Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,07:50)Then let me know when YOU have an explanation to explain YOUR theory, okay?  Until then…………..shhhhh.Read carefully.It's not my theory.  I only believe it to the extent that I understand it and have evidence for it.As I already said, if you really want to get the answer to your question, ask someone w…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,07:44)  What, is YOUR faith “firsthand”?  Did you actually SEE with your own eyes life starting from nothing?  I have never claimed that I believed that life started from nothing.  Is this your way of admitting that your personal faith is second hand (at best)?

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,06:06)I have never heard from God as far as I know, WIT.  I believe God has helped me with urges, given me a “wake-up jolt” when I was about to do something unrighteous, and shown me things through scripture by making something I would have overlooked stand out so I'd take notice.But I have never heard or claimed…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,06:03)Well, I've just given you some evidence to the contrary.  It is called “mathematical odds”.  What are the odds that life not only derived itself from nothing, but “thought” ahead to give itself a way to reproduce?  The odds AGAINST this nonsense are astronomical.How about the odds against a being much gr…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,03:22)So you don't even KNOW this stuff, yet peddle your wares daily on this site?       I DON'T KNOW THE HOWS AND THE WHYS, I JUST KNOW GOD DOESN'T EXIST, SO THERE!  When have I ever said that I know God doesn't exist?  Quote me.There are lots of things that I don't know.  The difference between you and me is th…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,03:20)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 07 2012,14:34)To answer your question, if I had a rational reason to quarantine my child, then I would, but I would not purposely kill my own child under any circumstances.And therein lies our difference, WIT.  You don't consider a direct command from the One who created and owns…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,00:36)WIT, Tim, or Stu (if he ever decides to return), Tell me about reproduction.  Let's say that life spontaneously happened due to “the perfect storm” of events and circumstances.  WHY would that first life form exist with the ability to reproduce?Why would it not only be a single fluke, and when that first l…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 06 2012,20:09)Hi WIT,I'm simply asked which crime is worse, murder or slavery?Keep in mind: we can always rescue someone from slavery.Would genocide not be mass-murder, compared to one baby?God blessEd J (Joshua 22:34)http://www.holycitybiblecode.orgYou are missing the point.  I am not saying that bad things aren't happening…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 08 2012,00:31)Without even one second of thought, WIT.  I answered it IMMEDIATELY as I read your question.  And that will remain my answer forever.Will you quarantine your child if it is discovered that he has a fatal, easily spread disease that will eventually wipe out the rest of your family and mankind?  YES or NO…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 05 2012,10:44)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 05 2012,15:30)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 05 2012,10:20)Hi WIT,Out of those two choices perhaps, but the world is a bit more complicated than that, don't you think?Yes, but the point is that what was considered acceptable by most centuries ago is no longer acceptable to most people today.  Life is…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 05 2012,06:32)Do you seriously think all the “good people” who do “evil things” do it because of religion?  Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 06 2012,03:49)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 04 2012,22:20)If an angel of God appeared to you tonight and told you that God wanted you to sacrifice your kids on an altar to show your devotion to…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 05 2012,10:20)Hi WIT,Out of those two choices perhaps, but the world is a bit more complicated than that, don't you think?Yes, but the point is that what was considered acceptable by most centuries ago is no longer acceptable to most people today.  Life is obviously not perfect in our times, but we have certainly improved upon…[Read more]

Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 05 2012,06:50)Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 04 2012,14:16)Fact #1: The world is far less religious than it was 2000 years ago.Fact #2: The world is far less violent than it was 2000 years ago.Can you post the sources of this info, WIT?Can you post where violent crime in America, for instance, is on a steady decline from, say,…[Read more]

Mike,It's obvious that your understanding of evolution is cartoonish at best.Have you ever read about the peppered moth?  Start here and you might learn something.Quote (mikeboll64 @ Jan. 05 2012,06:32)Do you seriously think all the “good people” who do “evil things” do it because of religion?  Let me answer your question with a question.If an a…[Read more]

Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 05 2012,05:04)Fact #3 The world is far more permissive of crime, violent or nonviolentFact #4 because of this decline in Morality it is a fact that the majority of people especially women of europe are medicating to cope and suicide is at its highest rate ever all over the world from teens to seniors.Violence is often a…[Read more]

terraricca,I am not talking about what someday will happen.  I am talking about what's already happening.Fact #1: The world is far less religious than it was 2000 years ago.Fact #2: The world is far less violent than it was 2000 years ago.My contention is that that is not a coincidence.

Judges 11:31:Quote … whatever comes out of the doors of my house to meet me … I will offer it up as a burnt offering.No equivocation there.

mikeboll64 wrote:Quote But wasn't it evolution that made us the way we are, WIT?Repeat after me:'Evolution' is not the same thing as 'God'.'Evolution' is not the same thing as 'God'.'Evolution' is not the same thing as 'God'.'Evolution' is not the same thing as 'God'.'Evolution' is not the same thing as 'God'.OK.  Now read very…[Read more]

seekingtruth,You miss the point. Asking Christians if they agree with scripture is a no brainer, but asking them if they all agree on what scripture is saying is a big problem.One “holy” book. Zero consensus.

terraricca wrote:Quote Some translate “or,” suggesting that Jephthah makes a distinction between humans and animals. According to this view, if a human comes through the door, then Jephthah will commit him/her to the Lord’s service, but if an animal comes through the doors, he will offer it up as a sacrifice.That is quite a stretch. It's proba…[Read more]