false 1058619 1349632 Eric B. Blackwell male South Holland, IL 04/2008 12/2009 10 6 4 true 5687211 read 0 true 2184614 currently-reading 2 true 2184613 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/76740-suffering http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1227075655p2/10855.jpg 1058619 Eric http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215527481p2/1058619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1058619-eric Thu, 01 Jan 2009 21:30:54 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/89178-love http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1227075655p2/10855.jpg 1058619 Eric http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215527481p2/1058619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1058619-eric Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:20:47 -0800 Are you acting atheists, or people in general?

Do you mean asking? If so, I am asking everyone however I would love atheist to answer. I was also told on another forum by an atheist that they have a moral compass but it is not biblical based. I know that Atheism as a whole have no required position on either, however I am assuming that all atheist have a position on both.]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/46238-guess-what http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 1058619 Eric http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215527481p2/1058619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1058619-eric Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:14:36 -0800 And Eric, tired of you. All complaints and no accountability. And you do not acknowledge apologies, which is very rude.

R.C.,

You are right. That was very rude of me. And I am truly sorry. Please forgive me.

Eric]]> http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/77171-faith http://www.goodreads.com/images/nophoto/groups_nophoto-50x66.jpg 1058619 Eric http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215527481p2/1058619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1058619-eric Wed, 17 Dec 2008 19:26:13 -0800 http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/75969-what-evidence-should-be-expected http://photo.goodreads.com/groups/1227075655p2/10855.jpg 1058619 Eric http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1215527481p2/1058619.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/1058619-eric Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:31:04 -0800
R.C.

1. When I stated that R.C. has the burden of proof, I meant for the verse that we were discussing. In other words, prove that how I interpreted was incorrect.

2.

The burden of proof is on you Eric. You are the one making the fantastic claim, not R.C.

You are saying the Bible is a book inspired by God, contains no contradictions or false statements and contains all the answers to the important questions of life.

This comment is fair in the larger sense. However, lets be clear. I am not interested in defending Every version of the Bible. This is why I supplied the link to the Hebrew words that were used, which I believe to be fair. When ever you evaluate a historical document, you look at it in the context of the original language.

3.

"30 Tremble before him, all the earth!
The world is firmly established; it cannot be moved."

It means:
Be afraid of God, people, he is powerful, and cannot be affected anymore than the world(planet) can be moved.

I am glad that you found a version of the Bible that proves your point. The problem is that this does not change the meaning of the Hebrew word that was used. Again http://www.searchgodsword.org/lex/heb/vi...

4.

What you are missing is the obvious fact that the Bible is being constantly interpreted and reinterpreted on the spot by every Christian who needs a rational excuse for his theology.

Opinion and has nothing to do with the definition of the Hebrew word.

Rick
5.

It's also not clear what point you're trying to make in asking the original question. Are you perhaps trying to convince us that any evidence at all, in the face of a vast anti-Jesus conspiracy, is miraculous?

The question was an honest one and the reasons why I asked it is two-fold. First, because of the persecutions of Christians by the Romans (Rome being a super-power at the time) in the first century and the limited technology of the time. It is logical that a lot of evidence would be missing or destroyed. Even in 2008 there are missionaries that have to tape portions of the Bible on their body to hide them from foreign governments that do not want Christianity preached. So on a larger scale, knowing that Rome was a super power...(rephrasing my question for you guys) if the events of the Bible were true, how much evidence would you expect to have knowing about the persecutions (suppression of the Christian message) of Christians from a super power such as Rome?

This question is important to me simply because the answer of that question determines if I should even be in this group and discussing what I believe. If you want more then I can supply, my time is more suitable somewhere else.

6.
inherited genes

I am not saying that there is a sin gene. I was displaying a point about the Spiritual by giving an example of the Natural.

7. (Biblical number of Completion btw)

No, Eric, the burden of proof is on you to prove that a God who inspired infallible scripture exists. I am not asking you to concede anything, anymore than I would ask a 4 year old to concede Santa Claus in not real.

We talked about why Atheist were rude on another thread. I understand that you may not like my views and I feel that you can say whatever you would like to say about me. Laugh, call your friends and crack jokes...does not matter to me. You can't however continue to speak to me like this and expect to still be speaking to me. With that I say good day, and you might as well throw this thread in the archives.

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