eye exaggerate
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Marlboro, perfect is a concept.
Prove to you There's a God?
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Heisenberg
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Look at this sentence -->"When you say my beliefs encourage ignorance and cruelty I see you as an other anti-christ that diddn't read the bible."
When your bible is criticized, you label that person an Antichrist. This is a demonstration of how your belief encourages ignorance by seeing critical analysis as a threat. If your belief is not allowed to be disputed, then how could you ever identify a mistake? When it is not okay to ask questions, especially when those questions should have easy answers?
Wouldn't you place more trust in something that has been examined and disputed and survived, than something that has never been examined at all?
And of course I have read the bible, although it was many years ago. Since that time I have studied scripture and it interpretations as well as the history of the bible and other texts. It can quite clearly and conclusively be demonstrated that the bible promotes violence, murder, prejudice and racism. I understand that many modern people can mostly ignore those parts of the bible, but were responding to the claim that the bible is the perfect word of god, in which case the examples of malice become quite concerning. The bible presents god as vengeful, jealous and obsessive and commands quite clearly the death of non-believers. To belief something that entails all of this, no matter what positive aspects come with it, would seem to require more of a rationale than faith.
Beefbisquit
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Emotion is a brain state actually.
eye exaggerate
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emotion is a part of 3 nervous systems we all have. Or, bodies, if you will.
Marlboro47
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The bible to the point: Accept Jesus Christ as your savior and teacher and love him above all else.
Everything else is to expand your knowledge. Why do you think Jesus spoke in parables?
eye exaggerate
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therefore emotion is controlled by the brain. The brain is not the emotion itself.
cannabineer
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Well then fer grief's sake do a better job.
This is like watching penguins play foosball. cheers 'neer.
Marlboro47
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Jesus talks about using your intelligence over emotions. In specific he says that men need to learn how to use anger for good instead of bad.
Beefbisquit
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They're definitely not bodies... it's an electro-chemical reaction inside the brain.
Luger187
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where did you learn that?
eye exaggerate
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Really? Bodies was used a metaphor - your argument in a nutshell.
RawBudzski
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This thread makes me want to punch a christian.
eye exaggerate
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Luger, in my 'random' studies.
Luger187
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why would you use a metaphor when explaining something? especially when you dont tell us its a metaphor
eye exaggerate
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...some christians punch back. You know, there's a time to...
Luger187
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maybe you should learn to fact check? or at least study a little better
cannabineer
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If the bible truly had divine authorship ... and it didn't mention (unspecified technical/philosophical breakthrough that would lead to interstellar prosperity among posthumans 10000 years from now) I'd accuse that authoring principle of petty sadism. Jmo.
eye exaggerate
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...did I have to tell you?
Does God have to tell you?
Does God have to tell you?
Beefbisquit
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When explaining REAL things let's stay clear of metaphors.....
You can say faith in god is like a seagull floating in the warm wind all day long, but emotion doesn't come from bodies, and you don't think with your heart.