Comments on: Xtreme Blog 17: Forever and Forever http://xtremeministries.com/2010/04/29/xtreme-blog-17/ Bringing grace to a lost world Sun, 22 Apr 2012 22:30:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: thinkb4utype http://xtremeministries.com/2010/04/29/xtreme-blog-17/comment-page-1/#comment-16 thinkb4utype Wed, 12 May 2010 07:05:14 +0000 http://xtremeministries.com/?p=529#comment-16 No, I think there are two very important reasons for doubt in an intellectual's mind. 1. The burden of proof is on those who make claims concerning the existence of a supernatural being No proof = no being, it doesn't matter how you try to church it up. 2. All the phenomena that we once needed a god to explain can now be explained through more naturalistic REAL LIFE approaches. No, I think we've used Christianity and religion to justify so many evil despicable atrocities throughout history, that to admit that it's not real would mean to actually admit fault for our own actions. Here is a small list that i developed concerning said atrocities. And keep in mind that every day, people still kill other people in the name of God, or Allah, or whatever else you choose to call it. Spanish Inquisition Crusades Spanish Conquistadores Manifest Destiny Salem Witch Hunts World War II (Hitler was a Christian, he used the German churches' power to control the German population, his religious references are evident in all his writings and teachings, namely Mein Kampf) These are just a few that popped into my head. Now imagine if people committed all these horrible acts in the name of Santa Claus, you would probably call them crazy, wouldn't you? No, I think there are two very important reasons for doubt in an intellectual’s mind.
1. The burden of proof is on those who make claims concerning the existence of a supernatural being
No proof = no being, it doesn’t matter how you try to church it up.
2. All the phenomena that we once needed a god to explain can now be explained through more naturalistic REAL LIFE approaches.

No, I think we’ve used Christianity and religion to justify so many evil despicable atrocities throughout history, that to admit that it’s not real would mean to actually admit fault for our own actions. Here is a small list that i developed concerning said atrocities. And keep in mind that every day, people still kill other people in the name of God, or Allah, or whatever else you choose to call it.

Spanish Inquisition
Crusades
Spanish Conquistadores
Manifest Destiny
Salem Witch Hunts
World War II (Hitler was a Christian, he used the German churches’ power to control the German population, his religious references are evident in all his writings and teachings, namely Mein Kampf)

These are just a few that popped into my head. Now imagine if people committed all these horrible acts in the name of Santa Claus, you would probably call them crazy, wouldn’t you?

]]> By: gabe http://xtremeministries.com/2010/04/29/xtreme-blog-17/comment-page-1/#comment-12 gabe Fri, 07 May 2010 15:25:39 +0000 http://xtremeministries.com/?p=529#comment-12 and that's the cool thing about science. We can go into a microscope or telescope and take a closer look. and that’s the cool thing about science. We can go into a microscope or telescope and take a closer look.

]]> By: Jacob Cowen http://xtremeministries.com/2010/04/29/xtreme-blog-17/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Jacob Cowen Sun, 02 May 2010 01:17:52 +0000 http://xtremeministries.com/?p=529#comment-9 Excellent point. And this is one of the reason why intellectuals have a difficult time believing in an eternal Diety. God is not bound by measures or insulators created by man. Since God has no beginning and no end, He can't be measured by a set of controls established. Since He is eternal, we can't wrap our brains around Him and His Exsistance, because He is too big for our Pea-brains. And if science can't measure it, then it obviously can't exsist. But what some people fail to understand is just because something can't be proven, doesn't mean it does NOT exsist, it just means it hasn't been discovered or disproved yet. A lack of scientific evidence does not mean something doesn't exsist. Excellent point. And this is one of the reason why intellectuals have a difficult time believing in an eternal Diety. God is not bound by measures or insulators created by man. Since God has no beginning and no end, He can’t be measured by a set of controls established. Since He is eternal, we can’t wrap our brains around Him and His Exsistance, because He is too big for our Pea-brains. And if science can’t measure it, then it obviously can’t exsist. But what some people fail to understand is just because something can’t be proven, doesn’t mean it does NOT exsist, it just means it hasn’t been discovered or disproved yet. A lack of scientific evidence does not mean something doesn’t exsist.

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