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Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 03:57:51 +0000

glad I could help some, Another poster on here went to my xanga and asked some questions along the same lines, The discussion is in the replies to my April 1st post. Its mostly the same things I posted here but there's a little more in depth, hopefully that helps some too. Good luck and Happy Easter,

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 03:27:12 +0000

Revisionist history? it is to laugh. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_eugenics Or if you prefer a non-wiki site http://www.waragainsttheweak.com/offSiteArchive/w...

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Thu, 9 Apr 2009 03:20:38 +0000

Origin isn't the only work by Darwin, and it isn't the only part of Darwinism, do you forget his other work? The Descent of Man? Here's a quote in case you haven't read it. "With savages, the weak in body or mind are soon eliminated; and those that survive commonly exhibit a vigorous state of health. We civilised men, on the other hand, do our utmost to check the process of elimination; we build asylums for the imbecile, the maimed, and the sick; we institute poor-laws; and our medical men exert their utmost skill to save the life of every one to the last moment. There is reason to believe that vaccination has preserved thousands, who from a weak constitution would formerly have succumbed to small-pox. Thus the weak members of civilised societies propagate their kind. No one who has attended to the breeding of domestic animals will doubt that this must be highly injurious to the race of man. It is surprising how soon a want of care, or care wrongly directed, leads to the degeneration of a domestic race; but excepting in the case of man himself, hardly any one is so ignorant as to allow his worst animals to breed." And i've read it and Origins. And lets us the FULL title of it, "On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life." 'Preservation of Favoured Races"... sounds like something Hitler would have liked.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 22:35:39 +0000

Okay, here are a couple more verses that pertain to this, i should hopefuly have something more for you later. Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. So if God is known from the creation around him, all around the world can seek him, and if they seek him with all their heart, they will find him, and find salvation in Jesus, even though they may not know his name. and Genesis 18:25 "Far be it from You to do such a thing as this, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be as the wicked; far be it from You! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” Jesus sees the heart, he knows which of those that didn't hear the gospel were truely seeking Him, and he will show them mercy (or not) accordingly.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:42:43 +0000

Okay, I don't have time right now to finish looking up and gathering all the verses I was going to, I'll post them after work. the jist of what i'm saying is that A: the only guaranteed way to heaven is through Christ Jesus. and B: However, Who is saved and who isn't saved is up to Jesus, and He will decided about those who never heard the gospel, or died before Jesus' ressurection.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:29:24 +0000

Once this is established you need to go back to the gospels, to the crucifixtion. Jesus saves the thief even though the theif hadn't been baptised, wasn't a disciple, etc. Then read Isiah 52:10 "The LORD will lay bare his holy arm in the sight of all the nations, and all the ends of the earth will see the salvation of our God." and Jonah 2:9 "... Salvation comes from the LORD." Oy, sorry its taking so long to finish this, tyring to post between calls at work, busy day.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 21:00:13 +0000

You have to start with the Bible. Remember that God is triune, three in one (a confusing concept, I use the water analogy, Water, Ice, and steam are all H2O, but in different forms). All three parts of God were present from the begining. Start with John 1: "In the beginning was the Word..." It explains that Jesus is the Word of God and there from the begining. Genesis 1:1 Mentions God the Father. 1:2 the holy sprit (and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.) 1:3 brings in Jesus, "And God said, "Let there be light," and there was light." Jesus is the Word, seen in God Speaking. Skip ahead to the Fall. We see God punishing Man, Woman, and the Serpent for sinning. Look at the curse on the serpent. It contains the first Prophecy in the Bible. It refers to the coming of Christ and salvation, Gen 3:15 "And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel."

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:37:54 +0000

As for those who haven't heard the gospel, there are a few things to consider. One, is that God's quality is known by the works of of his hand. By creation itself, we know there is a creator, so any person out there in any tribe that hasn't heard the gospel, still knows that there is more to life then what they see. Two, God can save those whom he wishes to save. Consider the theif on the cross next to Jesus, who as granted salvation even tho he was not baptized, etc. God sees the heart. He will see those that never heard the Good News, he will see how they tried to live, and he will judge from there however he shall. Three, this argument should be a call to all of us Christians to follow Jesus' command to take the good news to all people of all nations.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:37:42 +0000

Thus he gave the law. The law, as anyone who has read the books of the Law can tell you, is impossible for any mere man to uphold. This is to show us how far we have fallen from the standard God wants us to live to, and so we would understand the level of sacrifice required. God sent Jesus as the fullfillment of the Law, so that we would have access to salvation if we want it. In accepting salvation we are given a promise of a return to world without the pain, death, and suffering of Sin. This is the hope and peace that pass all understanding, that the trails of this world are only temporary, that beyond the dark vale of this world lies a brighter shore.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:37:31 +0000

The reason there is evil in the world, that bad things happen, comes down to choice. It started with Adam and Eve. they made they choice to break the one rule that God had set, do not eat of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. they chose to sin, and by that sin death and suffering entered the world. As humans we are each presented with the choice of obeying God's commands or rejecting them. At some point, each and every one of us make the choice to sin. This is not to say that everything bad that happens happens because of a specific sin that we commited, but because of sin itself. God allows bad things to happend because humanity chose long ago, and continues to chose, to go their own way. But God is a loving God. He doesn't want us to be slaves to sin and death.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:36:51 +0000

People make an error in reasoning by blaming God for the horrible things that happen on the planet. This is akin to blaming Ford because you drove drunk and crashed into a tree. Its not Ford's fault you made a bad decision.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:09:12 +0000

Hitler was a believer in Eugenics, which is the logical outcome of darwinian thinking. While evolution and atheism are both religions, most people dont' see them as such, so its likely that by religious you meant "christian". neither Hitler nor Stalin was anything resembling Christian.

Big Hollywood : Does God Exist? Hitchens vs. Craig

Wed, 8 Apr 2009 20:03:22 +0000

Philosophy, N: the rational investigation of the truths and principles of being, knowledge, or conduct. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/philosophy Darwinism and Atheism ARE philosophies since they are connecrned with those things that define philosophy. The Darwinist believes there is no God, no abosolute truth, and the principles of being, knowledge and conduct are that of the survival of the fittest. Just because you're world view doesn't include a diety doesn't mean its not philisophical or religious.

Big Hollywood : Earth Hour? Creator Hour!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 23:01:52 +0000

tolerance used to mean "putting up with" but the left changed it to mean "accept and condone" I put up with a lot that i don't condone, like at work, I put up with getting insulted and verbally abused, but I don't condone or approve it.

Big Hollywood : Why 'Atlas Shrugged' Matters

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:23:51 +0000

7.50 an hour is still better then the 6 an hour minus union dues. And your Chinese labor crack shows a lack of knowledge about American Imports, Taxes, etc. Most labor is done overseas because its too expensive to do business here because of insane taxes and regulations. As for China, what I'm about to teach you is also the answer to people who use "More and More imports are coming from overseas" as an example of Bush being an idiot. 16.9% of imports come from China, 15.7% from Canada, 10.6% Mexico. As you can see 26.3% of our imports come from our neighbors. 84.3% of our imports come from places other then China. While some of the merchandise you buy at Wal-Mart may be made in China, there is an equally good chance it was made some where else. In short, go to your doctor, and get treated for Cranium-rectum disease.

Big Hollywood : Earth Hour? Creator Hour!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:16:44 +0000

did you actually read my post? I said he has every to bring his gods into, just as I have the right to bring God into it. Besides "Why don't you take your 'God', and his spectrally concieved son and take a flying f....." isn't the epitome of tolerance. Besides, this notion of Tolerance is ill thought out anyway. By telling some one to be tolerant you're being intolerant of their intolerance. And my question about which old gods he worshiped was asked because I'm really curious, there are thousands of old gods (heck there are thousands alone in Shinto) and just saying 'old gods' or 'old religion' doesn't tell me much.

Big Hollywood : Earth Hour? Creator Hour!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 04:12:23 +0000

The Norse legends are awesome. and the idea of Valhalla is awesome, drink, eat, fight, drink, eat, fight. Don't get me wrong, I don't drink, but it would take a few thousand years for me to get tired of eating and fighting.

Big Hollywood : Earth Hour? Creator Hour!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:32:11 +0000

I was tempted to vote for Cthulu in the last election, I mean, why vote for a lesser evil? I kid, but only a little. Seriously though, most of the so called 'old gods' were harsh, consider that Zeus strapped poor Prometheus to rock to have insides ripped out every day by Eagles just because he gave man fire.

Big Hollywood : Earth Hour? Creator Hour!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:11:29 +0000

Actually, it won't be wasted, the power companies can sell that power to other businesses that aren't stupid, who can, for an hour, get a lower rate and more power. The real way that power is wasted is something that major utilities are forced to have, called "Provider of Last Resort" Which is where a major power company has to have enough power available at any time to supply the customers of Co-Ops and other small start up power companies should they go under. Its power that can't be sold or used, it gets wasted, just because it has to be availbable just incase other businesses fail.

Big Hollywood : Earth Hour? Creator Hour!

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 00:07:58 +0000

I miss the Stooges... all five of them... I heard that MGM is going to make a Three Stooges movie with Sean Penn as larry, Jim Carrey as Curly, and Benecio Del Toro as Moe... it worries me.