In A Library, Where Should The Bible Be Located?

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In A Library, Where Should The Bible Be Located?

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  1. OverDrive

    OverDrive Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Oh, then, not to worry....
     
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    When you use logic to make a blanket statement about a group of people like that, it is broken or false logic.

    We can discuss it all day long, but no matter what you say, the only thing that atheists all have in common is that they do not believe in a god.

    ...by changing religion to agree with science.

    Congratulations for being part of a group with predefined beliefs?

    Um... some religions support evolution, too. With the vast amount of evidence available, you would have to agree with evolution if you want anyone with at least half a brain to take you seriously.

    Yes, you can count that as me saying I don't take religious people seriously.

    As the percentage of atheists in the world increases every year...

    The logic is the house of cards. Read my statement without your "I hate atheists" glasses on.

    And where is your evidence for that? Once again, you have none.

    You are forgetting that my statement is in response to your statement that "God Exists". You made the first claim and never put forth any evidence to support it.

    Your anecdotal "evidence" is a joke. Do I get another story about someone surviving a stroke as solid proof god exists?

    Oh how very convenient, more evidence that can't be tested.

    Are you saying you want to kiss me? Sorry brother, I don't do that.[/QUOTE]

    No, I'm wanting you to stop telling me I said things that I didn't really say. You very much like to put words in peoples mouth. Another way to say it is that you use a straw man argument every chance you get.
     
  3. Sadistic-Savior

    Sadistic-Savior New Member Past Donor

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    I think books about Atheism belong in the religion section as well. Since, you know, it is basically a religion.
     
  4. Incorporeal

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    Looking at the contrast between the two statements above, it can be said then, that some Atheists do use a "false logic" (as in where an atheist makes such a blanket statement without PROOF), else the claim contained in the second statement is also a demonstration of 'false logic', as that statement is also a 'blanket statement' that cannot be proven. Why can the statement NOT be proven? Simple. Belief (the act of believing) is a subjective thing, and as scientists already agree, the subjective cannot be analyzed by objective means.... a 'belief' cannot be tested by scientific means.
     
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    Of course it does. But not because it's a religion :rolleyes:
     
  6. FreeWare

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    The obvious answer to your question would be children and people with various handicaps. However, I do not agree that people should excuse any lack of interest in religion or religious scriptures even if they may have access to them through their fingertips.

    I don't need any excuse for not having faith, OverDrive. I just don't have it.
     
  7. Incorporeal

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    Precisely because it is a religion. For the purposes of the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution, it has been declared a religion.... thus your religious right to bring all of your beliefs into this otherwise religiously oriented discussion group.
     
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    Nice to see your honesty, altho you are incorrect. Scripture says 'To each man is given the measure of faith." The 'the measure' is sufficient for acting on & receiving salvation. It resides within your spirit, but you just refuse to yield to it...

    But in this life until death, "it aint over til its over."...[​IMG]
     
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    You're only displaying a desire for atheists to be just as bad as you.
     
  10. Incorporeal

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    Love the comprehension of what is actually stated in the Bible instead of what someone wants to pretend that the Bible states. Good catch OD.
     
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    The Bible belongs in the non-fiction section. Many things in the non-fiction section is untrue, and many things in the fiction section is true. I doubt that someone will go browsing the fiction section and benefit from finding the Bible, and I think that if you want to research religion, you're going to want the Bible.

    Books that mainly is about atheism should be under religion, but occasionally, they fit better under biology. It's rare though. Many books are about religion without being religious.
     
  12. FreeWare

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    Ask me if I care whenever someone uses his religious scripture in lieu of thinking.
     
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    Do you an example of what you mean with this?
     
  14. OverDrive

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    Dismissing 'truth' doesnt invalidate it...personal opinions are but one's own 'stinkin thinkin' with their own biased relativism and futile & usually vain reasoning in formulating them...THEY are invalid!
     
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    Now this is really interesting. Books on atheism now are more appropriately believed should be placed in the religion section of the library, while the Bible should merely be placed in the 'non fiction' area. That is cool... Now we can understand that the atheism is a religion, while the teachings of the Bible are to be deemed as FACTUAL. Cool with me.
     
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    [​IMG]

    Not only should it be in the fiction section, it should come with a warning. If rock albums and video games need warning labels for explicit material, so should the bible!
     
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    Yes, random diatribes and insults in lieu of thinking are better. I mean, scripture that makes sense is just right out in the closed minded, narrow view of teh self declared superior.
     
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    First off, it's doubtful atheists visit libraries. They think they know everything... why would they bother visiting a library?

    Secondly, the poll is nothing but another opportunity to bash Christians. Thinly disguised as a legitimate question.

    Makes me wonder how atheists feel when they walk into a hotel room and find a Bible in the drawer of the nightstand? Do you insist they remove it or do you just hide it in the top of the closet so you can get a good night's sleep?
     
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    naaaa....I’m sure the atheist out number the theists at libraries. After all, you all ready claim to have a book full of absolutes. Why would you need any other knowledge for?


    A mere opinion that means little.

    And just a chance to bash on atheists I see.
     
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    So should the secular law books and any documents proceeding from the various law makers in the secular world; likewise in some science journals wherein man is tampering with human life and using humans as lab rats.
     
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    well the dewey decimal system is not based on your beliefs now is it? :ignore: So Religion section it is.
     
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