Why do you believe in God ?

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  1. Giftedone

    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Don't blame me for you not being able to figure out that having the term "human" attached to some entity does not necessarily make that thing a living human.

    What is worse is you trying to defend your mistake after having that mistake pointed out to you. Anyone can make mistakes - this is only human. The mark of the fool is one who can not admit one's mistakes.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I don't know YBF ? is it a valid argument ? Clearly if there chances of survival are greatly lessened ... they would not be found guilty of manslaughter.

    If a building is on fire and you go in twice to save some people but, do not go in a third time because the fire has become to dangerous .. you are not guilty of manslaughter.

    You really have not flushed your argument out enough to claim defacto that it is valid.
     
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    Such a Christian post :)
     
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    I'm truly sorry I have to communicate with you again (it's now unpleasant) but the difference between my example of the rowboat and the Titanic and your example of a burning building is people are not running OUT of the fiery building to be rescued whereas with the Titanic people ARE swimming towards the rowboat anxious to be saved. There is a great deal of difference there in that vital distinction and that's why I am right and you are wrong and why you have no business critiquing me.
     
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    As I thought...you don’t know what NARAL does. I admire people who make birth control and pregnancy care and abortion rights Available and affordable.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I did not lie about you. All I did was point out your own hypocrisy. In one post you make the "potential" argument and then in this post you are quoting another of your post in which you deny the potential argument. Which is it ? Does "Potential" have value or not.

    Don't blame me and call me a liar for pointing out that you are sitting on both sides of the fence.

    Then you cry and whine because I pointed out the simple fact that you were using the descriptive adjective form of the work "Human" as if it was the Noun form.

    Sorry but, the word human in the phrase ... "human life" ...does not necessarily have the same meaning as the word human in the phrase "a living human". It is not my fault that you conflated the two.
     
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    Giftedone Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Your example is nonsensical. How does a person swimming up to a half full boat represent a threat to the people in the boat ?
     
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    Your Best Friend Well-Known Member

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    That's not proof of anything! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
    Your wishes do not constitute proof! You have yet to demonstrate that Obama Care and a drop in the abortion rate in this country
    are due to a cause and effect relationship.

    <Rule 3> Abortions have been on a steady decline since 1993. https://www.nrlc.org
    /uploads/factsheets/FS01AbortionintheUS.pdf

    <Rule 3>
     
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    :roflol:

    Of the IRONY given your ignoring of the facts.

    Also noted that you FAILED to address any of the RELEVANT points that DEBUNKED your utterly bogus allegations about women who have abortions.
     
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    Very well put. And indeed, some people worship the power and authority of government and it's ability to compel people to do it's will. It is their God.
     
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    The main reason the average person believes in a god is because that person wants to have eternal life and only an all-powerful god can give it to him.

    Some people claim to believe in a god because of social and financial reasons.

    And some people claim to believe in a god so that the fanatics won't injure or kill them.

    The only reason an average person has to believe in Yeshua is because he said that he could give people eternal life. It's interesting to note that Yahweh doesn't make that claim although he is credited with saying that people can live forever under certain conditions (eating from the tree of life).
     

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