I'm going to make one big post to everyone.
Ned writes:
How about those who commit adultory? Are they on the Christian side of the line or not?
Not if this is their continuing pursuit. - When I sin - I fear that I am now not saved anymore!
Christ taught to not commit adultery - but can he forgive? That's not what I am dealing with --> I will leave judgement for him - but rather - I am saying what a christian is, not isn't- and I know you are clever enough to see that some things blatantly contradict
christian - by those other things you mentioned in your post.
Okay - I admitt a few discernments can be difficuilt - I will concede that Ned. Life isn't black and white - I will also concede that.
So - in certain instances it can be hard to fathom - but, remember I am defining what a christian
is rather than what one isn't. Surely the endeavour should certainly be the outstanding choice, and observed tenacity.
Shraff writes:
Your complaints of "being attacked" ring quite hollow, mike.
Oh come on Shraff - "rhetoric tongues"? --> I was just arsing around.
Shraf writes:
But when your prayers are answered, you believe that it's God working, right?
God isn't unfathomable to you then, right?
Listen - I think all good things are God's working - but I still cannot fathom how he can invisibly intervene etc..
Shrafybaba writes:
That is post hoc reasoniong and wishful thinking bias at it's most blatant.
--> ? -- Listen - I promise I'm objective!
Shraffy writes:
I'm also incorporating my non-experience of those "special feelings" of being connected to the Almighty that believers talk about in my personal conclusion.
No Shraff - you are including special feelings - special feelings of rejection of God - which motivate you to argue with mike earnestly and rigorously - in an endeavour to refute all things concerning God.
And so - these special feelings are your talk - not mine, as I have already said that science doesn't have a say on God. And so - if evidence does then everything evidences God - or nothing would exist.
quote:
mike the wiz-->Statistically - we don't exist, because chance wouldn't allow it.
Shraff writes:
Irrelevant to the argument. (and wrong)
Shraff - do you actually consider that a refutation? The fact is that Math says that the probability of life coming about by chance is highly improbable - now, since you believe in abiogenesis and evolution - then according to math - we don't exist. So just like the strawman fallacy - you use math when it suits you.
But nevertheless - it is a strawman of mike's position anyway - as I haven't said the universe is or isn't indifferent - I infact said " The universe might be made a certain way - by God. " -- And so
Substituting position A (God) - with B(universe) - and then proceeding in refuting B --> Won't refute A.
God is not indifferent.
Jesus Christ came and died for our sins. - And you conveniently ignored me when I mentioned the equality of God in the flesh.
If your position is that we are equal with God - then let's take that further - for fairness. Let us now only look at God's example - in the flesh. Was he indifferent?
Shraffy writes:
Do we know the difference between good and evil or not, Mike?
Is god held to at least the same standards of moral responsibility as we humans are?
You have asked this and I answered way back - wiz's wager - we don't judge God ad shopkeeper analogy.
We know good and evil.