"there was nothing and nothing happened" POOF, shit just happened! I find it stupid that we are talkin' about this on a gambling forum. If someone where to come in and drop some actual facts the other point would just dismiss them, yet you guys feel compelled to argue your point. I believe what I believe and you believe what you believe, awesome. Have a nice night and get over it.
it also seem's when talking to one of these atheist most of them seem to be so bitter and angry toward's those who choose to believe in their faith of choice....i have never been angry w a non believer and it make's no sense to me what so ever to do so.....i feel like alot of them must of had a really bad experience early in their live's. to each their own...
I'm not an atheist, but I do not believe in the "God" of the Bible, nor do I believe that the Bible is anything other than a propaganda piece. I am, what you call a non-believer. I am not bitter or angry toward people who believe that the Bible is the word of "God". I will, if asked, rip their belief system to shreds, not out of a sense of anger, but out of a sense of righteous indignation. I find that most people who claim to believe in the Bible don't know it and haven't read much of it, and they don't know much, if any, of the extremely large body of other historic and religious texts which teach us a lot about the people and the events referenced in the Bible. Most Bible thumpers that I have talked to are told by their religious leaders not to read such material. That always confused me and I have said to them, "If you have the truth, how can anything else be a danger to you?", but that question is never answered properly.
I have spent a lot of time with aboriginal natives, in Central America, South America, and some Pacific Islands. Some of these tribes were exceedingly peaceful, possessing no words for hurt, fight, harm, lie, kill, murder, etc. I found it extremely difficult to believe that they had no word for 'lie'. I did not believe this at first, so I tested the tribe on this. I tried to get them to tell a lie. They could not do it. Then I told one and no one would speak for several hours, and their faces were drenched in looks of sadness, it was heartbreaking.
These people do not have a written moral code, but they live a moral code that puts the behavior of every Christian I have ever known to shame. I have read the Bible many times and I do not believe that it contains a moral code. Yes, the New Testament has a few verses that discuss behavior, but these statements are very weak and incomplete.
I am guessing that you will say that I am wrong, so please list the moral code that is taught in the Bible.
i can respect that....i like to ask question's about the thing's that i don't understand, and this includes the bible. i, myself am not one of those 'bible thumper's', and have asked many question's myself about certain issues in the bible. good question you ask about the truth. you would think that if you ultimitely knew the truth, that you would be on fire to share it. i have learned in life that there will never be a rt answer or a pleasing one for any and all question's asked. it is up to the individual to find whatever make's him or her happy that make's their life more enjoyable...you bring up some very interesting point's for thought, this is what i like.....
