Quote (Stu @ Jan. 13 2010,07:55)BDQuote For life to evolve it would need to be able to reproduce, metabolize food, and manage its waste. Now, how could a life form not evolve into such a life giving source?In sexual reproduction 2 life forms must have the capacity to reproduce so in the sense of evolution how would the state of being Male or…[Read more]

Quote (WhatIsTrue @ Jan. 13 2010,02:14)kejonn wrote:Quote And before you call out some NDE story, it is always rather amazing that NDE tales often match what a person believe religiously, or has been exposed to in any case. A Hindu never exposed to Abrahamic ideas of an afterlife will not recite an NDE that matches the Abrahamic “heaven”, but…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 12 2010,23:43)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,02:55)The use of monogenes is not so meaningful as you may think it was used with Isaac as well but the fact is Isaac was not the only begotten of Abraham and we all know that so we must apply the same rules to gain understanding, what we can say is that Jesus was uniquely…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 12 2010,23:43)Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 12 2010,00:29)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 10 2010,22:37)Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 11 2010,15:17)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 10 2010,18:27)YET, Islam completely accepts JESUS and worships the God of the Jews.You accept a Jesus that does not match the one described in the Greek New Testament.1Jn 2:22…[Read more]

Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 12 2010,22:22)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,21:03)Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 12 2010,16:56)“Son of God” is a phrase found in the Hebrew Bible, various other Jewish texts and the Christian Bible. In the holy Hebrew scriptures, according to Jewish religious tradition,       “Son of God” has many possible meanings, referring to…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 13 2010,01:02)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,02:31)Yes, “gods” are illogical but God is perfectly Logical and Reasonable to believe in.“All” covers everything, does it not? So when I say “all gods”, I include yours.You are becoming aQuote For instance it is logical to conclude that life itself works outside of the mechanics…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,23:39)BDQuote God is a Spirit and must be worshiped in Spirit and Truth and therefore a name is the manifest nature of what is GOD.Yes, and it is not called god, it is called by the initials FSM (bhna).  There is no evidence to the contrary.Quote I keep telling you it is not about names per se if that were true there…[Read more]

Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 12 2010,23:44)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 11 2010,09:40)Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 11 2010,07:15)You all need to WAKE UP!WHO is the beast of revelation? Is it ISlamWho is the God Muslims pray to-Satan? Hi karmarie,Many people say that 'the quran's' number is 666.BD does not want this dirty little secret…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,13:30)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,11:09)Quote (Stu @ Jan. 11 2010,18:51)Is this going somewhere BD?StuartI'm just showing you that you trust where you think you don'tWhat?StuartIs cosciousness an inherent quality?

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,20:13)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,19:08)Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,13:28)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,11:07)Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,09:07)Quote I see, well couldn't that also mean you stopped believing in the same manner because you certainly didn't get any evidence that God doesn't exist.On that basis you…[Read more]

Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 12 2010,16:56)“Son of God” is a phrase found in the Hebrew Bible, various other Jewish texts and the Christian Bible. In the holy Hebrew scriptures, according to Jewish religious tradition,       “Son of God” has many possible meanings, referring to angels, or humans or even all mankind. According to most Christian de…[Read more]

Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 12 2010,16:49)Kejonn and Ed do have a very valid point Bod!From their point of understanding they do have a very good point and yet a little more understanding is needed to see with more clarity

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 12 2010,16:24)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 11 2010,11:54)The term son in that culture refers to God's anointed so you are incorrect. Jesus is Christ the anointed of God.Israel is called the firstborn son of God why? because they are his anointed servantsYou probably never understood this but it is a good thing to know.Notice…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 12 2010,16:29)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 11 2010,12:00)So, you just were told to believe and you did?Were it that simple, it would have been much easier to simply disbelieve. No, I felt prayers were answered and emotional responses were evidence of God. Alas, I realized later that it was just wishful thinking on my part.Quote I…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,13:28)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 12 2010,11:07)Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,09:07)Quote I see, well couldn't that also mean you stopped believing in the same manner because you certainly didn't get any evidence that God doesn't exist.On that basis you should accept the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster…[Read more]

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 11 2010,18:51)Is this going somewhere BD?StuartI'm just showing you that you trust where you think you don't

Quote (Stu @ Jan. 12 2010,09:07)Quote I see, well couldn't that also mean you stopped believing in the same manner because you certainly didn't get any evidence that God doesn't exist.On that basis you should accept the existence of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (bhna).StuartNot really because I would have no interest or motivation to decline or…

Quote (karmarie @ Jan. 12 2010,08:25)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 11 2010,07:03)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 11 2010,03:23)Quote (Ed J @ Jan. 10 2010,18:18)Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 06 2010,06:28)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 05 2010,11:21)Obviously we know from all these scriptures that God does not tolerate certain behaviours for too long before their are…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 12 2010,00:31)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 10 2010,22:40)You were a Christian, but did you believe in God?If you believed in God how could you suddenly not?Because my belief was never backed up by evidence, but emotions and suspension of logic and reason.So, you just were told to believe and you did?I see, well couldn't that also…[Read more]

Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 12 2010,00:29)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 10 2010,22:37)Quote (kejonn @ Jan. 11 2010,15:17)Quote (bodhitharta @ Jan. 10 2010,18:27)YET, Islam completely accepts JESUS and worships the God of the Jews.You accept a Jesus that does not match the one described in the Greek New Testament.1Jn 2:22  Who is the liar but he who denies…[Read more]