Well said.
I could give them everything they ask for and they still will not believe anything I say. Or anything anyone says for that matter.
Not true. If any ACTUAL evidence comes up to prove the Bible as factual, most atheists will convert immediately.
Here are some examples.....
Babylon would be reduced to swampland
Bible prophecy: Isaiah 14:23
Prophecy written: Between 701-681 BC
Prophecy fulfilled: 539 BC
In Isaiah 14:23, the prophet said that Babylon, which had been a world power at two different times in history, would be brought to a humble and final end. It would be reduced to swampland. After Cyrus conquered Babylon in 539 BC, the kingdom never again rose to power. The buildings of Babylon fell into a gradual state of ruin during the next several centuries. Archaeologists excavated Babylon during the 1800s. Some parts of the city could not be dug up because they were under a water table that had risen over the years.
Okay, hold on here. This is what Isaiah 14:20-23 says:
20 you will not join them in burial,
for you have destroyed your land
and killed your people.
The offspring of the wicked
will never be mentioned again.
21 Prepare a place to slaughter his sons
for the sins of their forefathers;
they are not to rise to inherit the land
and cover the earth with their cities.
22 "I will rise up against them,"
declares the LORD Almighty.
"I will cut off from Babylon her name and survivors,
her offspring and descendants,"
declares the LORD.
23 "I will turn her into a place for owls
and into swampland;
I will sweep her with the broom of destruction,"
declares the LORD Almighty.
Okay, first of all, verse 21 up there says that children are gonna be slaughtered for the actions of their fathers, hm... That's not a "God" I'd wanna follow.
Anyway, assuming this prophecy was written in 681 BC, and it was fulfilled in 539 BC, why was there such a long wait? 142 years? I'd think if "God" was gonna do what he was threatening to the town, maybe he would have done it before everyone he was angry at died?
That's leading me to believe that the city was built on land that had large amounts of water underneath it which naturally rose to the surface over hundreds of years.
There's another prophecy in the next four verses of Isaiah 14.
24 The LORD Almighty has sworn,
"Surely, as I have planned, so it will be,
and as I have purposed, so it will stand. 25 I will crush the Assyrian in my land;
on my mountains I will trample him down.
His yoke will be taken from my people,
and his burden removed from their shoulders."
26 This is the plan determined for the whole world;
this is the hand stretched out over all nations.
27 For the LORD Almighty has purposed, and who can thwart him?
His hand is stretched out, and who can turn it back?
Did that ever happen?
Nineveh would be destroyed by fire
Bible prophecy: Nahum 3:15
Prophecy written: About 614 BC
Prophecy fulfilled: 612 BC
In Nahum 3:15, the prophet said that Nineveh would be damaged by fire. Archaeologists unearthed the site during the 1800s and found a layer of ash covering the ruins. According to the Encyclopaedia Britannica: "
Nineveh suffered a defeat from which it never recovered. Extensive traces of ash, representing the sack of the city by Babylonians, Scythians, and Medes in 612 BC, have been found in many parts of the Acropolis. After 612 BC the city ceased to be important
"
Oh, this one's easy, that's a self fulfilling prophecy.
This is what Nahum 3:9-15 says:
9 Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength;
Put and Libya were among her allies.
10 Yet she was taken captive
and went into exile.
Her infants were dashed to pieces
at the head of every street.
Lots were cast for her nobles,
and all her great men were put in chains.
11 You too will become drunk;
you will go into hiding
and seek refuge from the enemy.
12 All your fortresses are like fig trees
with their first ripe fruit;
when they are shaken,
the figs fall into the mouth of the eater.
13 Look at your troops
they are all women!
The gates of your land
are wide open to your enemies;
fire has consumed their bars.
14 Draw water for the siege,
strengthen your defenses!
Work the clay,
tread the mortar,
repair the brickwork!
15 There the fire will devour you;
the sword will cut you down
and, like grasshoppers, consume you.
Multiply like grasshoppers,
multiply like locusts!
Hm... this child murder thing is getting kinda old.
And it's also quite interesting that "God" seems to be insulting them by saying "All your troops are women, you've got no defense!"
Anyway, if they were at war, why wouldn't the enemy burn the city down after they loot everything? Wasn't that common practice back in the bronze age?
100 more prophecies
http://www.100prophecies.org/
I think its redundant to try and convert a persons beliefs over the internet, especially on a marijuana growing forum.
As crackerjacks proved, even if a person is faced with proven facts he/she will still deny what is in front their face, or simply avoid the confrontation, as it never happened.
Everybody has different beliefs.
And to insult another person, or another group for their beliefs shows a persons prejudice and ignorance.
I think its funny how atheists criticize christians for pushing christianity, when they do the same thing with atheism
peace
Prejudice and ignorance are not part of ridiculing someone for their beliefs, they chose to be that way. I think it's safe to have preconceived notions about someone's intellect if they believe that the Bible is a factual history book.
And I encourage Christians to proselytize because that's what they believe needs to be done. If you believe that everyone who does not believe in the Bible will go to hell to burn in agony for eternity, how much of an asshole would you be for not trying to save people from that?
