Love, God

[Soph0571]

Heh

[democratisphere]

1. I didn't know God and Santa Claus were one in the same.

I learn something new here everyday.

[Iggo]

3. In certain respects, they are exactly similar.

Which is what makes arguing about the existence of god in front of people's children so much fun.

Wait! I meant to say it makes it tricky. Yeah, that's it. Tricky.

[50 Shades Of Blue]

2. K & R

[guillaumeb]

4. Silly.

[trotsky]

5. You are calling the beliefs of hundreds of millions of Christians "silly."

What gives you the right to do that?

[Major Nikon]

6. Intolerance, obviously

[trotsky]

7. Now, now.

Only atheists can be intolerant for calling someone else's beliefs silly. If you're a believer, it's fine.

[Major Nikon]

8. Unless you are calling a different belief silly

...and you can't possibly know what that is unless you ask them, unless of course they are an atheist and you already know what they "believe".

[Heddi]

9. And you can't know unless you ask EVERY SINGLE BELIEVER

but you can know about every Atheist just by supposing and giving words new meanings.

[Major Nikon]

10. Well that's different

...or is it?

[guillaumeb]

20. Speaking of which,

I just read your reply.

[trotsky]

22. I am sorry you can't respond, and instead need to be petty and personal.

You judged the beliefs of others, and can't defend that, so you attack me.

Predictable.

[guillaumeb]

24. What an interesting and illuminating response.

[Major Nikon]

11. Fair point

The question then becomes why do so many believe it?

[MineralMan]

13. That is, perhaps, the weakest of your many one-word replies.

[Major Nikon]

14. Probably better just to provide the actual quote

https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+12%3A5&version=NIV

[MineralMan]

15. Indeed. There are many other such verses, too.

And Revelation! That should scare the crap out of anyone, if it had any reality in it.

But, maybe that's what guillaumeb thinks is silly. I'm not sure he takes the Bible all that seriously, really.

[Major Nikon]

16. We can't take the bible literally, except when we must take it literally

[MineralMan]

17. However, we mustn't reveal which parts we take literally.

That wouldn't do at all.

[Major Nikon]

18. Naturally

[MineralMan]

19. Truly, that is the power of God, who speaketh through his ass.

For verily, every ass doth belong to the Lord.

An lo, I shall be punished sorely for my words, I warrant.

[guillaumeb]

21. I try to fit it to the post.

[trotsky]

23. So you ignore Jesus' teaching about turning the other cheek.

I guess people who do that are literalists, huh?

[Act_of_Reparation]

12. "Eternal punishment awaits all who question God's infinite love...

" 'Thank you, forgiving Lord, for giving us so many options!'"

- Bill Hicks