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#2901
Yes, me too, please don't ruin the fun!
If Christ died on the cross for all of humanity
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#2903
In the first place, it has been well established that the phrase "three days and three nights" in ancient Hebrew usage was an idiomatic expression meaning simply “three days,” and was applicable even if the beginning and ending days of the period were only partial days. Thus it could refer to a period as short as about 38 hours. There is always some air in the whale's stomach, and, as long as the animal it has swallowed is still alive, digestive activity will not begin. Thus, Jonah's experience could possibly have happened entirely with the framework of natural law (what atheists believe)
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#2906
Quote Originally Posted by KittyKatz286:
So I guess Stephen Hawking should visit a mental institution?
You blabber on and on about Hawking , yet it is very clear that you dont even understand his theory.
The quantan vacum is NOT nothing...It is a sea of fluctuating energy.
Does nothing have energy in it? 
You go and on about parents tricking and brain controlling there children about religion yet you are the one that is falling misleading words....
If you knew anything about Hawkings theory u would not have said what you did.
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#2907
Quote Originally Posted by offensivestr:
In the first place, it has been well established that the phrase "three days and three nights" in ancient Hebrew usage was an idiomatic expression meaning simply “three days,” and was applicable even if the beginning and ending days of the period were only partial days. Thus it could refer to a period as short as about 38 hours. There is always some air in the whale's stomach, and, as long as the animal it has swallowed is still alive, digestive activity will not begin. Thus, Jonah's experience could possibly have happened entirely with the framework of natural law (what atheists believe)
In the first place, it has been well established that the phrase "three days and three nights" in ancient Hebrew usage was an idiomatic expression meaning simply “three days,” and was applicable even if the beginning and ending days of the period were only partial days. Thus it could refer to a period as short as about 38 hours. There is always some air in the whale's stomach, and, as long as the animal it has swallowed is still alive, digestive activity will not begin. Thus, Jonah's experience could possibly have happened entirely with the framework of natural law (what atheists believe)
Umm no... The gastric acid in the stomach would kill a person in minutes...
It's also funny that you try to better your case by saying it was only 38 hours lol
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#2908
Quote Originally Posted by Rostos:
You blabber on and on about Hawking , yet it is very clear that you dont even understand his theory.
The quantan vacum is NOT nothing...It is a sea of fluctuating energy.
Does nothing have energy in it?
You go and on about parents tricking and brain controlling there children about religion yet you are the one that is falling misleading words....
If you knew anything about Hawkings theory u would not have said what you did.
You keep saying I believe something comes from nothing. I don't believe that. I don't necessarily believe in Hawking's theory either. I just acknowledge it as a possibility. So if you're telling me Hawking's "no boundaries" theory does not involve something coming from nothing, then you are the fool here who keeps proclaiming I believe something I do not.
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#2910
Quote Originally Posted by Mikniks:
Umm no... The gastric acid in the stomach would kill a person in minutes...
It's also funny that you try to better your case by saying it was only 38 hours lol
But he already said how this works! The whale's stomach is somehow able to detect if what it has swallowed is still alive. And then, for some reason, it doesn't want to kill and digest it, the digestive system doesn't start working until the thing dies, which somehow the stomach can figure out all by itself.
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#2912
Quote Originally Posted by Mikniks:
Nice cop-out... Anything is possible with god!! Lol how convenient...
Translation: I will use the bible's description of god's powers to validate what god wrote about himself in the bible.
Simpler translation: If A, then A. Therefore, A = A...no shit? lol
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#2916
Quote Originally Posted by offensivestr:
Umm no, now u are coming off stupid and ignorant. If the animal is swallowed whole and is alive the digestive process won't begin.
Umm no, now u are coming off stupid and ignorant. If the animal is swallowed whole and is alive the digestive process won't begin.
Ummmmmmmm
Are you telling me the gastric acid in the stomach would not be acidic if something inside is still alive? HAHAHAHAHA
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#2919
Quote Originally Posted by KittyKatz286:
My issue isn't so much with the notion that there is a divine creator. It's that even if there is some mastermind, someone that sparked the big bang and what not, it is almost certainly NOT the Christian god. There are so many problems with the portrayal and description of the Christian god. So many problems with the Bible. So many inconsistencies and things the Bible says that cannot possibly be true and/or explained. If you wanna debate the existence of god, that's one thing. But to say you know the characteristics of the god that may have created it all, that's asinine.
My issue isn't so much with the notion that there is a divine creator. It's that even if there is some mastermind, someone that sparked the big bang and what not, it is almost certainly NOT the Christian god. There are so many problems with the portrayal and description of the Christian god. So many problems with the Bible. So many inconsistencies and things the Bible says that cannot possibly be true and/or explained. If you wanna debate the existence of god, that's one thing. But to say you know the characteristics of the god that may have created it all, that's asinine.
Now you're either back tracking or you're becoming converted. I have said on several occasions in this thread that God isn't man's religion. That God is spirit and is about love and forgiveness. Anything else comes from man and that includes every religion on the planet. I have been roundly criticized by the atheist for even that statement. It's heartwarming to see that like a Bruce Lee death punch that can take weeks to be felt. My words are finally getting through to an atheist. I feel encouraged by this development.
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#2921
Quote Originally Posted by smoothd20:
Now you're either back tracking or you're becoming converted. I have said on several occasions in this thread that God isn't man's religion. That God is spirit and is about love and forgiveness. Anything else comes from man and that includes every religion on the planet. I have been roundly criticized by the atheist for even that statement. It's heartwarming to see that like a Bruce Lee death punch that can take weeks to be felt. My words are finally getting through to an atheist. I feel encouraged by this development.
Trust me, I have no doubt that there is no god, but like I said, if believing in god helps you be a better person, that's what it's all about. I don't need god to do that. If someone dies, no problem here. I just don't like when people try to proclaim the writings of man as the word of god.
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#2922
Quote Originally Posted by SYSTEM:
That's right, dodge the question, COWARD
No matter what answer I give you System you wont be satisfied. You guys seek to intellectualize God and it simply can't be done. It must be a lonely life you lead to not feel the comfort of the creator. That feeling deep down to know that there is power greater than you that you can turn to for guidance. This is sad that you have chosen to seperate yourself from our loving God. Hopefully one day you will realize the errors of your ways.
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#2924
Quote Originally Posted by smoothd20:
No matter what answer I give you System you wont be satisfied. You guys seek to intellectualize God and it simply can't be done. It must be a lonely life you lead to not feel the comfort of the creator. That feeling deep down to know that there is power greater than you that you can turn to for guidance. This is sad that you have chosen to seperate yourself from our loving God. Hopefully one day you will realize the errors of your ways.
It's not lonely at all. I'm as happy as a person could be, because I know this is the only life we are given, so I plan on having as much fun as possible. I think people who NEED god to get through life are for the most part weak. This is our only life, enjoy it!!
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#2925
Quote Originally Posted by smoothd20:
No matter what answer I give you System you wont be satisfied. You guys seek to intellectualize God and it simply can't be done. It must be a lonely life you lead to not feel the comfort of the creator. That feeling deep down to know that there is power greater than you that you can turn to for guidance. This is sad that you have chosen to seperate yourself from our loving God. Hopefully one day you will realize the errors of your ways.
It's quite ironic actually and I am surprised I just realized this. All of this talk about cowards and what not. It is neither your nor I nor System nor anyone that is the coward. It is god. God is the coward. God is the one afraid to show himself. If he wants me to believe he exists, let me know. In the words of DMX: Lord Give Me a Sign
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