Just so visitors will know what ticks me off, I'm setting up a comment policy. Since it's my blog, and there's certain things that irritate me, I thought it only fair to warn you.
- Having an established Google Blogger/OpenID account will make it more likely your comment will make it through moderation. If your account profile is marked private, then I might not let it through.
- Spam: Spam will be deleted. If you drop by, or have a bot do so, to tell me about some product, or link to your "blog" that turns out to be a testimonial to some product, your comment will be deleted.
- Off-Topic Comments: All comments should be on topic, or notifying me of another topic. If your first comment is a link to stuff you've done, and it's off-topic, it will be deleted. Contact me through email, and I'll see if it's something I agree with. Otherwise, go fish somewhere else.
- Proselytizing: If the reason for your visit is to bring me to your religion, please provide a reason why I should choose yours, or even your deity, and not another. Telling me I will go to Hell if I don't choose your religion is not an argument. Unlike Spam, I might not delete the first one. However, if you don't convince me that your religion is the only correct one, any further preselytizing from you will be deleted. (I will make some exceptions for debating with theists, because that's the purpose of the debate.)
- Name calling (also known as ad hominem): Feel free to. They are only words, after all. I might respond to reasons why you are wrong, or maybe even why you're right. Of course, if I'm having one of those days I might come back and teach you a few that you haven't heard before. If your name calling is either before or after a rationalization as to why the name calling applies, you might get more respect from me. Unless your rationalization is faulty. There will be one exception to this one. (See #6)
- Loved ones: If my post is about a particular person, then feel free to comment. However, using someone I love in a debate is not a good thing. If you don't understand why, maybe you need to reassess your family values. This especially applies to calling loved ones names(the exception to #5). To further explain this, comparing a loved one to God is name calling to me. For one, I'm an atheist. You're analogy is basically saying that I cannot prove a particular loved one exists. If you don't get the faulty analogy, a comparison to an invisible dragon is much more appropriate.
- Since this is my blog, I also reserve the right to ignore you. If the arguments you present are ones I've seen before, then don't expect me to respond. There's also the chance that I just won't respond to you because of your reputation on other blogs. If your question actually is honest, then try to be respectful.
I may add more as things progress, but these are the ones I'm sticking to. I doubt I'll even delete comments, that aren't Spam or name calling of loved ones. Unless the person doing it is just taking up useless space by doing so repeatedly (name callers are usually one stop trolls).
Periodically, I may have to turn on comment moderation. I hope to avoid it, but if I do, I will attempt to warn everyone.
Good blogging, everyone.
11 comments:
Ok, just to clarify so I don't get in trouble-
If I were to call Kate the hottest piece of ass on the interwebs, that'd be OK, right?
If I say that "Religious leaders are con men and religious followers are suckers" that's pretty much self evident, right?
What if I say "Jesus saves but Gagne scores on the rebound"?
Ok, I'm exhausted and silly and just takin' the piss to let you know I'm reading, and to have an excuse to send you kisses.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled blogging.
Kisses
Ok, just to clarify so I don't get in trouble-
You'll know you in trouble when I get out the whip and paddle. Although, that might make you want to get into trouble. ;-)
If I were to call Kate the hottest piece of ass on the interwebs, that'd be OK, right?
Of course, but sending me a picture to prove it would be better. I am a skeptic, after all.
If I say that "Religious leaders are con men and religious followers are suckers" that's pretty much self evident, right?
Self evident and redundant. Well, redundant when you speak of those blindly following, but I know what you mean.
What if I say "Jesus saves but Gagne scores on the rebound"?
Only if you explain how Jesus could play b-ball in that ridiculous robe. Otherwise, paddle and whip time.
Ok, I'm exhausted and silly and just takin' the piss to let you know I'm reading, and to have an excuse to send you kisses.
If you ever need an excuse to, I'd be hurt, Janiebelle. Feel free to stop by and send me some kisses anytime.
You may now return to your regularly scheduled blogging.
It might be a while. I'm still trying to picture Kate.
Kisses
And licks to you, darlin'.
um... a primer: Simon Gagne.
Now I have to think of a creative way to get into trouble!
Kisses
Okay... I'm going to take a lesson from trolls and move the goalpost. (You'll have to excuse me. I'm not a big sports fan, or any sort.)
How did Jesus learn to ice skate when he lived in a desert?!
The more creative you get, the more creative I'll be, JB.
Berle
1) buy a Purple Tesla Energy Shield! It works wonders!!!
2) you can go to hell if you dont believe in the power of His noodly touch
3,4) your grandma wears combat boots
Well at least I got that off my chest.
p.s. google #1, its unbelievable what people buy.
p.s.s. yeah, I said your grandma wears combat boots.
Berle
1) buy a Purple Tesla Energy Shield! It works wonders!!!
Is that anything like the purple pill? Sorry, I don't need that.
2) you can go to hell if you dont believe in the power of His noodly touch
Isn't the pastafarian hell being left on the stovetop too long?
3,4) your grandma wears combat boots
Which one? I had two, you know. That's not including those with "great" in front of their title.
Well at least I got that off my chest.
I'm glad, but now it's my turn.
1) I think you should buy the purple energy thingy. You aura is off in the quantum green spectra.
2) It's Friday. If you aren't having a pasta dish in honor of his noodliness at some point this weekend something bad will happen to you to prove he's all powerful. How bad is completely up to his carbohydratiness.
3,4) My granny beat up yours to get them.
p.s. google #1, its unbelievable what people buy.
Do you remember pet rocks?
p.s.s. yeah, I said your grandma wears combat boots.
Yeah, yeah. I know, but mine beat up yours to get 'em. nyah nyah.
Do you remember pet rocks?
I HAD ONE! I was about 8 years old, I'm allowed.
It worked too!
I said "sit" and it didnt move!
I said "freeze!" and it didnt move.
I said "Stay!" and it didnt move!
It was really cool, wasn't it?
I always caught the wild ones. The domesticated ones were much too tame for my taste.
Plus, there was an abundance of them, and I had a sling shot. :-D
Christ was foretold to come in the jewish law and prophets, which foretell that christ would come 483years after the command to rebuild jerusalem and be crucified for our sins. That command was given by king artaxerxes in 445 bc. Jesus was worshipped in jerusalem as the messiah, and crucified, exactly 483years after the command to rebuild jerusalem. A remarkable fullfillment of prophecy.
Equally the claims of his resurrection are lended credibility by the fact that the apostles attached the foundation of christianity, of their message to be the resurrection which they witnessed. They died for this testimony.
Either they are the greatest liars in history, or they are telling the truth.
Their character doesn't suggest they wanted fame. In fact, quite the opposite, as God fearing jews they sought the favour of God.
Paul even states in his epistle to the corinthians that if had lied about the resurrection, their faith would be futile, their preaching would be futile, they would be still be in their sins, and found to be false witnesses before God. under the law of moses, that meant a stiff penalty of death. and they would have nothing to look forward to but judgement before God.
Their character, actions, and testiomony, under persecution, imprisonment, and execution therefore lends it great credibility. I am almost 100 percent positive they told the truth, and therefore that jesus was resurrected.
it therefore follows that if jesus was resurrected, he was Christ, the Son of God, and did die for my sins. And there is a God therefore.
That's why I believe. Not blind faith, but knowing the reasons for my faith. The gospel is a message of the grace of God, that Christ died for our sins, religion is about trying to get into heaven by doing good works.
@ Anonymous:
Either they are the greatest liars in history, or they are telling the truth.
Or their "predictions" were added later, to give credibility to Christ's coming. Also, the Jews themselves say that Jesus didn't fulfill the prophecy.
Everything you say is based on the Bible. Without independent verification from another source, I only consider the Bible as a work of fiction. Similar to Harry Potter, but I was actually able to enjoy the entire HP series.
That's why I believe. Not blind faith, but knowing the reasons for my faith.
actually that pretty much is the definition of blind faith. You presumed the book was fact and then used the book to justify your faith. Or vice versa, it doesnt matter.
You will never be able to critically think unless you value second sources of evidence....you know like how evolution has multiple sources of evidence from direct observation, to fossils, to radiometric dating, to geologic placement of fossils, to molecular and genetic evidence...you see?... multiple sources. Better yet...they are all consistent with each other! Its quite amazing how robust that theory is!
Now, before you go claiming more stuff from the bible could you please bring a second and third set of evidences to the table? Otherwise, I'm gonna start quoting Dr. Seuss.
Post a Comment