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Christianity EtcRe: Why Atheists Can't Convince Staunch Christians/muslims (real Reason) by MacCantStopMe(op): 12:07am On Oct 12, 2014
FrancisTony:
LOL! I agree with logic and emotional type.

I think Muslim are worst when it comes to logic though because their faith is kinda stronger than Christian own. They don't think outside box and ain't logical at all.

Emotion- The first I came on Religion section and saw atheist constructive argument. I was like, they are right, but emotion came into play, that I began attacking their argument outta point. Maybe it's becaues I was really scared of hell fire. grin
Good to see that you can reflect on your beliefs logically.
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by MacCantStopMe: 11:46pm On Oct 11, 2014
ihedinobi2:
LESSON SIX....


If God is that which possesses all the power and all the authority, there can only be one God. If more than one entity, for want of a better word, exists that possesses such power and authority, they must all exist in absolute unity, such unity that they must necessarily be one being with one will.

This is all to explain what a true God is. It is that which cannot be opposed, that which is superior to absolutely everything without exception.

If that is the case, try to imagine what it meant for Peter to look at a man that they knew functioned almost completely like every other man and call him God.

Do you get the enormity of his statement yet?
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Christianity EtcRe: The Reason Why Atheists Dont/cant Convince Staunch Christians. by MacCantStopMe: 9:57pm On Oct 11, 2014
Dapo777:
Wow,didn't know someone else has created a similar thread elsewhere.
No, I just created it to counter this one...pls comment
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by MacCantStopMe: 9:56pm On Oct 11, 2014
ihedinobi2:
LESSON FOUR...


GOD. That's a word. A word that has affected and still affects the world in profound ways. But what does it really mean? Who or what is God? What idea does the word or is the word supposed to invoke in a mind? And thus what was the big deal in Peter's declaration?

Dictionary meanings say a lot of things. But what does the word evoke in your mind when you hear it? Power, not so? Irresistible will, right? The general idea is one of Infinity and Limitlessness. And every myth and superstition various cultures have held have played around that theme. There were disappointing gods who failed to live up to their name, like the Greek gods which were more products of romantic storytelling than of philosophy. There were those dark and terrifying gods that humans only tried to keep at bay.

What really does God mean? What has all of human philosophy been feeling around for when it speaks of God?

Think about it for a moment.
@ bold;
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lol....you probably learnt Greek mythology from hollywood movies.


My guy, go and read before you expose your ignorant self. You do realise that the Greek mythology and tradition is far more philosophical than the Judeo-christian one?



Teacher, dont teach me nonsense
Christianity EtcRe: The Reason Why Atheists Dont/cant Convince Staunch Christians. by MacCantStopMe: 9:50pm On Oct 11, 2014
IslamRe: Islamic Indonesia Fights Against The Jilboob (tight Hijab) by MacCantStopMe: 9:45pm On Oct 11, 2014
Heathen:
Jilboob
JilBoob
Jil's- Boobs
BOOBS
Oh my
I have WOOD
grin grin
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 3:35pm On Oct 11, 2014
SNCOQ3:
Doesn't this illustration contradict your materialist world view?
Who is this you that is making a moral choice of giving yourself a good or bad purpose?
You don't seem to get it. If this you is the same as what you described as the "blank chalkboard" (yourself), then their is no such thing as a "blank chalkboard".


Its interesting that your idea of universal morality is not "morality by consensus".
In order words, just like logic, universal morality is transcendental - if this is what you mean, then its just another name for objective morality.


how so? giving that morality is transcendental- the choice of stealing should not be predicated on personal advantage.


care to explain?
Consensus? When did I argue for concensus morality?
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 12:51pm On Oct 11, 2014
SNCOQ3:
God is Morality.
Anything He does is in agreement with Himself.
God is morality?

Yet, 90% of his prophets will be considered immoral today. Moses, Joshua, Abraham, Solomon etc would be in police custody for terrorism, child abuse etc


Yet, God himself in the form of Jesus was racist to a Canaanite woman.



Yet, no two followers of God can agree on his morality.



God is the opposite of morality
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 12:47pm On Oct 11, 2014
SNCOQ3:
Well, I consider universal morality a face-saving "alternative" to objective morality. Its a humanistic diversion of the the destructive logical conclusion of atheist belief: the consequence of relativistic and nihilistic mindset.


They are far different the way a plate of beans is different from the stomach.
As for independence, you have to elaborate.


That is not the argument.
Since your life is a blank slate, who is this morally-aware being that is doing the filling?
The point is, you cannot hold that you are a moral being and still consider your life a blank slate.
Your arguments do not follow. I am having a hard time finding where to start. But I'll try;


1) When you have a blank chalkboard, you can draw beautiful or ugly things on it. Very simple analogy. just as in life, you can give yourself a good or bad purpose. I dont know how to explain this any further.

2) Universal morality stems from the fact that logic remains true wherever you are in the universe. Mathematically, 1+1 will always be 2. Stealing from your neighbour's pot will always carry more disadvantage than advantages.

The problem is that logic can not be applied to all moral issues. Those ones get you into logical paradoxes
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by MacCantStopMe: 12:27pm On Oct 11, 2014
ihedinobi2:
Well, if someone keeps banning you for no reason and you insist on staying within his sphere of influence, what am I to call you, huh? grin
A freedom fighter?

Sometimes I wonder just how badly your brain is damaged
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 11:56am On Oct 11, 2014
SNCOQ3:
See decree. You must be god. grin



If your life is a blank slate, who is this you that is filling the 'blank slate' or using this 'tool' that is your life?
Why is this you a moral being/morally concious, and as once argued for universal morality in the person of cheers01
I still argue for universal morality.

However, you forget 2 things

a) Purpose is far different from morality. They are independent of each other.

b) There are some things (morality) that are universal and some (morality) that cant be universal
IslamRe: Islamic Indonesia Fights Against The Jilboob (tight Hijab) by MacCantStopMe: 11:17am On Oct 11, 2014
logicboy01:
The officials in Indonesia are worried about a current rising trend- women wearing jilboobs.

A Jilboob (Jilbab + b00bs or Hijab + b00bs) refers to a hijab/burkha/jilbab or any associated cloaked dress worn by Arabs/muslim women that is either tight around "sensual parts" or is combined with form-fitting accessories or clothing.

https://www.liputnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/fenomena-jilboobers.jpg[img]http://www.ladyo.it/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/jilboobs.jpg[/img]



http://www.styleite.com/news/religious-leaders-crack-down-on-jilboobs-women-who-wear-tight-clothes-with-hijab/



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IslamRe: Islamic Indonesia Fights Against The Jilboob (tight Hijab) by MacCantStopMe: 11:17am On Oct 11, 2014
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Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 11:13am On Oct 11, 2014
MrAnony1:
If this is true, then there is no such thing as a good or a bad life and consequently there are no good or evil actions.
FALSE argument. Non sequitur- it doesnt follow.


Purpose and morality are two different things entirely.


A blank slate can be filled with good or evil.
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by MacCantStopMe: 10:58am On Oct 11, 2014
ihedinobi2:
So I have already made a point? undecided huh

Lol. Just stick around, dude.

Btw, I had a feeling it was you. Your obssession with Mac is incredible. grin
lol....a mod keeps banning someone for no reason. Yet, it is not the mod but the other person that is obsessed.


Remind me again how you became a teacher?
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 10:56am On Oct 11, 2014
SNCOQ3:
First, what is the difference between "good" in "good vs bad" and "good vs evil"?

God's intent for man's design is good.


God is the standard.


"the moral standing of the intents of the design" of AK47 is: ...simple and reliable weapon to defend the borders of my fatherland - Mikhail Kalashnikov

...simple and reliable... (good in a design sense)
...defend the borders of my fatherland. (good in a moral sense)

Your turn:
What is the moral intent behind the invention of scissors?
Is the design good or bad?
If you think their is necessarily a moral intent, is it good or evil?
Life is a blank slate with zero purpose. You fill in the purpose that you want.


You use the analogy of an Ak47.

The creator of the AK47 created it with good intentions to defend his motherland. However, it has become the most effective killing machine in the world.

A creator can create something with his own intentions/purposes but that is different from the creation having a purpose. An AK47 has no purpose. The user pours his or her own intent/purpose into the AK47- to either start war or defend his family or to ra.pe women.



Hyundai and Mercedez Benz both created cars for rich people. However, ask them the purpose of a car, one will tell you "for comfort/performance", the other will tell you for "simplicity and new thinking".


Again- only the user can put his purpose/intents on a creation

^^^

This means that we as users of our own lives, we can each give our lives the purpose we want it to have.


It is not universal that our purpose as humans is to do good. "Ought to" is a big pile of nonsense. There is only "what can be done", "which choice is more logical/effective" and "which choice gives more benefit to people"
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by MacCantStopMe: 10:44am On Oct 11, 2014
ihedinobi2:
Lol. Did Mac ban you and you came straight to the Christian Chatbox to "retaliate"? grin

Anyway, that is not what I have said, my friend. If this interests you, keep attentive and you'll soon discover what makes a Christian one.
Nice try but fail. Mac has already met his karma.



Guy, your point was as clear as daylight. No need to argue. You failed. Have you noticed that people have become more critical of your preaching? Remember when you asked me what I gain from opposing you? grin grin
Christianity EtcRe: Why Atheists Can't Convince Staunch Christians/muslims (real Reason) by MacCantStopMe(op): 10:41am On Oct 11, 2014
Still continuing from point number one, there are christians/events to cement belief in their faith.

For example

a) "The man that saved my life was a christian/muslim and did so because of his faith. I will forever be a muslim/christian because of that"
b) "there was a miracle- I was drowning and I prayed to god to help me and big piece of wood floated towards me and I clung to it. I will never stop believing in God"


To convince the person in a), an atheist would have to show the bad/evil side of the man that saved the christiam's/muslim's life


To convince the person in b), an atheist would have to throw the christian/muslim in water and leave him/her to beg for god that wont save him/her the second time. (do not try this at home or else, you will be reported as isis)
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 10:24am On Oct 11, 2014
MrAnony1:
Lol...the examples you gave are fallacious (If you can't see how yet, ask me and I'll explain).
grin grin grin grin


MacCantStopMe:
Anticipating Anony's dodging/twisting of the comment in big font;
OPTION ONE- PUSHING THE ARGUMENT AWAY
-"Your ought=/=good examples are irrelevant to my own ought/purpose/good statements"
-"haha you misunderstood my argument on "ought/purpose"" (ihedinobi misunderstood technique/jutsu)
Christianity EtcRe: Why Atheists Can't Convince Staunch Christians/muslims (real Reason) by MacCantStopMe(op):
1) Such christians/muslims do not use logic but rather, they use emotions to support their beliefs


Many atheists do not understand this point and so they keep throwing logic at these hardcore religious people thinking that they would listen the logic. The truth is that one must use both emotions and logic to convince hardcore theists. There is a reason why Hitchens had more fans than Dawkins or Sam Harris. Hitchens put both emotions and painful arguments towards religious people. Hitchens made arguments that would make a christian/muslim cry and think about his/her life for a whole year. If you tell someone that "God doesnt exist" the person can brush it off.....but tell the person that "your God is useless because he watches young children starve and women get raped while doing nothing", the person will feel painfully touched deep down the soul.


Example; an argument about the failure of hell

1) Pure logical argument from the atheist
Christian/Muslim: If you reject God, you will go to hell

Atheist; Hell does not exist or even make sense because you cant prove it

Christian; Hell is not real? I cant prove it? My guy, sharrap....you will know when you die!


2) Logic plus emotional blackmail/butthurt from the atheist
Christian/muslim; If you reject God, you will go to hell

Atheist; Your grandma (or great grandma) in the village is a pagan. She rejects YOUR God and so, she will burn in hell!

Christian/muslim; *butthurt face*. My grandma? cry thunder fire you angry




The second argument will make the christian or muslim think deeply about his/her family and religion. It will burn the christian/muslim deep into his/her soul. Painful. Such an argument has two offensive modes;
a) The logic hammers the ridiculousness of hell (how can good people of other religion go to hell?)
b) The emotional butthurt overrides the religious brainwashing (how can my sweet mama go to hell?)


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Christianity EtcWhy Atheists Can't Convince Staunch Christians/muslims (real Reason) by MacCantStopMe(op): 10:06am On Oct 11, 2014
Here are some quick reasons


1) Such christians/muslims do not use logic but rather, they use emotions to support their beliefs


2) Some (christians/muslims) might have been convinced but they do not want to say it out
Christianity EtcRe: The Christian Chatbox ( sticky) by MacCantStopMe: 9:45am On Oct 11, 2014
ihedinobi2:
LESSON FIVE...

As the Bible says, there are gods many and there are lords many. The mark of a god is power. The title is synonymous with power, absolute power.

Every time that the word is used the thought it provokes is power. Generally, it is absolute power that we mean. For instance, Mars was called the god of war. Even though Jupiter was held as king of the gods, Mars was expected to hold supreme power over war.

Amadioha was regarded as the god of thunder so he was regarded as having complete authority and control over thunder. Now, even though Chukwu was the High God, the god who held supreme authority over all other gods, Amadioha was regarded as holding supreme power over thunder. It would be a power that Chukwu granted him, of course, but his no less.

Do you follow? God is a term synonymous with total power and limitless authority.

If you have been following the discourse right now, you can see where the myths and superstitions break down. If a God has supreme power and authority, it should not be possible that it should be subject to any other power and authority. That would belie their claim to supremacy. Still, the idea is that they are supposed to have total power and control. That is what being a god means.

Let that simmer a bit.
SMH

So, the difference between your God and the other "mythical" Gods is that your God has supreme power over everything while the Mythical Gods share power?

This would mean that all monotheistic Gods are true; Allah, Aten etc


What about devil in christianity? Who is the god of evil? Is it Yahweh or Satan?

-===============


Keep teaching nonsense
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 9:35am On Oct 11, 2014
AgentOfAllah:
Good is that which we ought to do.



The only person that has pertinaciously insisted on transmogrifying "is" to "ought" is you.



So, surely you read the part about "ought" being a prescription for a specified goal? Hence, if you say "good is that which we ought to do" you know it should be predicated on some purpose. Tell us what that purpose is! Do you mean it is what we ought to do: If we are to be happy, if we are to make it to heaven, if we want Sunny Ade to sing a Christmas Carroll? Either you define "that which we ought to do" or you define the goal of your prescription.

[size=14pt]I can prove the vagueness of your statement with the following examples:
Example 1: I believe it is good not to interfere in the lives of other living things, but I also believe I ought to interfere in their lives by eating them. To me, this good=/= ought to do

Example 2: A thief mugs a woman's handbag at gunpoint. I believe it is good to stop that thief, but I'd be stupid to try and do so, so I know I ought not do it. Again good=/= ought to do.

These are real life examples. So clarify what you mean by that vague statement because even though you've spent the last few pages insisting it is self-evident, it is not at all clear what it means. Your alternative would be to acknowledge that good is an undefinable, in which case your statement is meaningless.[/size]
Anticipating Anony's dodging/twisting of the comment in big font;


OPTION ONE- PUSHING THE ARGUMENT AWAY
-"Your ought=/=good examples are irrelevant to my own ought/purpose/good statements"
-"haha you misunderstood my argument on "ought/purpose"" (ihedinobi misunderstood technique/jutsu)

OPTION TWO- OBFUSCATING AND PERAMBULATING WITH VERBOSE BIBLICAL NONSENSE
-"God's purpose is love and kindness therefore, we as children of God ought to do good"
-"God is the moral giver.....we should follow his laws"
-"Good is from God."


Option 3 will be ignoring the comment.

Just watch.....
Christianity EtcRe: What They Don't Tell You About Atheism by MacCantStopMe: 4:07pm On Oct 08, 2014
MrAnony1:
Good is axiomatically that which we ought to do . . . . or do you know of anything that is good but ought not to be done?
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#twisting
#spinning
#sophistry
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by MacCantStopMe: 8:36pm On Sep 25, 2014
It will be very funny when the day comes that an NL muslim will accuse the wrong person that he/she is logicboy!

Imagine what happens when a mod is accused by Vedaxcool/Tbaba12345/rilwayne01 etc that he is logicboy!!!!
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by MacCantStopMe: 8:33pm On Sep 25, 2014
A new muslim comes in with difficult questions on islam


Nairaland muslim reaction;
It is probably Logicboy with Abdulsleek style undercover!!!!


grin grin
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by MacCantStopMe: 8:30pm On Sep 25, 2014
Usermane agrees with logicboy


Nairaland muslim reaction;
Usermane is logicboy!!!
Creeping atheism!!!
Abdulsleek!!!


grin grin
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by MacCantStopMe: 8:29pm On Sep 25, 2014
vedaxcool: Seun, I suggest u commence an investigation on the identity and alternate moniker of the disturb individual who keeps spamming the Islam section, the individual seem to have taken great pains in deleting all his previous post with only a few left. You could look through your backup to view the individuals previous post "ooseven". This sort of madness should not be tolerated.
ooseven is behind the nonsense picture going on in this section!
ooseven=007 we can all remember who recently used a moniker with 007 - mersironaldo007-Logic007. Seun investigate and permanently ban this individual from Nairaland entirely, such sick and mentally unstable person should be referred to an asylum where his type can get the help they so desperately need! Forming big man and ignoring this post would only show how quick u r in tolerating nonsense by foolish and daft people against muslims.
Rilwayne001: I thought as well.

Definitely he is the one was spreading that gunk.

The guy is no doubt sick in the head
grin grin grin grin


See the clowns!!! Apparently the fear of logicboy is greater than commonsense.


I'm sure that if a muslim is killed by a non-muslim on nairaland, you people will still blame it on logicboy



Please, Maclatunji/Seun, I await the results of your investigation. grin grin grin grin
IslamRe: Islam For Muslims: Side Talk Station by MacCantStopMe: 6:44pm On Sep 25, 2014
tbaba1234: Why are you spreading your filth and spamming this section?
spam
spam/Submit
verb
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Please point out where I spammed filth or anything else on this section or remain a liar

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