why are you a theist or a deist?
please give any or all reasons why without resorting to a god of the gaps argument.
that is the only condition i am making, since in my (& presumably every other atheist's) opinion, a god of the gaps argument simply isn't convincing enough to demonstrate that there is a god, only that there might be a god.. thank you.. p.s.
1.Yes, I do know why I believe those things.
2. Guess I don't understand what God of gaps means.
3. I just watched the video, the incidences I'm referring to have nothing to do with predictions. Even the video suggests a person would have to roll the dice several times for all the numbers to occur in sequence. For a serious situation, a crisis, to have all the pieces fall together the first time, at the right time, for me, is a miracle.
Cheers back, kiddo!
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I get it now.
a question for all those who managed to do it.
when you realize that it's unrealistic to expect someone in the wt to ever leave, and when you see the damage it does you to keep hoping, and to keep trying to get them out, how do you manage the pain?.
what do you do when you know that someone has spoiled the only life that person will ever have, yet you can't reach to them?.
I have found it best in my situation with my husband to just accept it. He has had to do the same with me. I try to show him respect, and he is learning to show me some. A year ago, we were on the verge of divorce. If he asks me how I feel about something, I answer him and share what I believe. I don't initiate it because it immediately causes him to get defensive.
This approach seems to help keep the peace. As far as his future goes, he's a big boy and can make his own decisions.
why are you a theist or a deist?
please give any or all reasons why without resorting to a god of the gaps argument.
that is the only condition i am making, since in my (& presumably every other atheist's) opinion, a god of the gaps argument simply isn't convincing enough to demonstrate that there is a god, only that there might be a god.. thank you.. p.s.
I believe due to 3 levels.
1. I believe the accounts of Jesus, both from biblical & secular sources. I believe he really was the Son of God, that he lived, he died and I believe he was resurrected.
2. I believe in God on a physical level. I look at nature and I see "design".
3. I believe in God on a spiritual level. I pray, I feel "guided". When I listen to this guiding, I fare better than when I don't. In times of trouble, I've had to many experiences where things all fell together that, to me, just couldn't have been coincidence.
Can I prove his existence? Nope. But, the above is all the proof I need for myself.
well, in about an hour or so i am going to shut the computer down and get ready to go to colorado.. we bought a mountain cabin on the st. vrain river there last year - (a few miles south of estes park, just outside rocky mountain national park).. no tv, no internet, no phone.. will see you all after the 15th of june.... james.
Ooooooo, I love everything but the snake! I thought it might be too cold up there for snakes, but , I guess not. I live about a 1/2 E of Aurora (suburb of denver). We have alot of rattlers out here, scary.
Yes, I know about the Stanley, they do ghost tours too. I would like to go for kicks, but the Jw hubby would protest. I'm really looking forward to going up there. We are going to stay at the Dripping Springs Resort, looks pretty nice for us outdoor types.
well, in about an hour or so i am going to shut the computer down and get ready to go to colorado.. we bought a mountain cabin on the st. vrain river there last year - (a few miles south of estes park, just outside rocky mountain national park).. no tv, no internet, no phone.. will see you all after the 15th of june.... james.
Hey, I'll be up there, well in Estes. Its our 25th anniversary on the 15th. Have a good time. I know we will, I love going just to watch the elk, there are probably more there than there are dogs.
matthew 5:44 "but i say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,.
luke 6:35 "but love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return.
the most radical teaching attributed to jesus has implications if followed.. an invading hoarde of mongols would not be resisted.. a christian husband would not only allow his wife and daughters to be raped; he would be compelled to forgive the rapist, pray for him and offer.
Agreed!
that's what you get for waking up in vegas.. syl.
You Katie Perry impersonator, you.
that's what you get for waking up in vegas.. syl.
Clearly, I missed something, lol.
does it bother you if witnesses regard you as an apostate?.
Most of the time, I really dont care, as per the definition that thetrueone posted, I am one. I do, however sometimes hate being known as a 'big time apostate" Geez. I was invited to a wedding where the son is no longer a witness and he was marrying a disfellowshipped girl. The father, who is a double life witness, refused to go if I attended because even though there were several ex witnesses there, I was a 'big time apostate" for his son's sake I didn't go.
The only way he could have even known anything about my views was if someone was on the only one board I'm on where my real name is used, so I say, "hey what are you doing there, dumb ass? got some doubts about the "truth", do you?
So, in general, I really don't care, but sometimes the consequences are annoying.
