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Author Topic:   Where Faith Comes From in the "moderate" Christian religions
Hyroglyphx
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Message 16 of 132 (513166)
06-25-2009 6:16 PM
Reply to: Message 7 by Teapots&unicorns
06-25-2009 7:31 AM


Re: Moderate Musings
What I'm asking is that if you don't believe in God because of the Bible, then where do you get that belief from? (If you answer "from God," why didn't He talk to you before you picked up his bestseller?)
He already answered that. He said that he had a personal conversion.
I think your question would be better poised to people like deists. Or are you hinting that most Christians believe because they've been indoctrinated since age 1 and it's now so deeply ingrained that if you asked them that simple question they may not know how to answer it?
Edited by Hyroglyphx, : grammer

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Hyroglyphx
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Message 69 of 132 (513394)
06-28-2009 10:56 AM
Reply to: Message 63 by Peg
06-28-2009 7:39 AM


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No, my beliefs are not evidence, im merely stating a fact
the fact is that the idea of evolution began with greek philosophers who did not use science as a basis for the belief
the idea has 'evolved' over time to what we have today. When it was rehashed by Darwin it caused a outrage in religious circles because it clearly was in conflict with the idea that God had created each species.
stupid i know, but a fact none the less.
Actually, yes, this is true. The concept of evolution, though far less refined than Darwin's concept, was thrown around in Cynic and Stoic philosophy circles. Aristotle rejected the idea, though he did believe certain animals spontaneously generated out of mud.
The idea eventually faded in to obscurity, but the idea definitely did not begin or end with Darwin.

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