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Mariana

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21. Taking the next step ...

Reply to Pope George Ringo II (Reply #14)

Mon Oct 16, 2017, 09:24 AM

Oct 2017

If someone has decided which of the stories are lies and which are true, which instructions should be obeyed and which to ignore, why take a next step? They've already figured it out. That's how we have thousands of denominations of Christianity, and probably millions of unaffiliated practitioners who each have their individual interpretations. All of them are sure they are right.

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Tower of Bable [View all] Angry Dragon Oct 2017 OP

People do have freewill but that doesnt mean god cant inject anything he wants Fullduplexxx Oct 2017 #1

then it is just freewill with conditions Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #2

People still have free will even if god calls an audible Fullduplexxx Oct 2017 #4

what is your definition of freewill?? Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #6

It doesnt mattet that you didnt say anything about hardships that was in response to god's love Fullduplexxx Oct 2017 #8

WHO says god has to be allowed?? Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #10

"WHO says god has to be allowed??" Not sure how to even respond to that Fullduplexxx Oct 2017 #25

post #8 read to me as you saying god needs to be allowed Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #27

Another Biblical literalist? guillaumeb Oct 2017 #3

so it sounds like the writers just said it was god when it was really man that developed languages Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #5

"god inspired the Bible" left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #9

I never said that Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #11

My apologies left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #15

that is okay ................ Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #17

To keep their people in line left-of-center2012 Oct 2017 #19

So if one story from the book is a Bronze-Age fairy tale invented to explain the unknown... Pope George Ringo II Oct 2017 #7

he is just caught in circle reasoning Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #12

True. Pope George Ringo II Oct 2017 #14

Taking the next step ... Mariana Oct 2017 #21

That's not really the next step. Pope George Ringo II Oct 2017 #23

Hey, you're forgetting something. trotsky Oct 2017 #24

Exactly Cuthbert Allgood Oct 2017 #18

A bronze age FABLE, not an explanation. AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #20

Do you take any of the bible literally, g? trotsky Oct 2017 #22

Straw man. Igel Oct 2017 #13

I ask of you to give me a definition of free will?? .. ......... not what it is not Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #16

These old stories are interesting and admit multiple readings struggle4progress Oct 2017 #26

If I read your post as you meant it to read Angry Dragon Oct 2017 #28