Quote Who was Noah based on?Noah.

Quote How do you think your god will feel about you double-guessing his scripture, by consulting an atheist?I don't remember double-guessing his scripture or whatever. I do remember asking you a question you didn't answer:Please quote the scriptures that say there is a “firmament that is like a sheet that can be beaten out and rolled up with…[Read more]

So, you would be both unappreciative and foolish? “If there is a Creator” as I asked, wouldn't he know us better than we know ourselves? Obvious answer: “yes.”Wouldn't he know how we could most benefit ourselves, by leading us down paths that weren't dead ends?obvious answer: “yes.”And, on a human level, wouldn't you want to seek his advise,…[Read more]

Another question for Mandy.If there is a Creator, does he have the right to say what is right and wrong?

Quote We've done all this before. Can you be bothered referencing the previous discussion, or shall we reinvent the wheel yet again?While I'm sure most adults would answer “yes” I remember you giving some long “if this” and “if that” answer.For normal people, the answer is “yes.” Quote Are you, as a parent, allowed to say to your child: “Do not…[Read more]

God abhors those who take advantage of the weak and the defenseless. Many ancient nations that did not serve Jehovah practiced child sacrifice, but Jehovah said that this was ‘a thing that he had not commanded and that had not come up into his heart.’ (Jeremiah 7:31) God warned his ancient people: “If you should afflict at all, then if he cries…[Read more]

Are you, as a parent, allowed to say to your child: “Do not do this” and yet, you do it yourself?

Quote You may want to re-read your post and use the edit button!No we are not God – he kills his children (so the bible says) – we do not. So that's the difference between us and God, Mandy?God kills his children and we do not. That's what separates us. Other than that, we're prety much the same.I think something you failed to notice is that not…[Read more]

Did you create the earth Mandy?Who gave you your life?Who is responsible for that air you're breathing?Mandy, you will soon possibly have to undergo a painful operation. (I am sorry about this, surgery is no fun.) Why don't you just skip the operation or going to the hospital? Who needs that grief? Why endure the pain? A good person would…[Read more]

Quote Will you kill your children if they disobey you? I am not God, Mandy.Are you?

Quote It's not our fault, either. God was not clear. His Word can be interpreted many, various ways – and it is!True, some even interpret it in a way so as to paint God as a monster, as injust, as cruel. They compare human understanding and justice with his and count him short. And they blame him for not being clear.If Satan is truly the…[Read more]

Quote When my children disobey I do not slaughter them or deny them my presence forever. –mandyAnd what of those who actually want to serve him Mandy? Are they to live with such things forever? Must there be badness and suffering at the hands of the wicked forever?Eventually, Mandy, do you not think it right for God to remove those who choose…[Read more]

Quote After all, the bible says that hell was made for “satan” and his evil spirit pals. Where does the Bible say this Kejonn?

Quote If you have a good understanding of that material then we sure would.I have as good an understanding of the internet as you do (maybe) and so we would have scores of 10-0 after a while of you being able to answer the questions science can't yet answer.My unanswered question to you:What would that prove?

Quote Sir Arthur Conan-Doyle, typically for a Victorian writer, gives very precise descriptions of Sherlock Holmes. Wasn't he based largely on a real person? And wasn't that person called “sherlock” after a while of the stories? (He hated it.) I saw a documentary on this a while ago. People kept accusing him of being only logical and uncaring,…[Read more]

Quote The bible says there is a firmament, like a sheet, that can be beaten out then rolled up with stars falling off. Please quote the scriptures that say there is a “firmament that is like a sheet that can be beaten out and rolled up with stars falling off.”If I remember correctly, you picked that last part from revelation which most children I…[Read more]

Interesting. I didn't know this. I just assumed the word translated children was ye′ledhBut it is not. It is: na′‛ar. The usual Hebrew term for a boy or young man is na′‛ar. (Ge 19:4; Jg 8:20) GENESIS 19:4“Before they could lie down, the men of the city, the men of Sod′om, surrounded the house, from boy to old man, all the people in one m…[Read more]

I think part of the thing is that we're not considering that Elisha is God's official representative here.Put the Messiah in Elisha's place for example. Picture a child going up to him and spitting on him as he's carrying his stake to his death. That child might as well never been born. “Oh, it's only a child. That's so cute.” No.Secondly,…[Read more]

Quote Otherwise God's behavior seems very unloving towards his children. Otherwise we are better parents than he is! God's behavior is always loving towards “his children.””The children of God and the children of the Devil are evident by this fact: Everyone who does not carry on righteousness does not originate with God.”–1 John 3:10.Of course,…[Read more]

Quote You are not a biblical literalist. You do not believe it is literally true.“Jehovah is a rock.”–the Bible.Do I believe this is literally true, or do I understand what a metaphor is?Some places in the Bible, such as Revelation, which you like to take as completely literal to prove your point, are quite symbolic. (See post above.)Other…[Read more]