OK since Kingray100 closed out the original thread and it looked as if at least a couple of people wanted to continue discussion I've opened a supplemental thread. Although I have modified the subject a little
This thread is a place to talk about Christianity (which is what it started with) as well as other religions.....I
welcome all to explain their views and opinions and ask questions that will be answered and/or countered by myself and
probably countless others (the more the merrier). A couple of rules though
1. No throwing things
2. No throwing people
3. No I am right so you are wrong BS
4. OK thats it, I'll kick off with responses to a couple a things in the last thread.
Quote by RoyalDarknessIt's all right, I understand. The thing is we can't really tell which is true and which is not unless there's actual proof. I'm not really looking for answers, if you can prove to me that it is actually true I'll believe you, but if you say that I only need faith to believe it, then I'll leave my options open. It may or may not be true, and I'm content with just thinking that, without an actual answer. Like you said, just being open minded. However, since after so many years of research, there's no actual proof for it, so it's more likely for it to be false. Until of course it's proven otherwise.
Well I can't say I agree with the last statement since no proof does not indicate untruth (unless used in a legal setting) or otherwise because if that was the case we would have a contradiction in that no one has proven God does not exist either.
Quote by RoyalDarknessCorrect me if I'm wrong, but don't Christians consider events or things that are unexplainable as miracles? To me, miracles aren't exactly explanations, it is because there is no explanation for it then would it be considered a miracle. Something supernatural at work. The work of the Christian god. But can you prove that? I admit right now you can't prove otherwise either, so like I said before, maybe in a few years time we'll be able to do that.
You are correct in the commonly used religious sense of the word but the literal definition does not necessarily require the event to be unexplainable its just an felicitous event that probably should not have happened. As for proof I offer none, you probably accept that I believe in it (cause I've told you that I do) but you are right that you do not have to accept that it is true.
