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Information seems to be only one of the determinants in human reasoning. You say "We have a problem, we are presented with a contradiction". Who is "we"? For whom is a contradiction a problem, and why?

The OP asked, "Why are you a Christian," DBT. Do you not have the IQ to deduce you werent spoken to?
Oh, I know, you have your freedom, and like a punk with your rights in an inner city school, you gets ta talk all you wants to.

One of the reasons I'm a Christian is because I prefer civilization as opposed to your uncivilized Babylonian babble.

You, by your very nature prove the existence of Lucifer. You're one of the broken spokes in the wheel of civil society.

You butt in where and when you wish, uninvited, as did your hero in the Garden of Eden, seeking to upset the apple cart, probably unaware of yourself being used as a tool, much like stupid, lieberal fools.

It could mean everybody is going to hell - I'll already be up the back laughing at all the christians coming in...

If you had actually noticed, I had made no reply until the thread took the turn it did, after which it makes no difference, the course of the thread was set..

The question is, why are you so sad about it?



Your the one with the punk like bad attitude, trying to make it personal whenever placed under question, whining and moaning at how unfair it all is.

Can't you tolerate questioning of beliefs?

You should welcome it in the spirit of discovery and learning. It should be standard practice.

Hmmm dont know, who's laughing?
Is it one of your favorite story book characters...?

seen lots of empty word blowhard Catholics in my time
- you catholic by any chance?

'We' means us the readers. The text doesn't change. It remains the same for all readers/observers. The problems begin with interpretation. Some try to convert what the text clearly says and clearly means into something it clearly does not say or mean. Why? Because the actual meaning does not suit the needs of the faith of the believer. The believer is not looking at it objectively. The filter of faith screens whatever does not suit.

God put the serpent in the garden for His purpose and made it the wisest most crafty
of beasts to ensure it gets the appointed task done.

Why you constantly complain about all the evil your
God procured is beyond me.

A right royal set up to fail in the full knowledge of what would happen....then blame and punish the two naive innocents for their inevitable failure, a failure planned from the beginning.

Discovery?. Learning?...
But that means giving up primitive superstitions
and the victim status mindset they proudly carry.

Take that away and what are they left with?

Basically we are dealing with Dark Ages tribal
mentalities, who miss the pitchforks & torches
and village mob comradery in going after
witches and heretics.

This applies today as well as it applied 2000 years ago.

Mt 16:4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.

I discovered what you are long ago. The snake holds no attraction to me.

You bring up a very good example. Job's battle was not with humans (flesh and blood), but we Christians and believers wrestle with other humans leaving the gate wide open. It is the church organization that teaches us to do so claiming that is God's way. Many of the scriptures teach the very opposite. Division among the ranks is the reason we keep losing the battle. Our lack of knowledge is another reason. It could even be said that our lack of knowledge of God is the biggest reason we stay divided.
Scripture that we should read, research, take to heart, and act upon is: "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

Someone already did answer gave you a direct answer with a simple, "Yes."

The Scripture is quite clear. Jesus is the only way to the Father.

God sends a deluding influence on those who wish to believe a lie.

Only from your flawed human perspective.

Set the whole thing up so He could send His Son to a time and place where asses were wiped with bare hands, there were no antibiotics or indoor plumbing, so that He could suffer for those who hated Him & die a humiliating and excruciating death for sins He did not commit.

Dang God sure pulled one over on us with this Christianity thing.

You have every right to point out how ridiculous our religious claims are. I have no issue with that I’d sooner die than see it otherwise. But please... do so in the context of the whole story.

I just contextualized it. You don’t have to believe the story, but that is the whole story.

God sends a deluding influence one those who wish to believe a lie. Read the book The Case For Miracle.

There is not even a hint of Job being self righteous in the beginning, the middle or the end of the book of Job. God gave him an "A" in both Job 1 and Job 2. You should not add to God's Word.

You see the world through the filter of your faith...consequently what you believe you know and what you say follows like night and day. Nothing surprising.

Is that why two scientists can look at the exact same evidence and come up with opposing interpretations? Both take this same evidence and use it to "prove" their view.

There were choices to be made, but the humans in the garden failed at them all.