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Stile
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Message 16 of 21 (500292)
02-24-2009 12:49 PM
Reply to: Message 14 by string
02-24-2009 12:33 PM


Re: The Main Purpose
string writes:
Stile, have you read my original post?
Yes.
However, because the Bible says that the earth was created on the first day, it must have occurred in a different reality.
Why? Maybe the Bible is just wrong and it never occured anything like what is described in the Bible at all. This way there is no need for a different reality, or for the Bible to be true.
I can only convince you that my theory is correct if you ask relevant questions regarding my concepts.
I thought I did.
I thought "your concept" was that the Bible is "correct", but not "literally true." And that you had an accident, and a meeting with Jesus Christ, and then you were informed about a different reality where the entire Bible is correct and also literally true. It's just that the Bible isn't literally true for our reality.
Is that wrong?
Assuming that was right, my question was:
What if I don't think there really is another reality?
What if I think the Bible isn't "literally true" for our reality just because it's simply wrong... a mistake?
What are you going to show me to ease my mind into taking your theory seriously?
Or... would you like to assume that Jesus Christ actually exists, and that the Bible is actually from God and from there start to see if your theory has any logical troubles?
Are you wondering if what Jesus Christ told you when you had your accident is actually a part of reality?
Or are you wondering if this theory you're talking about can logically exist alongside Jesus Christ of the Bible? That the rest of the Bible, given the existence of a different reality, is still all literally true for that different reality, even though it is not literally true in our current reality?
My entire work is given at http://bhojc.org. Ready when you are!
I don't think I'm ready for your "entire work," I'm still stumbling over the basics. The foundation, even.

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Message 17 of 21 (500297)
02-24-2009 1:23 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Stile
02-24-2009 12:49 PM


Re: The Main Purpose
Stile, good. Whether you believe the Bible or not is entirely up to you. I was speaking from a Biblical standpoint, if we are to discuss the issues there must be some common ground.
In order for you to see other realities from this context, you must believe the Bible. If you do not believe the Bible, there is no common ground.
But keep on commenting, just try, in the future, to refrain from convoluting you questions with all your 'Or's. Ask one question, then I respond, then ask the next. Thank you.

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Message 18 of 21 (500298)
02-24-2009 1:28 PM
Reply to: Message 16 by Stile
02-24-2009 12:49 PM


Re: The Main Purpose
Or at least, go under the assumption that the Bible is true, for the sake of argument.

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Stile
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Message 19 of 21 (500299)
02-24-2009 1:32 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by string
02-24-2009 1:23 PM


Re: The Main Purpose
string writes:
But keep on commenting, just try, in the future, to refrain from convoluting you questions with all your 'Or's. Ask one question, then I respond, then ask the next. Thank you.
You are a very controlling person, aren't you?
That's okay, I still have questions, so I will ask them in the method you prefer.
In order for you to see other realities from this context, you must believe the Bible. If you do not believe the Bible, there is no common ground.
I do not understand.
If there is a different reality, that I am currently unaware of, that explains the Bible in ways to show that it is correct... how can I believe the Bible to begin with? That is, I don't know about the other reality right now, so the Bible doesn't make any sense to me... and you're saying I need to believe the Bible... while it doesn't make any sense at all... before you'll tell me about the other reality that is required to have the Bible make sense?
I don't think that's very reasonable.

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Stile
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Message 20 of 21 (500301)
02-24-2009 1:33 PM
Reply to: Message 18 by string
02-24-2009 1:28 PM


Re: The Main Purpose
string writes:
Or at least, go under the assumption that the Bible is true, for the sake of argument.
Heh... yes, I see what you're saying now.
Please disregard that previous message of mine, I did not see this before I posted.
As I stated before, I'm not entirely interested in threads that assume the very thing I find to be the priority-issue. So I will be leaving this thread.
But don't worry, there are plenty of other people around here, and many of them have a much larger interest in the Bible and it's following conclusions than I do.
Thanks for the clarification, and I'm sorry if this kinda got away from your main-topic.
Edited by Stile, : Added my reasons for leaving the thread

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Message 21 of 21 (500305)
02-24-2009 2:26 PM
Reply to: Message 20 by Stile
02-24-2009 1:33 PM


Re: The Main Purpose
No problem, Stile. Bye.

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