Quote (2besee @ Oct. 15 2012,19:55)Quote (Stu @ Oct. 14 2012,01:12)But this “truth” is easily denied on the grounds that it is so obviously ridiculous.What is so “Obviously Ridiculous”??Give me five central tenets of christianity, as you understand it.Stuart

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 13 2012,23:57)Quote (Stu @ Oct. 14 2012,05:42)Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 13 2012,13:42)Quote The Andromeda Galaxy will collide with the Milky Way Galaxy in 4 billion years from now.  From our point of view that is purely academic knowledge because it is unlikely there will be much life left on earth past 1.4 billion years…[Read more]

Quote (2besee @ Oct. 13 2012,17:36)A genuine inquirer though does have the right to observe.If they are observing… and if what they are seeing is far from what they understand the message to be, then is it any wonder if they walk away disgusted or completely perplexed?If Christitinity only represented a small group, and that small group had a…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 13 2012,13:18)Quote (Stu @ Oct. 13 2012,05:39)Quote (princess @ Sep. 23 2012,13:29)Quote A platitude is a trite, meaningless, biased, or prosaic statement, often presented as if it were significant and originalWhen a platitude is repeated does the definition change then? Are you suggesting Stuart that you feel left out and…[Read more]

Quote (terraricca @ Oct. 13 2012,13:42)Quote The Andromeda Galaxy will collide with the Milky Way Galaxy in 4 billion years from now.  From our point of view that is purely academic knowledge because it is unlikely there will be much life left on earth past 1.4 billion years from now due to the increasing luminosity of the sun. this is only true…[Read more]

Quote (princess @ Sep. 23 2012,13:29)Quote A platitude is a trite, meaningless, biased, or prosaic statement, often presented as if it were significant and originalWhen a platitude is repeated does the definition change then? Are you suggesting Stuart that you feel left out and discourage because you cannot either understand religion or cannot…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Oct. 12 2012,11:15)I said if there is no Moral absolute it would be pointless andif there is no judgement beyond death then death itself would be meaninglessBut there is no lack of moral absolutes. Plenty of people who don't have Imaginary Sky Friends of any kind will say they hold their ethical values as absolutes.I don't…[Read more]

Quote (t8 @ Oct. 10 2012,20:31)Quote (TimothyVI @ Oct. 10 2012,01:03)Hi T,You do understand that many of those objects, even entire galaxies, occasionally collide with each other.TimYou speak of collisions as if it were a mistake. When you bake a cake, the ingredients need to collide in order to create something new from the individual…[Read more]

Quote (seekingtruth @ Oct. 10 2012,23:56)Excellent post T8Really? What on earth was he talking about? Perhaps you could explain it to me.Stuart

Quote (t8 @ June 04 2012,23:12)At 16:20 you can see a Hubble image that shows gravitational lensing, a bit like this one:This one shows the effect even more clearly. The arcs are the images of galaxies that have been bent by a large mass (another galaxy say) closer to the telescope, or in the case of very distant objects by all the matter in the…[Read more]

Looks like you are all busy proving Dawkins right.Stuart

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 19 2012,05:41)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 19 2012,05:34)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 19 2012,03:18)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 18 2012,19:41)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 16 2012,22:21)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 16 2012,16:33)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 15 2012,21:24)The historical account is accurate in Kings Chronicles and Samuel, but the impressions of the king (which the people…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 19 2012,03:18)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 18 2012,19:41)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 16 2012,22:21)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 16 2012,16:33)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 15 2012,21:24)The historical account is accurate in Kings Chronicles and Samuel, but the impressions of the king (which the people chose AGAINST GOD'S WILL) is what is lacking here.What impressions…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 16 2012,22:21)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 16 2012,16:33)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 15 2012,21:24)The historical account is accurate in Kings Chronicles and Samuel, but the impressions of the king (which the people chose AGAINST GOD'S WILL) is what is lacking here.What impressions are you talking about?What verses indicate those impressions, and…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 15 2012,21:24)The historical account is accurate in Kings Chronicles and Samuel, but the impressions of the king (which the people chose AGAINST GOD'S WILL) is what is lacking here.What impressions are you talking about?What verses indicate those impressions, and exactly how are the wrong?Stuart

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 15 2012,07:57)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 15 2012,07:25)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 11 2012,00:39)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 10 2012,20:21)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 10 2012,19:14)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 10 2012,18:34)OK, you can go against just about every apology on the internet regarding this story, and the Chronicles account if you want.  It's your fantasy…[Read more]

Quote (seekingtruth @ Aug. 25 2012,03:37)Quote (TimothyVI @ Aug. 24 2012,18:55)Pointing out that someone continuallly uses platitudes is not a platitude in itself. It can be if it becomes an expected (tired, stale) response.WmFrom the Holy Wikipedia on platitude: “A platitude is a trite, meaningless, biased, or prosaic statement, often presented…[Read more]

Quote (seekingtruth @ Aug. 25 2012,01:20)Where was my “platitude” in the above discussion?“Governing” the animal kingdom.Sounds impressive.Can't actually mean anything, can it?Stuart

Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 11 2012,00:39)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 10 2012,20:21)Quote (Ed J @ Sep. 10 2012,19:14)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 10 2012,18:34)OK, you can go against just about every apology on the internet regarding this story, and the Chronicles account if you want.  It's your fantasy story.StuartHi Stuart,God has brought you to this forum for that very…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Sep. 12 2012,13:23)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 08 2012,18:06)Quote (mikeboll64 @ Sep. 08 2012,12:20)Quote (Stu @ Sep. 07 2012,05:39)You seem to have missed the point that the god character gets angry and then Uzzah dies.The God of the universe set a rule:  Don't touch the ark or you will die.  Uzzah broke that rule and he died.  End of…[Read more]