understanding.