…It’s OK to not believe any of it!
If the Bible is the inspired word of God, then why is it so wrong about so much?
There is no evidence that what the Bible says about any of the events below is true; and that is the truth.
The Bible is wrong about the existance of God – The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the origin of the cosmos. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the origin of the species. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about “Original Sin”. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Noah and a world wide flood. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the Tower of Babel. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Moses. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Egypt being plagued by 10 plagues. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the Exodus. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the 10 Commandments. The Truth.
The Bible is wrong to promote child sacrifice. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about sun, shadows and drought. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about 1,000,000 Ethiopians being murdered. The Truth
The Bible is wrong: “Free Will” does not exonerate God. The Truth
The Bible is wrong: “God’s Plan” VS Predestination. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about God being loving, merciful and just. The Truth
The Bible is wrong to promote Yahweh as the only God. The Truth
The Bible is wrong to encourage slavery. The Truth
The Bible is wrong to encourage rape The Truth
The Bible is wrong about its promises to the Jews. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about David. The Truth.
The Bible is wrong: There is no evidence for Jesus Outside the Bible. The Truth
The Bible is wrong. Jesus did not establish a “New Covenant”. The Truth.
The Bible is wrong about Jesus’ birth. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the power of prayer. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Jesus love for you. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Jesus’ Crucifixion. The Truth
The Bible is wrong to teach that “Jesus died for our sins”. The Truth
The Bible is wrong – Jesus Was NOT Resurrected. The Truth
The Bible is Wrong About Jesus’ Ascension The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the requirements for Salvation. The Truth
The Bible is wrong – John 3:16 is not the only way to be saved The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Free Will – we are predestined. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about the “End Times”. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about Jesus and Family Values. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about what Jesus said. The Truth
The Bible is wrong about who wrote Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. The Truth
The Bible is wrong; it is not the word of God. The Truth
The Bible is wrong because it contradicts itself. The Truth
Jesus’ own words PROVE the Bible is wrong. The Truth
Paul is so wrong about so much, why do you believe anything he says? The Truth
If the Bible is wrong about its foundation stories, what reason is there to believe anything in the Bible?
Why does God not know more than the ignorant, superstitious, Bronze age men who wrote the Bible? Why didn’t He tell us about germs?
How can you possibly love, worship and praise THIS GOD?
The Church Of Truth™ 
The quote: “Selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back, after the goods are not delivered. It is absolutely the perfect con,” is a humorous observation about the nature of religion.
The quote suggests that selling eternal life is a very successful business because there is no way for customers to verify that they have actually received the goods they paid for. After all, death is the end of the line, so there is no way for a customer to come back and complain if they don’t actually receive eternal life.
The quote also suggests that religion is a form of con because it promises something that it cannot deliver. In the case of eternal life, there is no scientific evidence to support the claim that it exists. However, religion is able to convince people to believe in eternal life, and to pay for it, by appealing to their fears of death and their hopes for a better afterlife.
The quote highlights the fact that religion is a business. Religious organizations sell products and services, such as salvation, forgiveness, and eternal life. They also charge for these products and services.
The quote also points out that religion is a very successful business. Millions of people around the world believe in religion and pay for its products and services.
The quote raises the question of whether religion is a con. Is it possible that religion is simply a way to make money by exploiting people’s fears and hopes?
Ultimately, the meaning of the quote is up to the individual to decide. However, it is a thought-provoking quote that raises some important questions about the nature of religion.
I am the Pastor of the Church of Truth, in Louisville, Kentucky Virginia Miller, Brother Edward Miller is the Senior Pastor. The Bible is not Wrong. We are not affiliated with any other Church of Truth. The Lord prophesied what he would do to take away mankind’s sin. We make a choice whether to follow Christ in the Regeneration. Hebrews 10:15 Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that he had said before,
16 This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their minds will I write them;
17 And their sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
18 Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin. This is how we are regenerate and reconciled back to the Lord when we sin not. Utilizing the ten commandments to cleanse us from all our unrighteousness.
We have experienced the Lord and we stand on the Word of God.
He prophesied how he was going to save us. Jeremiah 31:31-33 and he brought it to pass to all those that will obey him. He becomes the author of our eternal salvation Hebrews5:8-9.
Many churches have been teaching wrong.
We should live the ten commandments of God in our mind and heart to become the new creation where old things are passed away.
With man it is impossible but with God all things are possible. It is God that worketh in us both the will and to do of His Good pleasure. it is a work, but it is a good work. We wish all of you well.
Blessed is he who do His commandments that they may have right to the tree of life and enter into the gates of the city. God Bless
How can you be in favour of your Jesus(god) drowning babies toddlers and pregnant women ? This is what he would of done had the flood actually happened
An acquaintance , stated with great pride he now knows pure truth and he is a born again christen. You, he said derisively, are a godless, atheist. I asked him if he believed any of the myriad god both past and present. He said there is only one true God, Jesus Christ. Most world Religions claim their personal God is the one true God.
Christianity (31.2%) Islam (24.1%) Irreligion (16% ) Hinduism (15.1%) Buddhism (6.9%) Folk religions (5.7%) Sikhism (0.3%) Judaism (0.2%)
We are all atheists about most of the gods that humanity has ever believed in. Some of us just go one god further.” ― Richard Dawkins
Selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back, after the goods are not delivered. It is absolutely the perfect con.
Everyone should take emotion out of religion and actually research the origin of these doctrins and how they developed over time. It’s educational and makes you realize not all these doctrins are absolute truth. Thank you so much for having the courage to develop this website.
so true, people should investigate why they believe not take for granted what they have been told
It is truly amazing that if true believers are asked to give a modicum of credible evidence to backup their inane bloviation. Their defense is that they have faith, or that their personal God moves in mysterious ways, or that their numerous bibles are written or inspired by god. My all time favorite is that non believers will go to hell if they are not true believers. This is total pure nonsense. There is no heaven, hell, purgatory, limbo, paradise, nirvana or whatever. There are no devils, angels, saints, dead ancestors watching over you. The biggest joke is that you will whisked up during the so called ” Rapture”
You my friend are being played by the greatest Con-job ever perpetrated on the human race. Live for the moment, because when you die; well, you are just dead.
so true, no evidence of church people becoming born again , a new creation in christ ,no evidence of god in the world nothing fails like prayer
2 Timothy 2:12-13
[12]If we suffer, we shall also reigne with him: if wee denie him, hee also will denie vs.
[13]If we beleeue not, yet he abideth faithfull, he cannot denie himselfe.
This age old argument has been vain babbling for the ages now. There is a saying that you hear in Christian talk allot and it goes something like this. “GOD said it, I believe and that settles it!” This is a fact! “GOD said it and it doesn’t matter if you believe it or not it is still settled.Psalms 119:89
[89][LAMED.] Foreuer, O Lord, thy word is setled, in heauen.
Hell today is full of un-believers. As a matter of fact hell makes up 100% of un-belivers. Isaiah 5:14-15
[14]Therefore hell hath enlarged her selfe, and opened her mouth without measure: and their glory, and their multitude, and their pompe, and hee that reioyceth, shall descend into it.
[15]And the meane man shall bee brought downe, and the mightie man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the loftie shall be humbled.
Hell looks for the day when every un-believer takes their last breathe and closes their eyes for the last time with an eternal passion. Isaiah 14:9-11
[9]Hell from beneath is mooued for thee to meet thee at thy comming: it stirreth vp the dead for thee, euen all the chiefe ones of the earth; it hath raised vp from their thrones, all the kings of the nations.
[10]All they shall speake and say vnto thee; Art thou also become weake as we? art thou become like vnto vs?
[11]Thy pompe is brought downe to the graue, and the noyse of thy violes: the worme is spread vnder thee, and the wormes couer thee.
Age old debate down through the ages… HEAVEN or HELL! Both are real and it is your choice GOD isn’t in the buisness of arguing…Job 12:10
[10]In whose hand is the soule of euery liuing thing, and the breath of all mankinde.
Every second, every minute, every day, every month, every year that GOD allows us is by GRACE. Man is one breathe away from ETERNITY. GOOD LUCK!!!
the bible is fiction ok stop beating a dead horse, no evidence it is true
I have no doubt that this person believes, with every fiber of their being, that this text is dictated by God or more precisely his or her personal God. I will accept your truth, if you only answer one question. Is there life after death? I know you believe this to be true; and after all, if you believe something to be true, it must be true. Can you offer any credible evidence that a person goes on living, after the brain dies and starts rotting?
Can you offer credible evidence that a person (or a soul) doesn’t survive death? How can any of us know for certain? How could science possibly be applied to that question? It can’t; it can only squint at the question because it lacks the tools to do otherwise.
From Genesis to revelation the blood has been applied to cover your sin debt that was inherited from your daddy ADAM… TO deny that Christ Jesus wasn’t, isn’t, nor ever will be the ATONING SACRIFICE for your SIN- DEBT is to deny NOT WHAT YOU THINK IS TRUTH but to DENY the ONE TRUTH… 1 Timothy 4:1-2
[1]Now the Spirit speaketh expresly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giuing heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of deuils:
[2]Speaking lies in hypocrisie, hauing their conscience seared with a hot iron…
Many have, will, and in the future split HELL WIDE OPEN DENYING THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST…
the bible is fiction, god is imaginary, Jesus Christ was invented by the romans
Whoever started the thing about a blood sacrifice should be crucified, It is soo primative and so wrong
“Oh Chaney, you poor duped soul. Revel in your fantasies, I wish you well.”
Using the fictional Wholey Holely Babble to support your position doesn’t give your position any credibility. Neither does typing in CAPS.
In addition, you didn’t answer any of the questions at the bottom of the page.
Unfortunately you don’t seem to understand the difference between a “claim” and “evidence”. The Bible is a book of claims. It claims a god exists but it is not evidence a god exists. What you need to prove your god exists is incontrovertible, unbiased evidence from OUTSIDE of the Bible that substantiates it’s magical claims. It is no accident that all holy books around the world commonly contain magical stories and events (the Bible is not unique in that regarde) but none of these magical events have ever been substantiated outside of those pages.
You can quote the Bible from one end to another but all you’re doing is what is commonly referred to as a “circular reasoning fallacy”. You’re quoting the Bible to prove the Bible. Muslims do the same thing. They quote the Quran to prove the Quran is right. The Hindu’s quote the Rig Vedas to prove the Rig Vedas is correct.
Provide incontrovertible UNBIASED evidence for your claims from sources outside of your storybook and then we might have a logical conversation but until that time happens all the touchy-feely quotes are meaningless.
The Future never comes; The Past is history. There is no do-overs. Gone forever. Just memories. Lamenting how unfair life has been. Wishing for different out come serves no purpose. “Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it.” George Santayana.
You only live in the present. Nobody but no body can foretell the future.
Not Nostradamus, not the Revelation prophesies found in the old testament. In more recent times “seers” such as Irene Hughes, Criswell, Jeane Dixon, Edgar Cayce, made such claims, “con artist and charlatan” All.
Not the stock market experts nor any other gambling guru. They are nothing more than old fashion con artist and charlatan.
You can shade your bets to give a better possible outcome, but to get a 100 % winning you have to cheat. There is not such thing as magic, lucky charms, or divine intersession (prays) NOBODY can tell the future .
The loser says I should have bet on black and not red. or I would have sold stock share before the market crashed. hindsight is a wonderful learning tool; But there are no do-overs in life.
One of my favorite Quotes is from Omar Khayyam, Persian Medieval scholar
“The moving finger writes; and, having writ, moves on: nor all thy piety nor wit shall lure it back to cancel half a line, nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.
When you hear someone say; If only I would have—or I should have—or I could have done something different to achieve a favorable out-come. Well you didn’t. The past is gone forever. There is no re-litigating something that can not be change.
We are only here for such a short period time. Live for the moment. There is no Heaven, Hell, Paradise, pure lands, Tian, Jannah, Valhalla, or any commonly religious, cosmological, or transcendent place where beings such as gods, angels, jinn, saints, or venerated ancestors are said to originate, be enthroned.
The belief in the Rapture emerged from the anticipation that Jesus would return to redeem all members of the church. This is utter nonsense. People are told by following certain rules, you will be whisked up to heaven while the rest of will stew in our own juices. You have been Conned!
“That which can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.”
― Christopher Hitchens
Amen!
I believe that there is no end to space. It is infinite. It is very difficult for we humans to grasp an infinite space and our universe. Our thinking is limited by our belief that all things have a beginning and an end.
Our universe is in constant motion. It is filled with matter, energy and yes, mostly emptiness.
I believe that there are also other universes (infinite amounts), which are also constantly in motion. They are also expanding and contracting just as we know that the stars are continually being formed and destroyed. A constant renewal. We humans and all living things are made of star dust. Our universe is a very active, energetic and a busy place. All this vast amount of stuff is glued together by gravity. We know a lot about the properties of gravity but do not really know what it is. Too much gravity and the universe would be clumped together. Too little and nothing would form. Our knowledge is limited by our tools. With each new tool we send up into space, we learn that the known universe is larger than previously thought. We really don’t know just how very large our universe is, much less have the ability to detect other universes.
Yet, it is not unreasonable to suggest that all these infinite universes, which are in constant motion, and are either expanding or collapsing. Causing yet another so-called “Big Bang” to occur in some distant universe (renewal). These are some of the things which I believe to be true. This is not an argument for or against intelligent design as put forth in the Genesis narrative. I don’t profess to understand the concept of infinity, much less the essence of an all-perfect God. We don’t know what we don’t know. Those who can claim such knowledge are certainly much smarter and far wiser than me. Of course, we don’t lack for people claiming to speak for God, making absurd pronouncements.
Why should God, a perfect being, who is “an eternal, immaterial, omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, rational designing ground of all being” must be completely understood by man. We humans (even the most brilliant minds) don’t have the intellect to even begin to understand infinity or certainly not a perfect God. To me the best thing out of religion is the “golden rule.” “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” (Matt. 7:12). By the way.
The Golden Rule or ethic of reciprocity is a moral maxim or principle of altruism found in nearly every human culture and religion, suggesting it is related to a fundamental human nature.
Wow, wouldn’t we all like to live in that wonderful world? Instead of claiming whose God is the one true God. Just saying!
What’s the point there is no evidence of a personal just impersonal forces in the universe
No evidence of a personal god just impersonal forces in the universe like gravity
I like your statement “Impersonal forces in the universe” when people say they believe in God, they are talking about their personal god who will protect or grant favors, etc.
Yes again impersonal forces in the universe that does not personal care about anyone,gravity,hurricanes,volcanoes,viruses,tornados,etc
God revealed his character to us through Jesus and his miracles and changed history
Thats cos God has placed a conscience in us but not everyone acknowledges why. The conscience and Gods 10 commandments are written on our hearts and minds. Even without the 10 commandments they would still exist which means God exists. However the conscience is God given but society shaped
All I say (again) “Those who can claim such knowledge are certainly much smarter and far wiser than me. Of course, we don’t lack for people claiming to speak for God, making absurd pronouncements.”
A common mistake so many make is to NOT put themselves in the position of the ancient ones. Try this:
Say the Jews were just a desert tribe that created a glorious history for themselves. How could that happen? Easy…
Everyone is sitting around the campfire at sundown with full stomachs. Schmuel Davidson, age 9, says to you “Grandpa, tell us a story!” So you come up with the “Jack and the Beanstalk” thing and the kids groan; they don’t believe it. You try again and add known personal and place names. NOW the kids are listening! Time passes quickly and everyone gets tired and goes to bed. What happened? They can RELATE and over the generations fantasy becomes fact.
They it gets written down with subsequent authors making changes, right up to my ancestor King James who used his version as a political tool. So, what started out as stories to keep the kids amused turns into history over the generations. Quite simple really, and ALL ancient religions pretty much did the same thing. It amazes me that so many give credence to all the crap. I think that’s because instead of taking the opportunity to learn from an obvious mistake, people feel embarrassed that they might be wrong and just can’t admit it. That’s why pride is the worst of sins.
So there you go! Nothing in history has been so responsible for the accumulation of wealth by a select few or mass suffering by so many. Great job humanity!
Please understand that all biology is chemistry, all chemistry is Physic, and all physic is Astrophysics. You are made of star dust. Your brain is 3 Pounds of Remarkable Matter Made up of billions of neurons (or nerve cells) that communicate in trillions of connections called synapses.
Your brain’s storage capacity is considered virtually unlimited. Research suggests the human brain consists of about 86 billion neurons. Each neuron forms connections to other neurons, which could add up to 1 quadrillion (1,000 trillion) connections. It’s a myth that you only use 10 percent of your brain. You use all of it. (Yes, even when you are sleeping.) Your brain is an electrical /chemical wonder. No two Brains are exactly alike. Identical twins come close.
A piece of brain tissues the size of a grain of sand contains 100,000 neurons and 1 billion synapses. However, damage to neurons can have great impact. During a stroke, for example, blood is not able to get oxygen to the brain. As a result, brain cells can die, and abilities in that area of the brain can be lost. Similarly, Parkinson’s disease occurs when the cells of a part of your brain called the substantia nigra start to die
Happy Brain Chemicals such as dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, endorphin are some of the reward chemicals. An one example of this chemical reaction is when we get that wonderful feeling of “Love”
Love makes your brain light up! Researchers found that 12 areas of the brain work together to release chemicals such as dopamine, oxytocin and adrenaline which induces a euphoric sense of purpose.
Everything you do or don’t do is governed by your brain. Love, Hate, Empathy, Pain. Fight or flight. The list goes on.
The human brain controls your perception of the world. Your Cognitive powers allow you to make sense of the world around you. Drug, disease, trauma or being born with the wrong or impaired genes may cause some aberrant behavior.
When you die the brain is starved for blood and oxygen. Ultimately you will cease to exist.
There is absolutely no credible evidence the that a person lives beyond death. In the meantime, live your life like it’s your last day, and keep the happy brain chemical coming.
Now let us talk about that oxymoron the Immortal soul……………………..
There’s only the mortal soul no immortal so true immortal soul is an oxymoron
This is Gods words in the bible not mine. Do you believe in an afterlife?
Right because there is no god to answer the prayers of Holocaust victims ,it is quite obvious,apologists would make all kinds of excuses
Because there is an appointed time for man to be judged. It is appointed for man to die once then the judgement…
This is what I have to say about this website……… That’s all! Please don’t answer this quote because I won’t see it.
Jehovah wanted jesus to establish good things in the Jerusalem church so to establish god’s kingdom in the country. But Jeshua (jesus) showed anger & thrown everything in the Jerusalem temple along with his apostles which lead to the order for his crucification. This is a wrong thing done by Jeshua. So he was punished to death. That’s why almighty Jehovah didn’t help Jeshua on the cross. Jeshua cried bad words on Elijah while on the cross. Because he is the reason for his situation. Jeshua knew that Jehovah left him & he knew that he is going to die on the cross & that’s why he called his mother Mary to take care of John (his beloved disciple). But still Jehovah showed mercy on Jeshua & prevented him from death. Jeshua hidden himself like a Thief in various forms (changing his physical appearance) from then onwards to escape from Roman soldiers, Jerusalem priests. He died after few years & got cremated on the hill (on which David the king choosen to hide during his escape from his son). Jeshua soul is looking to take revenge for the punishment he suffered on the cross because of Human. Whoever believes in him will ultimately becomes his victims. Jeshua never died on the cross for our sins, but because of his sin of crossing Jehovah’s peaceful words. Stay away from Jeshua & Stay Safe. Better stay away from religion & get close to good & humanity🙂
Umm…yeah.
Great, another former Christian who experienced some form of trauma in the past growing up in a Christan home and now has time to vent on the internet about how much Christianity sucks. Im truly sorry for anything that may have happened to you anonymous author. For all the references used to support your atheistic views, one can easily create another site that debunks the claims made. It would be really great if you could enter into debate with a Christian apologist. There are several on youtube and questions are always welcomed from anyone. I would love to watch. Anthony Rogers or Michael Brown would be a good start. Let me know please. Thank you.
Christianity not only “sucks” it is also untrue no creator god can exist unless you believe that magic exists as well
On the other hand life “sucks” because for life to start on it’s own you would need to beleive magic. Neither sides have an answer for this part, both rely on magic.
A natural cause for the beginning of life even if not understood yet is by far more acceptable than magic ,that has never been a cause for anything
How true for there is natural explanations not supernatural explanation I bet on the natural explanations,that horse have great track record
Actually both beleive in the same.. A “miracle”. Uknown. Things either do start from nothing or something was always here to kick it off. Scientifically that would be a miracle because it is not possible. Let’s say an intelligent God has always been and created everything else, which is also a miracle.At the end of the day nobody has a clue apart from taking the plunge, and beleive somebodies concept that seems more likely. Nothing is proven from either. A big bang from nothing is a rediculous answer without any substance and can be dismissed. Religions can also be dismissed. Look at things like sharks, they can only eat flesh. Snakes, waspes you name it, they are designed to cause pain. Why would a God create these things in the first place. Wasn’t everything he created good? If that sentence is true, that means we have more than one creator. It’s because nobody knows from either side, we are dividing ourselves in groups. Nobody knows, but they can say they do without any consequences which creates the circle of life that has never changed.
No one can prove how life started, I do not know, I also know talking snakes ,donkeys and restriction ( including zombies ) are not possible .it therefor is not possible for a creator god to exist .
That’s right, nobody can. A big bang from nothing.. We all know that is an over simplified ridiculous equation. People who believe in that also believe in “Poof The Magic Dragon”. Scientifically it’s just jargon, brain washing in the easiest method possible. You can easily always knock both sides of the story. It’s never a problem and nobody ever lets that sink in.
It does! Lol I was blind too… didn’t think ANYTHING existed…. but then I realized that magic is not what we think it is and God and Satan are awaiting our “choice”…. the choice that we make can either lead to the great reset or the Great Awakening. So far the devil has taken over two thirds of this planet. We are letting him win because we don’t even believe in him. That is the devil’s greatest trick is to make us believe he doesn’t even exist. The choice is between material and spiritual. Do you want to live your Humanity here with the material and burn when you die the ultimate death, or do you want to have everlasting life in the company of God? The world isn’t enough for me, I want the Universe God promised me! So I try my hardest not to sin, and I wait patiently for God to take me when it is my time. We’ve heard it all before, especially in the 80s…. but I do truly believe that we are nearing the End… Freemasonry is the Anti Christ of the world… they believe Lucifer is god and they laugh at Atheism and Christianity as they pretend to be a part of it… look up every world leader dating back to the friggin Saints and you’ll see that EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM IS A MASON! They’re sworn to secrecy by DEATH so they will NEVER tell you the TRUTH. They’ve rewritten our bible and have been corrupting our beliefs since before America was even a thought. America is the greatest Masonic experiment in world history, yes, even our founding fathers were ALL freemasons…. it’s something that we all already knew but I don’t believe we, or at least I didn’t realize the gravity of the situation. I didn’t realize that over two-thirds of the planet had already been taken over by Satan… I’m praying that we all open our eyes before it’s too late
Hogwash what can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence
Get some help. You sound like you need deprogramming.
She needs deprogramming for sure delusonal
After reading this inane disjointed diatribe, I am reminded of these quotes .Please decide if they apply.
“Before a person speaks it is always safe to assume that they are a fool. After they speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it”.
“Those who will not reason, are bigots, those who cannot, are fools, and those who dare not, are slaves.”― Lord Byron
I believe everyone can express their opinion, but this nothing but an collection of incoherent utterances.
Why do you assume someone has experienced trauma growing up in a Christian home? As an agnostic atheist the only claim I make is that I haven’t been provided sufficient evidence that a god, any god exists. And that nothing supernatural has ever been proven.
I agree,the bible is a book of fiction,nothing is real outside the book,the god of the bible is a character in a book like Harry Potter,prayer,demons,angels resurrections,miracles are not real outside the book
I think it is important to admit that .although it is not universal , many ex Christians did , or have now realized that aspects of their being a Christian have left deep phycological scars Although no one knows it because it is a private matter this has been my experience It may not be anything the person can talk about openly but I am absolutely convinced that Christianity ,or in fact any religion , can and does have this negative affect
I just saw your comment Stanton. I am not a former Christian; I have been an atheist all my life (80+ years). I would love a sit-down with any Christian apologist. How do I do that with Anthony Rogers or Michael Brown?
But until then, maybe you could tell me why, in spite of Jesus’ explicit promise that prayer will be answered, just as you asked it, it is not answered. If it were, how could the Holocaust have happened? You dno’t think those who were about to be exterminated were praying?
“I would love to watch.”
Yeah, I like to watch too. I checked and that’s not in the bible so it’s not a sin. Just like oral. Have fun and let me know if you’d like to watch together!
TO AUTHORS HERE: Ah, the “Truth”. Good man. Nice religion you got here also. A religion that is against religion. Bravo. BRAVO. I bid you well.
BUT TO KIDS READING THIS: Jesus was real. The real love for a real man in a real world has trickled down through a real timeline into your real, aching hearts. God loves enough to send that reassurance (that value is real, and that is the Truth).
Another Truth, authors here rather hate that love (they will say its their love of Truth but if you discern it’s not), so if anything… choose love. LOVE brought Jesus to you. LOVE wins. I LOVE YOU GUYS! STAY AWAY FROM THIS SITE THAT MOCKS AND SLANDERSJESUS.. AT ALL COSTS. At all costs.
This is a great site how do knowJesus reallyexisted
To: Max Tersch
The most neglected aspect of a discussion such as this is the anthropological point of view. Which says that people create gods, gods don’t create people! For thousands and thousands of years each population of humans has created a god, or a goddess, or even a plethora of deities, such as in India, or no deity, such as in a few cultures. It is a universal cultural phenomena that you can see for yourself by simply looking at Marjorie Leach’s book, over 800 pages, titled “Guide to the Gods”, ABC-Clio, Inc.,1992, which lists them, in categories such as Cosmogonical Deities, Celestial Deities, Atmospheric Deities, Terrestrial Deities, Life/Death Cycle Deities, and many more.
Thousands of them, from which the truth emerges: Religions, and gods and goddesses, all evolve throughout time, over the thousands of years of human evolution. Just as we have witnessed, Judaism has become Christianity, and then Islam, and now we have the Mormons and other off-beat sects.
How absurd to suggest that the Christian God created the earth and stars as well as humans, etc., when we know from archaeological evidence that people have existed for millions of years…….. Here, just look up these dying and rising ‘gods’ that have existed before Christianity: Osiris, Adonis, Romulus, Inanna, and Zalmoxis……..
In anthropological terms, religion is a near-universal cultural phenomenon, an activity it appears, adopted by every group of people on earth. We can imagine the storm gods and the gods of darkness, the gods of the rivers and seas, all evolving from the human mind in it’s effort to confront reality. When tribes confronted each other, the winner credited it to their ‘god’, and that god became an even stronger reality to them…….. Just think back to Martin Luther and the beginning of Protestantism, as it evolved from Catholicism.
Peace……….
I totally agree gods are manmade look at fictitious god of bible with human emotions and barbaric and loaths females
Max, dear man, obviously you remain a “mental slave” to a “proven false religion” which is ever-so-full of fairy tales and falsehoods. You are to be pitied, dear Max, because you choose mental enslavement over reality. Blessings to you and all the other bible banging religious slaves. Namaste Gassho
Right on namaste gassho religious people are brainwashed their minds are made up do not confused them with the facts
Sometimes we want to believe something so badly that we allow ourselves to be conned and exploited.
I have lived for 80 years and have heard most of the arguments for and against various religious teachings. Many of these teachings rely on a belief in some sort of existence, or a life-after-death. There is absolutely no credible evidence that we live beyond death. There is no such thing as a supernatural being”; ghosts, angels, devils, etc, They only exist in our imaginations. The idea of having a soul is bound up with this idea of a future life and a continued existence after-death. The so called soul is the essence of who we are and is generated by our brains. The brain is You. The brain is your consciousness, your cognitive thinking, your self. When the brain dies, you cease to exist. There is no eternity of heavenly bliss, nor eternal suffering. The brain is You. When your brain dies, you become just a memory.
The good news is that when you die you will not know it.
Think about it, selling eternal life is an unbeatable business, with no customers ever asking for their money back, after the goods are not delivered. It is absolutely the perfect con.
Mark Twain said; ‘Religion was invented when the first con man met the first fool.
Most people will not admit to being conned. They don’t want to be seen as a fool.
Yes, you have a right to your opinion. I can not argue with your personal opinions. But please do not state these opinions as facts without credible evidence. Without evidence your opinions are just conjecture, nothing more.
Awesome well said.
I guess it won’t be long before you know the truth. I’ve seen and heard too much credible people experience
the opposite, but, I guess you’re even smarter than Einstein! Not much time left for a spiritual awakening!
I am 65 years old witness nothing supernatural,went to many churches no evidence of the holy spirit read dianetics bull crap it is all wishful thinking preying on gullible people like the gurus who are fake, it is a natural world
I am 62 was Christian for over 40 years, it took me far too long to find out the truth,there is no god
I am so glad you escaped it is tough to escape brainwashing especially you were indoctrinated as a child,bart erhman no longer believes because of suffering in world,I stop believing at age47
I don’t recall Einstein stating that there is overwhelming evidence that humans live beyond death. He was certainly stating his personal opinion. Please keep in mind that Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. You sound like a very intelligent person. If one could claim overwhelming evidence that there is life after death, that would be historic world changing news; but, I cannot argue with your personal opinion.
Tim, It’s not about believing creditable people, it’s about believing creditable evidence.
I salute you Curmudgeon. You said it so very well. I only offer one questioning concept … regarding “the brain” … and … that is … “the brain is a functioning organ in the body” … and … “the mind/spirit” is/are (to my limited education and understanding) “somewhat like unto the “operating system” which (unproven) appears to be “not necessarily a part of the physical structure (cells/vessels/parts/functioning/etc) of the brain. I’m not educated enough to understand that whole concept … but … I am intrigued and fascinated about the “difference-and-or-togetherness of the brain and the mind/spirit/thinking mechanisms”) … it is totally fascinating …. repeat … totally fascinating … especially in consideration of situations/circumstances of TBI (traumatic brain injury) with “global brain damage” and how “sometimes” the severely injured brain can heal to a degree whereby the patient can survive and have somewhat of a normal life (with limitations of course) and outlive their six (non-TBI) siblings. This happened to my husband who sustained severe TBI at age 27 … experienced an amazing limited (non-complete) recovery and lived to 79-years-of-age (outliving all six of his siblings). The details and relationship of/between “the brain” and “the mind/spirit” are ever-so-very fascinating to me. Again, I really appreciate your comments above. Namaste Gassho …. Cere’ April 17, 2022
Incest, polygamy, child rape or molestation, women as property with no rights and child murder.
He loves me.
I’m sure he does.
It’s the lying spirit of an Antichrist at work here!! It’s the dumbest thing ever someone can be so empty to call the Truth a lie! God is! And He is not a man so He would lie! No, things just did not come into an excistance just because! God said and things happen!
Jesus is the Truth and the BIBLE is Inspired Word of God!
Nicole…like I said to Truthsayer; whether GOD is Alive or Dead; A Spook In the Darkness or Closet; that is NOT the importance of the Bible!!! The IMPORTANCE OF THE BIBLE IS THE “Moral Virtues” about what is Right or Wrong!!!? As far as I’m concern; the Prophets, the Apostles, and the Disciples could have been dropping acid or smoking pot!!! Lol…lol…who gives a dam about whether Moses parted the Jordan River or whether Elijah got caught up in a fiery chariot or Jesus was conceived by Immaculate Conception!!! Yah people need to RECOGNIZE the debate should be about Morality vs. Immorality!!!
We are not calling the “Truth” a lie. We are calling the Bible a lie and if you seriously read the bible and read the commentary in this website, you will see that the Church of Truth tells the truth and most of the Bible is a lie
The Bible is “LESS” of a Lie then you want to believe!? Again, because You nor I living in this Time Period cannot VERIFY the Authenticity of Scripture Sources and the ACCURACY of what was said and meant; then the ONLY thing that is RELIABLE is the “Moral Virtues” provided such as thou shalt NOT kill etc. Everything else in the Bible has NO REAL tangible value because we weren’t there. So I advise you to THROW-OUT “everything” except the “Moral” Codes of Conduct/Behavior!?
Moral values from the bible? Written moral values existed long before the bible.
Jesus did not originate moral teachings. The substance of his moral injunctions can be found in multiple moral injunctions that precede him by hundreds to thousands of years.
For Example, see…..
Code of Hammurabi,(ca. 1790 BC)
Confucius (551–478 BC)
Cuneiform law
Law tablets – ancient Near East legal tablets:
Laws of Eshnunna,
Code of Ur-Nammu, king of Ur (ca. 2050 BC), the
Laws of Eshnunna (ca. 1930 BC)
Lipit-Ishtar of Isin (ca. 1870 BC).
Code of the Nesilim.
Hittite laws (ca. 1650-1100 BC).
Assyrian laws,
Mosaic Law / Ten Commandments.
And other than a few sentences from Jesus, where are the moral values in the Bible:
The Ten Commandments don’t even prohibit slavery, torture, kidnapping, rape, genocide among other atrocities it fails to prohibit.
Genesis? Nope
Numbers? Nope
Deuteronomy? Nope
Leviticus? Nope.
Exodus? Nope.
All those books are full of god directed murder, killing, rape, pillaging and other venal atrocities.
Yes, I know! I’m very familiar with your List of Religions with “Moral Laws” found in the Bible that is older than Christianity and is EXACTLY the same! However, Your “ANAL” FOCUS about GOD and Jesus Christ is RIDICULOUS!!! Because You HATE them so much You’ve BLOCKED-OUT the “GOOD” aspects of the Teachings in the Bible that NEEDS to be incorporated in “EVERY” Human Being Life including YOUR’S!!! Whether those “Moral Codes of Ethnics” comes from Hammurabi or Confucius who is in “TOTAL” AGREEMENT with the Teachings of Ethnics found in the Bible; you should have RESPECT for the Bible for NO OTHER Reason??? Again, the argument about GOD and His EXISTENCE is Kindergarten Level of Learning because YOU and Others are “TRAPPED” in “Stories” of “Past” Histories that NO MAN Today can sufficiently prove are TRUE and did happen! Therefore, “GROW-UP” AND “MOVE-ON” TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF LEARNING WHERE THE “MEAT & POTATOES” IS!!! Capiche!???
Jesus loves.
Very true
Everybody has a right to their opinion, but nobody has a right to be wrong in their facts. I can’t argue with what you believe, If on the other hand you state it as a fact, then you must have credible supporting evidence.
Many people confuse the words ignorant and stupid. Ignorant is not knowing, not having all the information needed to make a proper decision.
“Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.”
So let’s start by giving us any credible evidence that there is life after death.
Believing something to be true because you deeply wanting it to be so, is nothing but wishful thinking.
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You are so Right when you say if someone makes a claim let him or her provide PROOF!!!? However, if a person lives his or her Life without Hope; he or she is dead already!!! What is HOPE? HOPE is “Faith” in something to be TRUE or will come to pass when Logic and Reason overrides such silly nonsense found in Children “Dreams” and Stories. Those “Fantasies” taught us that Dreams don’t just true for and is EXCLUSIVE to the Strong, the Brightest, and the Wealthiest. You do remember I HOPE? “WISHING UPON A STAR”? That your mother and school teachers read to you in Fairy tale Stories don’t you? Those Fairy tale Stories HELPED “SOW” THE SEEDS OF FAITH “Nothing is IMPOSSIBLE for “Me” to Achieve!? Those Fairy Tale Stories taught us “WE” are NEVER alone? That there is Someone who thinks and feels like Us and that “We” ARE NOT some strange Alien!!? The Story of Creation and the Miracles of Jesus Christ, whether TRUE or FALSE supposed to help us to BELIEVE!!!? And while we yet Believed; they reassured and supported “Our” UNIQUE individuality and guided us into Peace and Acceptance of Ourselves and Others! ALL of this and so much more ignited Faith in the Impossible INCLUDING the Story of Noah Ark!!!? If YOU did NOT have this in YOUR up-bringing then whoever was your guardian “cheated” you have happiness? If this did happen to you; I’m sorry… Remember its NEVER TOO LATE to EMBRACE THE incredibly Ridiculous Dream, Story or Idea!!!?
His love changed millions
I agree!!! That’s why I modified HIS definition of LOVE that includes NO “EXISTENCE” OF EVIL!!! Lol…lol…
@gordo if you have nothing to say, then move along.
God’s Knowledge-Truth /Spirit-Energy revealed thoughts/laws revealed in All Creation are higher than any man’s including Jesus,etc.
Knock, seek, ask–and we are given Truth glorifying God and guiding humans in the way of life now/today tomorrow as long we live. No threats, fear, hate, war, as in religions using god for their control and profit. Truth sets Free! Why not search for God and Truth instead of trying to excuse the sorry Yes, god of this system of things as leading only to continues misleading lies?.
HORSE-HOCKY
Nicole, your blinded-mind comments do not even deserve the respect of a response. Enjoy your fantasies … baby girl … DREAM ON 🙂
Well if there is no God, then there is no ultimate authority, and man is so flawed, why should I follow others laws, if evolution is true then I should live for myself alone or my offspring, and should take from others what I need, survival of the fittest, I owe nothing to no one. Clan together with those who see it my way and enslaving others that are weaker than me. Kill those who get in my way, there is no right or wrong in evolution, it just happens, I see you agree
Humanism needs no god it is called empathy which god of bible does not have because of the hell doctrine
Hell is purification not punishment. They’ll get out eventually but I’m planning to reunite with my spirit before the burning process. So I don’t have to go through it without a body. What were you planning on doing after you die or before you die whichever comes first.
you are basically correct … the problem is with no empathy your clan will not live long lol
This is the dumbest thing I’ve ever read. It’s like Western men only know how to construct ridiculous delusional paradigms. Hmmm I can only believe in evolution or believe in a God. The two could never coexist!!! No! that would be too much like thinking outside of what I’ve been brainwashed to believe are my only two options!!! As I read through the comments I realize why so many people are going to die over the next 5 years. You guys could not raise your vibration even if you tried. To think in harmony with the new earth. To think at all would be the literal death of you.
Sounds about right. How is it that all of what you describe happens in spite of the Christian religion? Christians did/do all of what you recite in their quest to impose Christianity on the world and the religious right is still doing it. Where in the biblel is all of the above precluded in the bible? Jesus says that he comes with a sword. Jesus says, if any city does not accept his disciples, it will be worse for that city than if was for Sodom and Gomorrah. I see you agree.
And the old testament… millions killed, unborn babies ripped from their pregnant mother’s wombs because they happened to be in the path of the Jews on their way to the promised land. I see you agree.
Sam…Supreme Truthsayer is NOT a Fool. He’s a hurt individual brought on my disappointment. Somewhere in his life he may have tried to believe in God; but found NO EVIDENCE of him actively caring and assisting him in his development. This is COMMON to “ALL” human beings. We have been taught too much about a “fluffy cotton candy God. So since those who were responsible for teaching a masterful lie; therefore, it is easier to “curse” God and let him die in our conscious. However, Truthsayer like so many are finding it very difficult to ERASE God from his consciousness. He like many others HOPE that in speaking harsh critical assumptions, opinions, etc., will make God go a way; but it won’t happen. Everything in this World reminds us of His existence regardless of what name He is called by. With all that being said; the IMPORTANCE of the Scripture or Bible is the “Values of Morality.” Unless, its okay with you to commit acts of violence such as rape, murder, etc.? If it is NOT then the Bible/Scriptures served its purpose by giving you “Healthy” STANDARDS for conduct and behavior? Thereby, you are “UNDER” its Government/Authority whether you want it or NOT? Mankind MUST have Government whether it is Good or whether it is Evil? If you toss out the Scriptures that address Morality then I advised you to go out and commit murder, mayhem, rape, robbery for that is YOUR God and Authority!!! BE FREE INDEED!!!
Master; “…Clan together with those who see it my way and enslaving others that are weaker than me. Kill those who get in my way,…”. This is precisely the way the chosen people behaved in the Bible, because god commanded them to.
Wow aren’t you the sign of the false profits. The Bible is true, it warns us of preachers who preach false doctrine. That is a who you are. May God open YOUR eyes to the truth.
You are brainwashed jenny
They are all brainwashed and if they don’t think their way out of it the next ten years on this earth will literally feel like the hell they so fear going to.
Wowww…that “POWERFULLY” GOOD!!! People MUST remove the blinders off their eyes and start questioning “why” there are so many inconsistencies in GOD’s Judgement and Testimonies of Himself. Very briefly, Adam and Eve sinned ONLY one time and GOD Righteous Judgement was to AFFLICT them with hard labor and the expulsion from the Garden. Satan destroys NOT only 1st Man & Woman; but he shows up thousands of years later in the Book of Job having an audience with GOD!? Understand this, Adam & Eve’s body has decayed into dust for their Sin. Satan gets an extension of Life for destroying this ENTIRE Planet because he shows up as I said thousands of years later after he had tricked Adam and Eve into Sinning. Not ONLY that; but GOD gives to him the Kingdoms of the Earth with Authority to Rule over it as a God. You will find this in the Book of Luke chapter 4 vs 5 thru 6. And I quote: 5 “And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time;.6 And the devil said unto him, All this power will I give thee, and the glory of them: for that is delivered unto me;” Where is the Righteousness and Fairness of GOD’s Judgement in this Story? Satan should be “stretched-out” lying dead in his Grave for committing “Genocide” of the Human Race, Plant and Animal Life? And to this Day, he and his Off-springs of demons and evil Spirits along with the evil Off-springs of the Fallen Angels wonder thru the Earth creating Wars, Poverty, Slavery, Oppression, Racial Hatred, Manslaughter/Murder etc, In addition, carefully read the conversation between Jesus and Satan. Take note that Jesus called Satan a servant and commanded him to worship (obey) GOD, His Father. In other words, GOD is responsible for the condition of Mankind and this World. HE “orchestrated” the Fall of Man by CREATING the Serpent with the nature and behavior of a Devourer along with putting Temptation in the path of Adam and Eve In conclusion, I suggest EVERY Religion to re-examine their Religious Theology; especially where their God says: “I’m Holy and a God of Peace and LOVE!? Out of ALL Religious Thought there is TOO MUCH superstition, myths, unholy practices, and violence that NEVER gets corrected. If Justice comes forth; it is NOT because of GOD but Man!? .
Yes Ken, she is brainwashed; however, NOT in the sense of being STUPID!!! She is like MOST people who turn to Religion for Security, Guidance, Comfort, and Support because of the “Frailties” in Human Nature such as gullibility and superstitious ideas and teachings handed down through Generations of Families that we “cannot” VERIFY. We can’t dig up Moses or Abraham or Solomon etc.!? Because Jenny believes what she has NOT Witness; she does very well!!! Because she heard that “a Storm is coming” and is making preparation for it. ONLY A FOOL would ignore A Warning!? So I COMMEND Jenny for having enough INTELLIGENCE to “TAKE-NO-CHANCES” and RISK her Life being snuffed out or be caught in a beggarly situation!!?
As much as we ALL would like to think and feel that we are “MASTER’S” AND IN CONTROL OF OUR LIVES; this is far from the TRUTH!? Yes, we do have a say; however, the POWERS that Rules this World has the last Word? Like for instance, you apply for Food Stamps and then you submit your completed application…NOW You WAIT!!!? For what? The DECISION that is made by a Stranger to say “approved or denied?” If approved, how much Food Stamps can you count on each month? Yes, we do have power (a say); however, the FINAL DECISION is left up to Someone else which puts “Us” at the “Mercies” of Someone else!!? NONE OF “Us” CAN “PREDICT” THE EVENTS THAT OCCURS DURING OUR DAY TO DAY ROUTINE NOR CAN WE “FULLY” CONTROL WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR DAILY LIVES? BUT “WE” CAN PLAN and TRY OUR BEST TO LAYOUT A ROAD MAP; BUT THE “END-RESULTS” OF OUR EFFORTS MAY “NOT” BE OUR CHOICE!!?
Jenny, what is your evidence that the bible is true? If the Bible is true, there can not be even one contradiction.
The Church of Truth presents many contradictions found in the bible.
For instance,in Matthew: Jesus was born under the reign of Herod who died in 4 BC.
In Luke: Jesus was born after Cyrenius instituted the tax (6 AD) that Caesar Augustus decreed.
That is directly from the Bible. Which is true?
Jenny you have been owned
First “The Scriptures” is right and “the Bible” is absolutely wrong. But you wouldn’t know the difference. Also “Yahushuah” was not born in your quote date. Not even close. But it is immaterial since the Moshiach did not celebrated any of his birth date. Pagan individuals like Herod did. Next?
“The Church of Truth” since the word church doesn’t appear in The Scriptures and is a made-up religion institution it is IMHO the addition of the word “Thruth” is purely base on the hubris of the owner of this site. Lets call it “The Church of the TruthSayer – Hubris LLC” Hee, hee, hee. Muttley laugh! Job 38:4
What is not true that is presented as truth in the Church of Truth?
tomschaber Like I already state: the name “Church of Truth” for starter. Full of hubris from the “ThruthSayer”. I could also write a book just to explain single pages of his pathetic attempt of explaining why it doesn’t make sense to him the bible much less “The Scriptures”. I am not an apologetic. I would not attempt such feeble endeavors. HE [the creator] doesn’t need me or any one else for that matter. Everyone can believe anything they please as long as they don’t start pedaling as the virtue of truth.
Village Idiot
You could write a book? Please do. How soon is it coming out? Until I see a cogent, well written, evidence based book written by you, I will continue to think that you are pretty much like your handle; “the village idiot”.
And… Village Idiot, you merely saying that the name, “The Church of Truth” is untrue doesn’t make it untrue. Please show how any one of the 41 suppositions presented is untrue. I would love to hear your take on the truth of the supposition that states “The Bible is Wrong About What Jesus Said”. Give evidence, not opinion, that that is a false supposition.
anyone who tries to support that what Jesus said was true , first has to prove that the person did exist …. good luck with that.
It seems that you are implying he doesn’t exist… prove it first?
did he exist .. I really dont know ,however, if you want me to accept he did say anything that was recorded I would need at least some proof he did
I think I said… You first! Prove to us that he didn’t exist.
well if thars what you want ….as long as you don’t believe in magic which i do not think exists , if it does YOU would have to prove it does …. so right Jesus is god right, he created everything from errr what,,, unless you can prove otherwise matter can not be created or destroyed, so any god to do so can not exist , hence jesus does not either … feel free to prove me wrong
You got to be kidding me?!!? It seems that a 14 year old wrote it! I really was addressing tomschaber: your very stable genius.
What is “thars”? Jesus created everything from “errr; what is “errr”? Do you know what is magic? Here is the definition… Magic is the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural force. Like in the movies with Harry Potter; probably something you been watching lately. When I think about magic what comes to mind is prestidigitation and/or FX (movies special effects). Let me start with what I can comprehend (at least slightly-it is more like inferring from your babel).
1- Yahushuah wasn’t charge with the performance of magic since this was not a punishable offense. But he was original accused with sorcery; a punishable offenses by hanging from a tree. Something they (the Pharisees) refuse to do because: “Second century rabbis made a very clear distinction between real and imaginary magic,and they were quite sophisticated at recognizing illusions.” and in doing so they would have ascertain that he must have been performing “miracles”. Catch 22!!! So in accordance to Roman tradition he was accused of sedition. Not magic here, or sorcery but sedition
2-Jesus is god… wrong! That is from the triune doctrine of the christian churches. Not from the scriptures. Let me know if you need prove for such a simple statement. [e.g.: Yohanan 14:28~Triune gods are all equal. Not a Jewish or Muslim doctrine.]
3a- Matter can’t not be created or destroyed. AS A SCIENCE MAXIM! This is known as The Law of Conservation of Mass an it applies to chemistry only. Not Physics. E = mc2 On the most basic level, the equation says that energy and mass (matter) are interchangeable; they are different forms of the same thing. Under the right conditions, energy can become mass, and vice versa. Can you state the five phases of matter?
3b- Matter and The Big Bang Theory… the theory describes a high density state preceded by a singularity in which space and time lose meaning. Now science tells us that from nothing came our Universe [space and time lose meaning!?!!]. Maybe by magic! Did you know that the original model was postulated by a Belgium priest; Georges Lemaitre? So matter ain’t matter until it spawn from nothing; is that it?
I think I just prove you wrong trice!
Do you want to take the place again for the “very stable genius”?
I refuse to continue you , are you a Christian ? jesus is either god as part of the tribune god , if not he must be a second god as for your other comments it appears you do believe in magic … what a shame
keith says: Hee, hee, hee Muttley laugh.
tomschaber says: I have ponder if I should answer your post since it seems to show your lack of acumen [or too quick in the draw kind of nature-shoot question first until something sticks, like the spaghetti in the wall – “al dente”. ~ By the way; morons are not welcome in my village!] for the written or spoken word. Have you ever heard of the expression “figurative speech” to proof a point? The structure of the quote sentence is as follow… “I could also write a book just to explain single pages”. Could, is the auxiliary verb [used with hypothetical or conditional force.] in the sentence to indicate a possibility or the need to just explain why many other expert in the field think otherwise than the ones he willy-nilly picked; just because it fit his purpose or needs at the time. Not an intend in my part. Writing books to correct a buffoon is not what I hold as a vision of my future. I rather spend my time gardening. A much wiser choice, IMHO. At least I’ll be cultivating something.
Also the term “truth”; at least for the scientific community, it seems to be use as superlative adjective to indicate their latest Ivory Tower theories [scientific consensus], regardless of the real facts. Take for example: String Theory vs Black Mater/Energy. Black Mater [a re-wrap of the old “Ether Theory”] is currently been touted as a fact without a single factual evidence while String Theory has been put in back burner; so to speak, because their mathematical vs visualization skills have reach an impasse. And it also seems to contradict some of the black mater principles of evolution; one of their “pets theories”. No; I don’t expect to settle the matter in this curriculum! But since this blog/URL site boast to be the empirical of theological in truth and in this arena truth are absolute by nature [in reality only a creator can state absolute and truthful statements]. It can’t be both. It behoove us to follow the Scriptures and not the Bible; making “the truth” of this site just a ridicule moniker and a very poor one at that.
Let’s take for example his quote about Jesus [Yahushuah] birth date to show a contradiction between Mathews vs Luke; when he doesn’t even have his birth date correct (Year)! He also quotes Luke which is not even one of his apostle [much less one of the two witness]. If I quote one good source and then a bad source to indicate a contradiction it then falls into the “fallacies in logic” class type. Even an idiot can tell the difference. And that is just one sentence much less than a whole page!!! Also birthdays are a pagan practice in case you where not aware of that. So in accordance to Jewish tradition I am not giving you such info. But I can tell you that the correct one is somewhere in the internet. [hint; search in ernest].
Oh my god; you win village idiot. I am shamed, humbled, humiliated beyond belief. Now that you have put me down, why don’t you go do something more useful with your life. Tell us about the charities you support, the number of homeless you have helped, your efforts to diminish the sex trade in your area, the number of houses you helped build with Habitat for Humanity. I have done all of that – what about you?
Like I said morons are not welcome to my village. [Prov 26:4-5] End of story.
“End of story”? I hope you mean it. If I see you on this website again you will be removed.
Jenny, the ONLY thing that is TRUSTWORTHY in the Bible is the “Laws of Virtue and Morality!” These Laws are CONSTANT!!! As for the Gods, Angels, and Men; they are INCONSISTENT in their Works and Testimonies of themselves. For instance, Genesis 1 and 2 spoken by the Holy Spirit of Truth and written by holy Men is in CONFUSION? If all these Men had the SAME Spirit upon them; they would have CONSISTENTLY written the Words of God. This is a REFLECTION that the SAME Spirit was NOT dictating the narratives of Creation. TRUTH never Lies nor Errors!? As for the Christian God who testifies that He his Holy, Just, and Righteous…throughout the entire Books of the Bible; you’ll find INCONSISTENCIES? For instance, on the 5th Day of Creation; He crafted/designed the Serpent with an Evil Nature and Intent. On the 6th Day He creates Adam and Eve COMPLETELY IGNORANT of the Nature of Evil…that’s why Eve’s said the Serpent “tricked” her because she was VOID of Knowledge and Understanding of the Nature of Evil in which Jehovah fashioned and brought into Existence. Any God who makes claims of being Holy, Good, Loving, etc., would NEVER create or brings something CONTRARY to His or Her Nature. In other words, you CANNOT draw Darkness from Light. Light begats LIGHT and Darkness begats DARKNESS. Now we use filters to draw out the pollution in our water to get clean water…is that Right? If you agree, then you will then begin to understand that the ONLY way for Jehovah to create Evil is because His Nature is Evil? As He said, “I MADE Man in MY Image and Likeness?” And in examining the Works of Man BOTH Good and Evil; then You understand that Jehovah is NOT what he claims to be. He is polluted like Mankind. In the Words of Jesus Christ…”if You being Evil knows how to do Good works…” This tells us that NO MATTER How Many GOOD Works we do; Humanity is Evil and are Sinners. If you apply Jesus’s Wisdom of “Perception/Judgement” to His Father; then you’ll see that it is IMPOSSIBLE for something that is “FULLY” PURE & CLEAN to Produce UNHOLY and UNCLEAN such as the Serpent!!! Understand it was the SAME God who made the Dinosaurs millions of years before He made Adam and Eve. And as you have learned from Scientist and Archeologist that there lived Raptors and other meat eating creatures that walked the Earth. Death was in this Region of the Universe long before Jehovah pulled the Earth from the Waters. I think the ABSENCE of the Planetary Systems made up of the Sun, Moon, and Stars REVEALS that a War occurred in our Universe. My speculative guess…this is when the Angelic Fallout occurred resulting in the formation and creation of Evil Spirits that walks among us today called Demons!? Jenny, I hope I shed some light on whether the Bible can be relied upon? I say it again, RELY Upon the LAWS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS & VIRTUES and EVERYTHING ELSE put a Question mark until your God explains it to you in the NEXT Life!!!
Well actually one would need to read the gnostic scriptures to fully understand the creation story. There is a part they hide from you. Adam and Eve were expelled from the garden with only their souls. Their spirits still dwell in the garden as Lucifer and Lilith.
May God open you eye. You only have one.
Elisabeth, if Jenny is so confident that the Bible is FLAWLESS then why is it that the Holy Spirit was so confused and forgetful in re-telling the Story of Creation and the Fall. The Authors of the various letters to the Church stated that they were inspired by the Holy Ghost to write down every spoken Word of GOD? Their are TOO MANY inconsistencies in that Book to say CONCLUSIVELY that there is and was ONLY One Voice speaking to the Prophets. Because of this, I cling to the Values and Virtues of Righteousness written in the King James Bible because those Instructions in Righteousness has PROVEN to be consistent. EVERYTHING else is Questionable. Please forward to Jenny if you wish. Thank you!
FALSE Prophet!? Nay!!! Wise Teacher- YES!!! Let me remind You about what is written in the Bible Jenny? Jesus said: “MANY” shall call upon him and think that they are ACCEPTED by Him and GOD; and “BE” REJECTED; am I correct? Now I ask YOU? At what point in Your Christian walk did Jesus tell YOU that YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED? Because ALL those folks who gave Charity in His Name; Comfort to the down-trodden; etc., were REJECTED!!!? So do tell me that Jesus SPOKE to You and told You; Your SEAT in Heaven is SECURED?
The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.(Richard Dawkins).
… and God was not apparenty a good wresler. (Genesis 32:24-28) Apparently God could not beat Jacob. So the Jewish God cheated by touched the socket of Jacob’s hip causing the hip to wrench.
Awesome comments I do not know how anybody can believe in god
So true the bible is wrong about alot things
The Bible is chuck full of errors. Remember Constantine?! But no “The Scriptures”.
Ken Morgan says: “So what !!!!!! That is very anal of you” Could you be more specific about who’s anus you are talking about and why? The Village Idiot would like to know what brought you to your knees that you could see that particular part of his anatomy. Hee, hee, hee Muttley laugh.
Another two things that you do not know.
1. There is a difference between AnyONE and anyBODY.
AnyBODY you will find in the cemetery. A BODY id DEAD
ONE being the supreme number is alive.
2. There is a difference between god and God
Undertake an extensive reading program to better educate yourself
and to become fluent in the English language.
Unfortunately, you have failed to educate yourself beyond the elementary level.
There is no difference between anybody and anyone so there
2- There is a difference between god, God and G_d. This would be a more accurate statement.
So what !!!!!! That is very anal of you
Thank you for knowledge.
Well there are important truths hidden in the New Testament but most Christians don’t know which verses those are. They could start with Matthew and then read Homer’s Odyssey. The Bible has nothing to do with fellowship halls or church services though. That’s the dead man’s interpretation of a lost art form. You might also find it interesting to know that the Swedish word for the English word “good” is actually spelled “god”. So the likelihood that during the time of the Vikings occupying parts of the world where the Bible was being translated. The phrase “God is good” is most likely just a literal translation. It’s a misunderstanding of the context of the phrase. If you were reading a book of translations and it said “cat is verde” Nobody would assume they really meant that the “cat is green”. It would tip them off that it was mistranslated because when we look around most cats aren’t green. But imagine if the word “Gato” had been translated a bunch of times and over the years the word Gato took on the meaning of a divine being instead of its original translation. Then the possibilities for understanding that sentence are endless but the origin of it is not that interesting.
Thanks good Elisabeth!!! Thanks for the knowledge!!!
I agree
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You act like Jews. You expound believe in truth but also have no definition of truth.
You are false. Repent.
I’ll see your justice is not abdicated.
WTF are you talking about?
OK… I repent.
What does it mean to say “your justice is not abdicated”.
Sour grapes
You act like Jews. You expound believe in truth but also have no definition of truth.
You are false. Repent.
You’re right
This guy takes some random cherry-picked quotes from the bible and twists them to “debunk” so badly that even your local pastor can counter it.
it’s a fact that all amino acids combining takes a 10^130 chance of occurring, and that even a “simple” single cell organism is far more complex than the space shuttle.
People have devoted their entire lives to crushing the theory of evolution, but the so called “free” press won’t even look at them and continue to dance at when that guy trump eats his steak well done.
Click to access Atheistic%20EvolutionBW2-1.pdf
Of course, there is little proof of WHICH god exists, but these “le epic atheists” going to beat up a straw-man of fundamentalist christian, using the bible, can easily be shown that no damage was done
It’s a shame that this is what passes as “truth” isn’t it? This entire blog is the ass-end of a bad joke.
the probability of life happening is actually 100% lol as we are here , the chance of a creator close to 0% as none has ever been found
400 iq take
“random cherry-picked quotes”. That technique was learned from the Xians who are always throwing random cherry-picked quotes at everyone; John 3:16 comes to mind.
Please provide an example of a cherry-picked quote that has been twisted and then poorly debunked. Glittering generalities are worthless.
Of course, as you state clearly. the theory of Evolution is only a “Theory”
It is not FACT, which is why it is called a Theory,
You would be wise to read more on the subject.
I would recommend:
‘ What is The Origin of Man ‘
By Dr. Maurice Bucaille
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Addi,
Your line of reasoning sounds more like diarrhea; but looking at the average utterance of these monkeys, I can tell… you are in good company.
The average individual here follow the spewing of our great Supreme TruthSayer! If it is not build on the “Altar of Science” it has not happened. Specially if he wasn’t there. Not quoting him directly. Just inferring! Supreme TruthSayer: Bet you he can’t not define “Science” without the dictionary. I think It was Albert Einstein who said… (and I am paraphrasing) If you can’t explain it in your own words you don’t know what you are talking about! LOL
Village Idiot…I “LOVE” Science!!! I learned today that we humans have LIKE DNA to Cattle by 96%, Mice, Cats, and bananas!!!? Lol…lol…This Research Data has been provided by respected Biologist! However, this is NOT the MAIN Reason for my comment. My “MAIN” Reason is to tell you how I’m “INTERPRETING” Your Thought Process…okay? You sound like this…You acknowledge their is a sun, moon, and stars; but DENY the Universe in which it is suspended or orbits in? You acknowledge that we humans have a physical body but DENY we have NOT A Soul or Spirit!!!? In my life-time, I’ve learned if there EXIST “A Material” there ALSO EXIST “An Immaterial!!!” If there EXIST Good then their EXIST Evil!!! Whether it be apparently Visible to the eyes or not? No matter how green the grass; no matter how beautiful the flower when it first blooms…”DEATH” IS “INTERWINDED” Into ITS “EXISTENCE” LIKE Yours and Mines? No human has ACTUALLY SEEN The GOD “DEATH”!!!?We have “SYMBOLS” OF ITS OR HIS APPEARANCE; BUT ACTUALLY SEEN HIS “TRUE” FORM; No one has seen it because “DEATH” Is A “CLOAKED” Being? Therefore, as you have EMBRACED the Material; do TRY and OPEN Yourself to the Immaterial or Supernatural. I’m a Living Witness that the Supernatural does EXIST!!! Good luck!!!
This does not wash
This does not wash,hogwash
So does that mean you think that when you die; your going to turn into vapor and with a small gentle wind be blown away? If so, I wish I could believe such nonsense as that! It is a far better demise then the one I have learned about and watched in the lives of my family, friends, neighbors, and strangers. So if by chance you have a “GOD” whom you pray to that is NOT Christian; ask him or her to ALSO turn me into vapor along with you!!!? Lol…lol…”I’M DEAD SERIOUS!!!” because I unfortunately know my Life ends in tragedy!!!
For all of you quoting Paul: Do you call yourself Christian? Well I think you should all read this link… http://questioningpaul.com After you do that tell:
where is Christ in your teaching? And why do you still call yourself a Christian? Can’t have both. And stop drinking my water!
Supreme Truthsayer, “Just one fool.” Are you mocking me?
@Village Idiot
No, I’m not mocking you. Jesse Swift had a one word comment “Idiots”. I assumed he was referring to the “authors” of this website.l I was merely telling him there was only one idiot associated with this website.
He’s not mocking you. He’s telling you the truth, you are a fool. Plane and simple, even the bible says people who don’t follow his commands are fools. BTW, THERE IS only one way to go to heaven, follow god’s commands. All the 300 and something other things you said are just more specific things + following god’s commands. The only way to understand the BIBLE is to believe it, if you don’t believe it and trust it, you wont understand it, PERIOD. Stop spreading foolishness, you fool.
You take some random cherry-picked quotes from the bible and twists them to “debunk” so badly that even your local pastor can counter it.
it’s a fact that all amino acids combining takes a 10^130 chance of occurring, and that even a “simple” single cell organism is far more complex than the space shuttle.
People have devoted their entire lives to crushing the theory of evolution, but the so called “free” press won’t even look at them and continue to dance at when that guy trump eats his steak well done.
Click to access Atheistic%20EvolutionBW2-1.pdf
Of course, there is little proof of WHICH god exists, but these “le epic atheists” going to beat up a straw-man of fundamentalist Christianity , using the bible, can easily be shown that little damage was done
Idiots
Jesse,
Please be more specific. Who are the idiots? Why do you think whoever you think are idiots, are idiots? Are you qualified to call anyone an idiot? What are your credentials? Did it ever occur to you that you may be the idiot? Just sayin..
Has the same occurred to you?
While alot of what I’ve read here is alittle out of context or doesn’t display the full story, all in all this is a pretty good starting point for removing the effects of brainwashing so many people and children are still subject to in this day and age. I won’t say I was raised in a religious household, there was knowledge of god but from a young age we watched Ren and Stimpy, cussed, drank and just went along our merry little way. At night I was encouraged to say my prayers but it was never a “Ask god for deliverance before you die in sin.” type thing so much as it was a way to end the day peacefully. My parents were good people but I wasn’t being forced into a religious cocoon, I was allowed to go to church if I wanted to (with other family members as my parents did not go) and I was allowed to ignore it all together if I so wished. For a long time the stories of Jesus’ miracles, the parting of the seas, and a magical all happy place like Heaven was comforting to me. Around 10 or 11 I really started to question things because I just didn’t see a point in it anymore, I didn’t need it so to speak. At 14 I was sent to a Christian school because I was being bullied at school and this godly learning center was the only other place I could go. My dad, a god believer, hated the idea of my going here because he knew what I was going to be subject to. I was skeptical from day one but observed everyone around me with glowing eyes and exuberant smiles while listening to the stories of the bible, the word of god. The main difference between us? They were raised in the church, forbidden from modern sin, the girls went with long skirts and sleeved shirts, they didn’t cut their hair, the boys forbidden form an ear piercing, no hair past the collar! Rightly so the Christians argue, well we aren’t all like this! No of course not, but not all atheists are pitchfork weilding scholars set in their castles of perpetual sin atop a mass of writhing naked bodies and satanic music on loop either. Do I think anything in the bible is true? Absolutley. Is it religous? Of course! Is it godly in the sense the Jews and Christians know it? Not at all. Its human nature, progression, with lots to be told and discovered. I don’t think I know the answers to life’s most grueling athiest-hating questions, “Oh yea?! Well then explain conscience!” Well even monkeys feel bad when they hurt another monkey, scientific fact. Look it up. But we still have this poor misguided humans wasting their life away waiting for ever lasting happiness. Theres so many discrepancies, so many things that don’t add up and unfortunately I need more than that tride and true, “god says there are things in this world that can’t be explained!” Sounds like alot of holes in a good story to me, you’ve read books like that. Things are alittle fuzzy at the end. Its hard to make up everything from A to Z with no cliffhangers. As I get older I see the people around me turn more towards god, they fear death, they fear what comes after. Narcissistic, they can’t imagine not existing, they aren’t just bags of bones and organs, they were made in gods own image! Its all just so convenient when you look at it, it all lends so nicely to control of masses or better yet, just a way of explaining and compelling people. Right now some 30 something year old sits reading this, laughing at me, picking apart my argument with their knowledge of god. I encourage you to sit back and really think about what you know and can prove vs. what the nonbelievers can prove. There is no satan sitting in wait to poison our minds and lead us astray, there is no disbelief because of sin, there is no real sin. Morality is man made, open your eyes and enjoy life now. There are no pearly gates waiting for you.
Wow, that’s a mouthful but I concur with most of it.
I find It’s impossible to enjoy life without consequence, sorry but i find that’s just fact. Life is no easy street here and now and the beleif of that it can be great by simply going out and making it great is false beleiving and probematic. Be careful and keep safe but don’t ever go thinking things are going to be great. Putting your beleif in so called science is not acceptable unless it can be proven by trial and error by yourself, simply beleiving scioentific theories is complete stupididy. At least half the people on earth think the moon landings were real and happened in history. This has been proven a lie, and although the Russians knew from the get go most people refuse to accept the facts. The lies, deception and evil from our governments is far beyond many peoples comprehension. These people don’t think for themselves, they don’t bother researching and getting real facts, they are simply lead like livestock and content with that way of life as it is and stands, their faith is in man which is going to be crushed by the ones they put faith in. When the 3 towers free fell to the ground without any resistants to slow them down questions should have been asked, and although they might have been some that did they were quickly dampened by the power in charge, which just so happened to take control of quite a bit of oil soon after. To be truthful i don’t think many people fathom just how evilish coordinated our governments really are, it goes beyond what you may think you know. The trillions of dollars that went missing from the sep 11th pentagon attack was cruel but unfortunately extremely convenient. Just ask yourself, do you really think something completely evil is not influencing people in power on earth? Or can you see there is no evil influence, we simply need to smarten up a bit and everything will come good in the world?
OH MY GOD… you think the moon landings were fake? Please remove your drivel from my website. This is not the place for conspiracy theorists. Oh wait, maybe it is. The belief in Jesus’ resurrection is a conspiracy theory.
This only takes a simple study from all sides. Conspiracy is basically a beleif and not fact. The correct method to be following is reality & facts being displayed out loud and what you & I along with everybody else should be acknowledging. The link below is not anything to do with proof but is quite funny to those who have studied up on it. We are going to Mars next! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZjOVr3G_cQ
it is hard to reply to someone who things all conspiracies are true …please please read ALL the information before making such reticulated and unfounded comments
Everything in the BIBLE is true, you are foolish too. These days you just can’t find real Christians. You are already poisoned by Satan, you are already so brain-washed. When the end comes I hope you remember this, even better I hope you change before the end comes. There are pearly gates waiting for you. Anybody who is one the verge of losing to satan and are about to fall into sin. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU.
MMax Davely: “Everything in the BIBLE is true…” The village idiot challenges you! If I find you a contradiction or something that is absolutely wrong will you agree that the Bible is wrong like the Qumran. Now I want to make something absolutely clear, there is a very big difference between the bible and The scriptures. Even though they share similarities. There is also a second point I would lie to stress… I am not Jewish because they follow there traditions and they think that their oral Torah is the word of YHWH. When in reality is the word of their rabbis/scholars. I am also not a christian since I do not follow Paul. And lastly I am not a Muslim since I don’t idolize soldiers or child molesters. All that been said would you like to drink from my cup?
Nothing fails like prayer christian still can not pray away covid 19 only prayers that are answered are finding car keys and parking place ha ha
Okay, so monkeys being sad when they hurt other monkeys… proves what?
What I can prove is the existence of a creator
Click to access Atheistic%20EvolutionBW2-1.pdf
And, black and white fallacy as well
ONLY CHRISTIAN FUNDAMENTALISTS VS EPIC ATHIESTS?
Yes, and there is a reason Anthropology isn’t taught to young children…… Each human culture creates its’ own gods and goddesses, and then the parents and preachers imbue the child from the moment of birth with this knowledge, long before the child can reason. Culture is not a ‘reasonable’ thing, it simply is, and has existed and evolved from the earliest of times, for whatever reasons…….. No other individual from another group can claim intimate knowledge of your group, or your ‘god’, if he has not been brought up from birth with these beliefs.
But religions control this country and the world’s populations, and we have only recently arrived at the point where science can talk about ‘facts’ and ‘evidence’, and ‘truth’…….. About what ‘really’ happened…….
I AGREE GAY PEOPLE STAY GAY NO NEW CREATIONS IN CHRIST JUST PRETEND PRETEND GOD IS NOT REAL ,
Now you have become another self rightous believer like everybody else. Straight on the usual band wagon just like the rest, your mind now knows everything (as far as it’s concerned) and cannot be changed. This happens to religious and non religious people alike. We are all human and share the same errors whether you want to believe that or not. For the most part evil does exist and it distorts, confuses, pushes hatred, causes fear, pain and all the rest upon us. There is absolutely no escape from it and never has been in this world. All those before us today looked to the after life, just as many do now with religions. Some of those bad things that happen to people are so traumatic and horrible that, even the people that witness them cannot come to grips with it. You can always see the greed pushing from each new generation, it’s breed into us, all of us. It’s there because you want to feel good, you want to be happy, we all feel life is supposed to be good. Unfortunately its very hard, it’s a grind for everybody. Money can help in the very short term, but you will find other problems will plaque you like health issues etc. It’s just the way it is and there can really be no coincidence.
Life is a Miracle whether you are religious or not, this changes nothing because it is (no doubt) a miracle either way. For us all to be sitting here with a keyboard being tackfull to each other is evidence of the evil we cannot get away from. The main thing that needs to be understood is: We are all on a round planet that appeared? And since then we have appeared on it? And not one of us knows the full story why anything can appear from nothing period??? None of us know and we conflict and fight each other thinking we have the answer. We don’t, and it’s really not possible to know exactly how this all came about. You can read text that was written by other humans, and there is many convincing scriptures out there, (and this is also why there is a problem within religion). Scientists have thoeries, that’s what they are, some conflict, some are just to rediculous to consider as hard based fact on whatever so called evidence, which is not hard strong beleivable evidence and therefore can never be made fact amongst all. In a very similar way Religions share the same issue, there is not enough hard fact for all to beleive without doubt.
All those that think they know, (Religious or Atheist) re-think it. Don’t push what you know you don’t fully know! For religious people it’s not a matter of taking a man made scripture and beleiving in it, and that’s how it is done! That’s blind faith, as blind as the word itself. Beleive in this and you receive the spirit is absolute garbage talk, stay away from that religion or church. For atheist it’s not a matter of taking a man made thoery, or beleiving in technics that are not proven 100% correct. It’s so easy to prove something that is real. If I say I can lift a small rock above my head and I pick one up in front of a (none dumb or blind) audience and hold it above my head, they will all beleive it 100% that is hard fact proof. You won’t be able to convice anybody otherwise, there will be no rumours, unfortunately scientists don’t actually prove everything and it gets the same treatment as religions.
From zero, nothing to us sitting here picking at each other is a magical miricle like it or not, it’s actually “undeniable”
Anyway, in short nobody knows, that’s what I feel but don’t know 100%
Bravo. Thanks for proving my point.
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Consider the fact God has blinded the minds of unbelievers because they rather believe lies. Until you ask the one true God for truth you will remain, deceived, by your own lack of true wisdom and by the greatest deceiver, satan.
well the god has also arranged all the evidence, or lack of it to point to his non-existence
sounds fair to me lol
This guy takes some random cherry-picked quotes from the bible and twists them to “debunk” so badly that even your local pastor can counter it.
it’s a fact that all amino acids combining takes a 10^130 chance of occurring, and that even a “simple” single cell organism is far more complex than the space shuttle.
People have devoted their entire lives to crushing the theory of evolution, but the so called “free” press won’t even look at them and continue to dance at when that guy trump eats his steak well done.
Click to access Atheistic%20EvolutionBW2-1.pdf
Of course, there is little proof of WHICH god exists, but these “le epic atheists” going to beat up a straw-man of fundamentalist christian, using the bible, can easily be shown that no damage was done
Dear Raymond
Consider the ‘fact’ that God has blinded the minds. How do you know this is a ‘fact’, given that you are relying on special pleading for a book that you believe trumps all arguments, including common sense?
Lets step back and ask why statements like this are found in the New Testament. Is it not reasonable to speculate that believers were asking church leaders how come nobody believes us when we share our faith? With such widespread disbelief and ridicule from Roman culture, can you not see what the writer was doing? The mainstream Judaisms (not the plural as there were different flavours of Judaism, just as there were of Christianity) rejected Y’shua/Y’heshua/Jesus as their Messiah. The writer merely used a ploy to make the current believers think they had something special – it is not your fault for sharing the gospel and no one believed your stories – no! It is these ‘stupid’ people who are so ‘blind’ that they cannot ‘see’ the truth of this new mystery religion called Christianity. It is easy to say that God stops them believing, but then this line of thinking is open to criticism that God has therefore violated free will by preventing people form believing. Can’t you see how messed up this looks to me?
On the one hand you will tell me that God gave me the freedom to chose his way or a celestial barbecue if I don’t, On the other you are telling me that this God (supposedly Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Omni benevolent) is going to ‘blind’ me for following and trusting scientific and historical evidence, despite this God wanting to ‘save’ me, and will introduce me to an eternal furnace as punishment? A furnace that was devised in the imaginations of the primitive, pre-scientific, superstitious human mind, drafted in early Christian literature like the Apocalypse of Peter. This book enjoyed wider circulation during the second century AD than the Apocalypse of John and allegedly inspired medieval artwork of hell, like Dante, Hieronymous Bosch, along with the superstitious imaginations of the inquisitors. Our modern day Christian view of hell and demons, owes much to an explosion of ideas in the middle ages about hell, demons and witches that fuelled the design of instruments of torture and interrogation manuals like Maleus Maleficarum – The Witches Hammer. The inquisitions ran from 1231 to 1834. Let us not forget that King Kames I of England (yes he of 1611 King James Version bible translation fame) also wrote and contributed significantly to ideas on demonology and witchcraft that still permeates Christianity today. Can’t you see how Jewish belief in The Satan as a heavenly court accuser whose job was to test people on God’s behalf, has evolved over the centuries within Christianity to become the arch-enemy of God, in a good vs evil battle, who is blamed for most of the evil, suffering and misery that is experienced by the vast majority of humanity?
Can’t you see how each generation of believers came along, reinterpreted the texts/stories in the light of their own day and added to them with their own understanding? It doesn’t matter which generation of observers watches a ball fall from a tower, for gravity will still have an acceleration of approx 10m per second. Hydrogen atoms will always have just 1 proton in their nucleus. Light will still travel at about 300,000km per second in a vacuum. The Earth is approximately 4.3 Billion years old. Life has existed her for at least 3.7 Billion years with single celled life have the planet to themselves for the best part of 3 Billion of those years of life.
What kind of person ‘allows’ an allegedly evil, lesser being to torment their ‘children’? That is essentially what you are saying. Imagine pulling that one in a court of law as your defence that you were ‘imitating god’ by allowing some thugs to abuse your daughter for not making you the number one in her life. Can’t you see how you present your deity as such a morally evil being as the instigator of suffering? You offer no evidence for your ‘facts’, apart from reference to a book plus possible anecdotal stories and yet apparently I am the ‘blind’ one for accepting scientific discoveries and historical evidence as demonstrable facts over a fictional deity. So the best that this New Testament writer could come up with to encourage their flock was that I am ‘blind’ for daring to ask hard, critical questions about this religion and dare to challenge many of its claims?
Please remind me. Which Psalm taught us how to get to the moon? Which teaching of Jesus mentioned germ theory and the importance of washing your hands before meals? Which proverb gave us the cure for Which part of Leviticus and Deuteronomy gave us the Geneva Convention and UN Charter on Human Rights? Which story of Elijah a miracle worker taught us about medicine? Which of the Decalogue (pick any of the 4 main contenders, but most people will be familiar with Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5) taught us freedom from religion as well as freedom to express your religion? Which of the 10 commandments condemns rape? Which of the 10 commandments banned slavery? Which of the 10 commandments promotes equality?
So God is going to punish unbelievers for not believing even though they have been deceived by the great deceiver, Satan – who, by the way – God allows to violate His Will?
What kind of a Loving, Kind, Merciful, Benevolent, Caring, Compassionate, All-Powerful, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Perfect, Patient, Persevering, Righteous, Forgiving, Almighty God would do that?
Please Help Me. I want true wisdom but Satan is preventing me from achieving it.
because neither a god or satan exist
Imagine getting betrayed millions of times, it hurts right, let’s add one more thing. BY BILLIONS OF PEOPLE EVERY SINGLE DAY. It’s going to hurt right? Of course it will, now here’s the next question. Will you forgive them? You should. You know Why? Because god does, and he will keep doing it until you die. Hear that, even though god get’s betrayed everyday he still will forgive you. That’s how Loving, Kind, Merciful, Benevolent, Caring, Compassionate, All-Powerful, Omnipotent, Omniscient, Perfect, Patient, Persevering, Righteous, Forgiving, Almighty God he is. Adding to that, if you pray and believe god and follow him he will forgive you and keep you away from the great deceiver, Satan. But, he will allow Satan to temp you, to see if YOU love God. If you want true Wisdom, read the BIBLE, Believe it, Pray to god as if you where having a conversation with him, ask him to forgive you, try to obey his commands, anything that seems wrong and going against god stop doing it. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU. If you have any questions Email me (8026355@gmail.com)
God is not real in your life either,do not kid yourself get over it,the bible nonsense
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Signed by: The Village Idiot
Explain this please: https://www.quora.com/If-the-earth-is-rotating-around-the-sun-wouldnt-night-and-day-switch-every-six-months-as-the-planet-would-be-on-the-opposite-side-of-the-sun/answer/Andrew-McCarthy-18
It seems quite a few people misunderstood this question, which is actually a very intelligent observation. Yes, if a day was EXACTLY 24 hours, this would be true. AM and PM would flip flop through the course of a year.
This is based on the false assumption that the Earth’s day/night cycle is 24 hours to the minute. It is not.
Our day/night cycle is almost exactly 23 hours and 56 minutes. So where does that extra 4 minutes go each day? Let’s do some math.
After a week, those 4 minutes offset our day by almost a half-hour.
After a month, those 4 minutes offset our day by 2 hours.
After 6 months, those 4 minutes offset our day by 12 hours.
So as the Earth moves to the opposite end of the sun, our clock has kept pace with the day/night cycle to account for this difference
never heard of a leap year lol
Pretty sure ten plagues were at least partially true and being documented as probably caused by thera erupting. I didnt read the rest to comment. I might later
Sure its all made up jew history junk and not very believable either, mostly just a lot of “Hearsay!!” Hard to believe that “nothing is impossible” creator dude was the one whom dictated all this utter nonsense from a teeny tiny area of land leaving the rest of out world’s large land masses and thinking life-forms out of this equation…That makes this god thing seem rather small and auite insignificant!!
Like is this god guy clueless about a great many things? He, she or it has no problem with those abortions, so babies don’t mean jack any more then kids age 2 and up dying from that damn cancer crap which has now become a #1 killer next to heart disease and such. We know this ancient god dude hates women big time. It puts Israel and its precious holyland above everything else. Wow, this thing could care less about all that evil jazz big pharma does profit-wise with that godsend blessing that freaking most lucrative treatment of cancers? That devils curse is freaking terminating millions of carbon-based life-forms presently including believers alike too. Yet nothing changes just dead silence from a being whom refers to itself as kings of and lord of lords???
don’t lose any sleep over it … there is no god
You’re NOT right
This guy takes some random cherry-picked quotes from the bible and twists them to “debunk” so badly that even your local pastor can counter it.
it’s a fact that all amino acids combining takes a 10^130 chance of occurring, and that even a “simple” single cell organism is far more complex than the space shuttle.
People have devoted their entire lives to crushing the theory of evolution, but the so called “free” press won’t even look at them and continue to dance at when that guy trump eats his steak well done.
Click to access Atheistic%20EvolutionBW2-1.pdf
Of course, there is little proof of WHICH god exists, but these “le epic atheists” going to beat up a straw-man of fundamentalist christian, using the bible, can easily be shown that no damage was done
ok.. you already giving all the proof you have.. now can i ask for another proof.. proof to us that healing miracles around the world is juast a lie.. a frau. Those who saw jesus or dreaming about jesus came to them and heal them and to their surprise, their sickness or diseases really gone!.. how is that?.. can you proof that they are liars?.. because i’m very confused right now.. thank you.
2 points , 1sthave you proof the things you claim actually happened 2nd sometimes things do happen i e people get better ,sometimes through the power of the mind (placebo effect ect ) and sometimes yes we have no explanation (yet) this is not a good reason to think it is a god
Point 1
Luke 1:1-4
1 Many have undertaken to draw up an account of the things that have been fulfilled among us, 2 just as they were handed down to us by those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word. 3 With this in mind, since I myself have carefully investigated everything from the beginning, I too decided to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 so that you may know the certainty of the things you have been taught.
Point 2
Mark 5:25-29
5 And a woman was there who had been subject to bleeding for twelve years. 26 She had suffered a great deal under the care of many doctors and had spent all she had, yet instead of getting better she grew worse. 27 When she heard about Jesus, she came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 because she thought, “If I just touch his clothes, I will be healed.” 29 Immediately her bleeding stopped and she felt in her body that she was freed from her suffering.
This event is also written down in Luke and Matthew
Matthew 9:27-30
27 As Jesus went on from there, two blind men followed him, calling out, “Have mercy on us, Son of David!”
28 When he had gone indoors, the blind men came to him, and he asked them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?”
“Yes, Lord,” they replied.
29 Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith let it be done to you”; 30 and their sight was restored
http://www.aboutbibleprophecy.com/miracles.htm
there are 38 more miracles written on this website all with references
Abang you owe me £1 million. I just know you do. I can really feel it deep down. Now, I know you will not give me that money. Why? Because you do not owe it to me and I have no evidence to the contrary. If I said that an angel told me I still know you will not give me the money. Claims must be backed-up by evidence.
If you claimed that you had been miraculously healed from cancer of the colon I would first want evidence that a trained, qualified, registered and licensed doctor had diagnosed you with colon cancer. Next, I would similarly seek evidence that you were now free of cancer. If you definitely had cancer but no longer had it my first thought would not be god cured you. I would expect a panel of medical experts to go through your medical records to determine what had happened. I know of no case where a pathology was known to exist and no longer does and that all possible natural causes for its cure have been completely excluded. In other words, there is not a single iota of evidence for the existence of faith healing or miraculous cures.
Claims require evidence and extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. No one is beholden to provide evidence (and it is evidence rather than proof) that faith healing is a sham. If you think you know of any miraculous cures of medically diagnosed and confirmed disease the burden of providing the evidence lies with you.
ALL Religions are invented for two reasons and two reasons only. CONTROL and GREED. The Catholic Church is the largest, (not to mention richest) organisation on the face of the planet. Yet, the Vatican, has the lowest age of consent, (Which, by the way, is 12 and absolutely disgusting!) on said planet. There is no physical, solid, definitive proof from any religious background besides hearsay. Hearsay cannot be used as evidence in a court of law which is based on said hearsay. Control + Money = POWER. End of.
AMEN Brother! What is lost on most, even the educated, is that not until basically the last 200-300 years, being literate was only allowed for the church and the nobility. Back then, you needed the church to tell you what to believe and what not to believe. The church ran everything and even told the nobility what to do, especially the royalty. Henry VIII recognized this and broke from the Vatican (Pope) and started the Anglican church (Catholic Lite) but still enforce the same policies and procedures as the Vatican to do what?!? CONTROL THE ILLITERATE MASSES! So much of the current bible has bee added, made up, changed to support the prevailing opinions of the times, and when that didn’t work, the clergy were out there telling the people what and how to believe to support the church agenda. Nothing has changed in modern times essentially. Even though most of the world is capable of reading (albeit mostly on a 5th grade level, hence the show “are you smarter than a 5th grader”), when it comes to that book, they would rather sit in pews and have some control freak who wants to tell you how to lead your life tell them what the book says and the lessons to be learned and followed. No wonder there is so much hypocrisy in christianity.
and very few actually research religion or christianity , or the origins of their holy books , or of their god
Before my response I will say that I am an atheist so I am not making this reply as a Christian apologist. To make a rational argument you have to use facts. Taking you literally at your word I doubt if the laws of the State of the City of the Vatican mention an age of consent. If you used the word ‘Vatican’ to mean the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) then you are incorrect. The canon law of the RCC allows girls to marry at 14 and boys at 16. It mentions no age of consent specifically. That should not be judged against Western cultural mores. In some cultures marriage at that age is acceptable. The rules on minimum age for marriage stipulated by RCC. Their rules also says that episcopal conferences (national groupings of bishops) can lay down a higher minimum age and if the laws of the state give a higher minimum that age is to be followed by Catholics. To make an argument against religion that is factually in error is to play into their hands.
The bible as we know it is not the original text with all the gospels and text included. The manipulation of this Book was intentional to confound the followers and hide the the truth. This Book just like any other ancient spiritual/historical text can’t expect to speak to lur understandings today. But they speak to amazing truths of their day that still respnate to this day and the value of what they present is immeasurable. Your skepticism is well reasoned because the Bible has been manipulated & promoted to the benifit of Evil & Greed for as long as its existed. If you doubt that THEY wouldn’t control Christianity from the start then you obviously know little about the Truth. THEY as in those who worship Saturn, the Light Bearers, the Same people that control society & have shaped the modern world from Sumeria til today. 🕵 the watchers still watchin
have you considered that the bible was made up ? that no god exists ?
Have you considered what brought order in the universe and things follow the natural law?
What caused them to fall in place? Who established the natural law?
Coincidence you would surely say. A blind man will not see the light even if it’s so close it could almost burn his nose.
natural law is eternal and the universe was ordered according to it ………………no god needed
I agree .I was church goer for saw no evidence of conversion people just pretend,gay people stay gay ,I said the sinner prayer 10 times,baptist 4 times still me no new creation no holy spirit blah, blah
– even if the Bible we have today wasn’t the original, how would you know, do you have the original text to compare it with?
– it would take a very committed person to manipulate every single Bible in the world for his or her evil greedy intentions
I doubt you’ve actually read much of the Bible
Ben
Have you looked at any manuscripts?
When you do you will see differences, not just word order either which is by far the most common difference. We can see where the text was manipulated to either promote a theology, counter a rival theology, or remove a contentious text. At best the earliest manuscripts we have are going to be 4th or 5th generation copies, and these are mostly ere scraps. So to take your point about not having the original manuscript to compare against, how can you be so certain that what you have now is ‘The Bible’ as originally given? Should it have 66 books? 73 books? 72 books? Up to 80 books? So we can safely say that the bible we have today does differ in places to some of our earliest manuscripts, and some of these differences do adversely impact the theology of the text. So it did indeed take some very committed individuals to deliberately and sometimes maliciously manipulate the text for their own evil or ‘well meaning’ intentions. If these malicious scribes had no qualms about changing texts that portrayed Jesus in a bad light or contradicted the theology of other parts of the text, then doesn’t that tell you just how little regard they had for truth? A truth that many people try their best to lives their lives by? A ‘truth’ that leaders like to use to control public opinion? If I can cause the religious to be outraged when I press religious buttons, just consider what an irreligious, unscrupulous politician or fake TV evangelist could achieve in order to sway public opinion.
The dead sea scrolls are fairly original. Do you know what they are?
why didn’t it post?
None of the four Gospels originated imn any of those places. They all originated in Jerusalem. There was a redaction process of written material going before Mark, Marks was not the first Gospel ever, it was first of the four canonical, it was also based upon prior writings.
some think originated in Syria and some place Matthew there but more likely the UR mark was Jerusalem and the final edition of M ark was from syria.
John was written in Jerusalem and the John community began there. Mark himself wound up in Alexandria but that does not mean he wrote his gospel there, or that he wrote it at all.
The Jesus story was made up by the group of Romans, Greeks and Herod family who wanted to kill off the nasty monotheistic religion that was so vile at the time.
See if you can find Joseph Atwill – Caesar’s Messiah- the Roman Conspiracy to Invent Jesus
It gives a great idea about the myth of the new testament writing.
Peace to everyone – as I have no conflict with anyone, nor any desire to instigate anything other than THOUGHT.
From a completely objective standpoint, looking at a very large “swath” of human history, is it not evident that there actually is a “base” belief system – a very simple one at that – which is based on a single entity that is comprised of the entirety of all (the universe, et al.) and all of it’s “contents” (that’s “us” as well) – and that we’ve been given a single simple message and single simple directive – to achieve a “state of harmony” – that being: we should view everything with the knowledge that we are a part of it, and that we should love and respect all that lies within this “universe”, and that we are unequivocally equal…and that, through the course of time, this message, simple and straightforward, has been warped and twisted, reworded, miscommunicated and mutilated to engender power and control over the masses?
From simply looking through a comparison of contradictions – and not only in “Abrahamic” literature – but “Vedic” literature as well – it consistently appears to be a case of a “simple and beautiful message” being corrupted (by ego and other forces) in such that the message, as intended, is completely lost.
As well – and again, not to cause consternation amongst those that feel they’re “the only chosen ones” – if so many groups, throughout history, have thought themselves to be “the chosen ones”, doesn’t the collective contradiction dictate that there is validity in what I have just stated?
Again, peace to everyone. Be well. Be safe.
we may all be part of the universe, but no need to worship it lol
Greetings Stephen,
I like what you say above, mostly ! I do not deny a Creator, like a Jonhy Apple Seed. You speak of this universe, when there is
more than we can count literally! I believe the people of this earth are decendants of murderers, rapists, homos, and other
low life’s that has been discarded on this planet from other universes. I believe millions of other universes have planets with
created life, and this is a prison planet. For you religious people that read this. An all knowing Mighty-One would not
create many different races on one planet to kill each other to the last man, which will probably happen in the future. There
may be a planet out there with knowledge beyond our comprehension, that creates all living things, and plants them on other
planets. But us dummies are only decendants of criminals from other planets. That explains why there are different races
on this planet. Get a good laugh! http://www.free-truth.com. endoftimes@hotmail.com
Sam Massey
Greetings Stephen,
How do we know the Bible is not the base belief? It may have been written so condidictory, by stupid men? What you seem to think may be true, or you may be putting together a new religion, you can call it the Church of the State of Harmony.
I do not think that a supposed all knowing Mighty-One would create different races to live on the same planet, and kill each other
through out the millennia. This planet has a dog eat dog creation, the strong survive. There is no real love beteewn races. Only
religion teaches this, we are living the political correct lie today.
There has to be an answer to why there are different races on earth! I would guess that all races are decendants of murderers,
rapists, thieves, and homosexuals, ect. There are millions of Universes, with who knows how many plants that has humans of
all races, and colors. There may have been a family, or planet with unbelievable people with knowledge that can’t be surpassed.
They may have been like Johny apple Seed! They may have created all living things, and put living things in other planets.
When some of these created beings killed, raped, stole, or turned perverted, they may have been dropped off on this earth as prisoner, they may not believed in killing, and just got rid of the criminals here. I doubt that there was a creation here, and I doubt
that male, female, and all races could so perfectly come from one cell. Just some thoughts.
Sam. http://www.free-truth.com
oh now we know where this is leading , to another religion . propagated without proof
So, what you are saying is, Earth is just a galactic penal colony? a planetary Australia? G’day mate!
What is the name of your God that is your father, your creator, and your savior? Is it YHWH pronounced YAHWEH, the Hebrew Mighty-One, or lesous, pronounced, ee-ay-sooce’ notice this is the Greek savior Zues that is changed ( translated ) to Jesus. There is only one father, one redeemer, one savior, that is in scripture. It is very clear that YHWH is all this in the Old Testament.
But who cares, it is a lie ! The Bible is a cancer on those that believe in it, it
sucks them dry of their money, and time.
Hello, Is this site is trying to free ppl of all faiths fom the tyranny of all religions as stated in your mission statement. As I browsed around it seems to just talk about Christianity Islam is the fastest growing religion in the United States (I’m not sure the statistics in other countried.)Personally I’m It’s just my curiosity.. Thank You for your time, have a great day.
unfortunately (for me anyway) my knowledge of other religions apart from Christianity is limited ,therefore ,apart from debunking the existence of any god it is hard to draw on specifics about the religion .
It is okay not to believe any of it? It is okay to jump into a fire. Go ahead. No one has a gun to your head.
“Jesus’ own words PROVE the Bible is wrong.”
If He didn’t exist, how could He speak?
Good point, noway. Perhaps it should read “the words attributed to Jesus written years/decades after the fact by anonymous authors who were not eyewitnesses, appearing in copies (of copies, of copies) of ancient manuscripts, many just fragments, and riddled with errors, omissions and contradictions.”
“So you have no problems sending telepathic messages to a jewish ghost…” Supreme Truthsayer
A Jewish ghost? You are referring to whom?
So far, you’ve got nothing right. We travel to the ends of the earth for Him. You’ve been given the message and still defy God, why would others perfectly follow it/HIm?
Read about Ahaz sacrificing his son, son sacrifice is Baal worship, check it out on http://www.free-truth.com make a comment!
Your point?
My point? Come on! you should be able to see that the N. T. Sacrifice is
also Baal worship. The whole of the Bible is mans control, it is not inspired !
Notice what we read.
Jer.8:8, How do we say, we are wise, and the law of YHWH is with us?
Lo, the false pen of the scribes have falsified them, and written them wrong.
Maybe we need to make a distinction between ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christ’. The first guy was someone I would really enjoy having a beer with … the second guy … well, to be honest seems fabricated to bolster the cause of a Messianic religion. The Jefferson Bible makes this point. Maybe, just maybe, we are all ‘God’s Bairns’ as we say in Scotland, and the God we seek is the one that is embedded in our genes and in the genes of all living things and not that angry guy in the sky. Maybe we’d all behave a lot better by embracing our fellow travelers on planet Earth and quit arguing about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin. If we all possess some of the divine within us, then does it matter whether one is Christian, Buddhist, Moslem, Hindu or Atheist? Just being human may well be the greatest gift but the biggest challenge we all have.
“Maybe we need to make a distinction between ‘Jesus’ and ‘Christ’. The first guy was someone I would really enjoy having a beer with …”
How do you make that distinction?
“Christ” is a title, not a surname. It was also not unique to Jesus.
You try to make all religions imbraceable. There is no divine within us, we are
just like all living things, we are born, we multiply, we die. For those that believe in the Bible, notice John 14:13-14, This scripture is a promise!
AND WHATSOEVER YE SHALL ASK IN MY NAME, THAT WILL I DO, THAT
THE FATHER MAY BE GLORIFIED IN THE SON? IF YE SHALL ASK ANY IN
MY NAME, I WILL DO IT.
I will now pray, I ask in the name of YHWH, and Jesus, and Yeshua, and Allah, that I will die before sun down today. I ask in the name of Jesus, I ask
In the Name of YHWH, I ask in the name of Yeshua, I ask in the Name of Allah. So be it. So how many think I will be here after sundown?
Sam Massey endoftimes@hotmail.com
It is 9:30 PM my life was not taken because John 14:13-14, is not truth! YHWH, Yeshua, Jesus, and Allah is just liars. Nothing but false gods.
note how the Bible verse says “that the Father may be glorified”
what part of killing you will glorify him?
You make some good points, Iain. “Fabricated” could also be termed “plagiarized” (from the similar writings pre-dating what eventually became the Bible). If there’s anything “eternal” about we humans, it would be DNA, not the illusion of ourselves and our reality created in our Minds. This will cease to exist when our brains stop functioning. My expectation is that there are dimensions beyond the three that we inhabit that are beyond our perception/comprehension. Creating imaginary deities with their corresponding stories is a weak and failed attempt by humans to explain the unexplainable (and give power and control to those who can communicate directly with their deities).
The Truth is the one verse (Revelation 12:9) in the Bible none, no, not one of this world believe . . . and added within the Bible is reason why even the greatest scholars have zero spiritual knowledge (Job 15:15-16, Psalms 14:2-3, Romans 3:10-13); therefore we live within a world of man-made religions not only lacking truth, but filled with corruption while sucking money from billions that have been blinded by the God of this world.
Supreme Truthsayer said:
What is wrong with this site.
Show me where I am wrong and I will change it.
Everything is wrong with this site just as everything is wrong with this world of Christian frauds and religious hypocrites in all human beliefs accompanied with their extreme selfishness; thus it’s human pride mixed with greed and this world of other Gods which has brought Christian separation (Isaiah 59:2) from the God and Christ they worship through words only with nothing added — and myself at 61 with almost 30 years private study while never becoming a church member — through this past decade becoming totally disassociated with this world by seeking my path from Yehovah (Proverbs 3:5-6) in the 3rd heaven — thus am not of this world as written in John 15:18-21 which are foolish words to all the natural minds of this world. 1 Corinthians 2:13-14
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide mislead Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
So an interesting new argument has arisen, specifically from regressive leftists defending Islam. The argument is that we are taking religious texts literally, that the problem is with fundamentalist AKA ISIS who interpret the texts as literal and that Fundamentalist Atheists(lol) who take religious texts literally are not looking at historical context or viewing the stories a parables meant to teach a moral lesson,but not be literally true.
Fundamentalists(Atheist and Theist) don’t understand that “A lack of literacy means that people like Fundamentalists are unable to understand the context of imperative-tense dialogue between characters in sacred book, and can thus not distinguish between commands from one character to another character (or group thereof) in a book and commands to the narrator of a book to the reader of the book. This is one of the core reasons that people advise people of other faiths (or non-faiths) to read the book in context.”
So basically the argument arose from a post saying that Fundamentalist nutjobs are not a part of any religion that they claim, because they don’t follow the core set of values that those who institutionalized the book wrote. So my question is as an Atheist am I merely taking these books completely out of context? Thoughts on this?
Spiritual understanding can only come from not of this world, and that is because how can hidden mysteries be given by any on this earth led by their own God-given human spirit lacking unknown spiritual understanding? Concerning you being Atheist, its no different than over two billion Christians being hearers only, rather than doers of their book of instruction known as the Holy Bible with many mistranslated flaws; and just their actions I have experienced using James 2:14-17 show just how dead their faith truly is; therefore I can easily see why non believers would not want to become as one of them. Aside from the few words I have spoken — there is a spiritual side only those predestined and called out of this world can understand — thus to argue, push, shove, or force is something for only those ignorant — or has human rule been good for our dying civilization with nothing but the most gruesome timesoftroubles lying ahead for all on this planet earth?
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide misled Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
You’re a typical disgusting professed ‘christian’ who thinks your form of Christianity is of a higher spirituality that others in the faith. As a believer – I can’t stand Christians.
It seems that when a person is presented with a statement that threatens his/her christian belief, they go through a very long winded litany of words and quotes and such to defend their position. I’d assume that if someone states something that someone else does not believe it then so be it. Christians don’t believe that Islamic is correct, or Jews are correct, or Krishna’s are correct so why fight so hard with words, far too many at times, and not be able to include actual facts, not facts by friendly sources, but just facts. I believe it shows a weakness.
God is my father my creator and my savior, ‘his words’. I just can’t turn my back on him.
Stephen,
Who is this God you call your father, creator, and savior? You aught to realize all Gods are idols ! If you are referring to
YHWH the Father, scriptural, you are right. Isa.63:16, Isa.64:8, If you are referring to the false name Je-sus, you believe
in a supposed being born a bastard. People that read the false N. T. read it with a closed mind. Notice Matt.1:18, Mariam as
espoused to Joseph….Notice Matt.1:19, Joseph her husband… Notice Matt. 1:20, Mariam thy wife…
Be advised no one can have sexual relations with Mariam because she is espoused. Further, she can not be impergnated
Because she is married to Joseph, and Mariam is Joseph’s wife! Look, read the scriptures above. These are not my words,
these words are in Matt. 1:18-19-20. I do not have to argue this, just open your eyes, and read. Mariam was a virgin, but she was also married. Let’s go to the law of the virgin, the law that protects a virgin that is married.
Deut.22:23-24, If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto a husband, and a man ( or anything else ) ( spirit ) find her in a city, and lie with her; ( impregnate ) Then ye shall bring them both out to the city gate of the city, and you shall stone them
with stones that they die; the damsel, because she cried not, being in the city; and the man, ( or spirit ) because he ath humbled
his neighbor’s wife: so you will put away evil from among you.
This wicked supposed act that was supposed to have happen by the supposed Holy Spirit is a lie ! Be advised that the Most High
Father will not break His own law, Thou Shall Not Commit Adultery.
Sam Massey, do I really need to point out your flagrant error?
Deut.22:23-24, If a damsel that is a virgin be betrothed unto a husband, and a man ( or anything else ) ( spirit ) find her in a city, and lie with her; ( impregnate ) Then ye shall bring them both out to the city gate of the city, and you shall stone them.
You obviously ADDED “( or anything else) ( spirit )” to this verse, which changes the entire meaning. The verse never included (or anything else) or even (spirit), so it obviously speaks of infidelity of a wife with a MAN not her spouse. If you wanted to prove that God broke His own law then you have failed miserably with this childish ADDITION into a verse to completely change its original meaning.
Fighting with words is one thing Stephen, but millions of people have been, and continue to be, slaughtered and abused in the name of religion, certainly including the Abrahamic Big Three. Unfortunately, “believers”, particularly fundamentalists, don’t take the “so be it” approach and will vehemently and violently defend their beliefs no matter how preposterous, when challenged. The world would be far better off without any religions.
I assume you’re referring to the Christian God as your creator. Without knowing anything about you, I’ll go out on a limb and guess that you were born into a Christian culture, and probably family. Had you been born in the Middle East, you would probably be Muslim. If born in India, you would probably be a Hindu or in Bhutan, a Buddhist. This is true for the bulk of religious believers. Based on the stunning lack of evidence for the various deities, it’s likely they’re all wrong.
Just in the first sentence you wrote describes a world of division. There is over 30,000 different Christian denominations, and when all beliefs worldwide have been added — all that remains is a planets 7.3 billion being as oil and water which can never be mixed. So how can any on this earth ever learn truth within a world led by the father of lies all believe, worship, and follow when all they can see is themselves as right? What I have learned well is to never put any trust in man – unless spiritually guided and spiritually discerned through knowledge supplied from our Father Yehovah; I have also learned well to never expect even a crumb from this world of Christianity — because all they know is who they see in the mirror.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide misled Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
“…so why fight so hard with words, far too many at times, and not be able to include actual facts, not facts by friendly sources, but just facts.”
Hey Stephen, you seem to be trying to make a point here. May I ask what you are trying to say? As somebody once told me, “You are entitled to the facts, but not entitled to your own set of facts.” What are yours? Let’s have an open and real discussion. To me, your statement indicates that you have your own set of facts. Put them out on the table to discuss. Let’s have a respectable discussion about actual evidence and facts. Not what is written in a book translated too many times to be remotely accurate to the original text, that by all practical measures was only as close as 30-40 years (two generations) after a crucifixion occurred?
‘written in a book translated too many times to be remotely accurate to the original text’
translated from hebrew (old testament) and greek (new testament), straight to english
the Bible was also written over a long period of time by about 40 people, not 30-40 years after the crucifixion and written by one person
I’m new to this site. The amount of research involved by the sites author is very impressive. I’m an old guy with a whole lot of questions and very few answers. I’m in my mid 70s. Born and raised by a strict Catholic mother. I was baptized, and Confirmed in the Catholic church. I was an altar boy, for a very short time. My priest was Father Regan, the most ornery, miserable S.O.B. that ever walked the earth. He was the catalyst that started me questioning; first my catholic beliefs, and later all religions. Some have suggested that if it had not been for Father Regan “I would be a practicing Catholic in good standing” Sorry, no sale. I find comfort in logic and critical thinking and above all consider myself a skeptic I started questioning the myriad of fanciful stories not only from the Bibles, but from the world around me. People quickly pass on some of the most idiotic stories, via the internet. Any fool with a keyboard and access to the internet can pound out any crap they want. Someone will invariably forward it and so on. Joseph Goebbels said, “If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it, people will eventually come to believe it”; sad but true. Keep up the good work.
Yep, Mike, you are so right. Religious folk use deductive reasoning (Jesus was reincarnated), then find “facts” to prove it.
when you get desperate enough, reach out to him and he will be there for you.
People who are desperate to find purpose and meaning in their lives often “reach out” and accept beliefs, particularly those commonly held, no matter how preposterous.
Is it better to accept untruths/lies that make us feel happy and fulfilled, or the uneasiness of admitting we cannot comprehend what’s beyond our 3 dimensional human perception? Is it a wise man or a fool who believes without proof or evidence?
Because I am also new to this site – as only a quick pass through – and in my 60s — I have one difference in my beliefs that all worldly people lack; and that is putting zero trust in anything humans teach via their human spirit given to all by our creator — However, once a person or chosen individual becomes no longer of this world (John 15:18-21) through complete disassociation of this world of religions, beliefs, doctrines, worldly ways, and traditions through only looking to our Father always — through His Spirit of Truth, and by His direction — only genuine spiritual truth can be known through discernment. Look at what I just spoke like this; out of the countless beliefs on this planet with them all being right in their own religion/belief with everyone else wrong – who is right? Now if we just take the words of only one verse in Revelation 12:9 — with belief through our faith — out of the 31,102 verses in the KJV — right at that point in our life, we have become different simply because we believe this entire world has been deceived by Satan as the God of this world — and that deception has included our own selves, and unless we can take our minds off of ourselves, this world of shepherds, scholars, philosophy, belief or way through only looking to Yehovah for our direction — no human of this world can ever learn truth; yet all will say that they are the truth — when in truth — being just another lie out of billions.
I have 25 years of private Bible study, never been a church member — and since 2007 have learned to live a life while learning to place zero trust in man, Christian frauds, or religious hypocrites while experiencing how Christians are truly some of the most selfish people on this earth; therefore with 15 websites, a 474 page published book, and only a life on spiritual chains for devotion — I have not one brother, sister, or even a friend as the biblical walk all have been commanded rather than only the talk Christians are all so good at just as written in James 1:22-25, and 2:14-17 being words Christians totally ignore; and the 9 years of basic need my wife and I have been living with Christians being the the last to care in any way whatsoever — has well shown their true colors they all shall be judged by.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide mislead Christianity according to the Bible.
http://www.ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
Age has never been a qualifier for the clarity or capacity to reason. In other words, not a good argument to backup any type of reasoning. I went to a Catholic University. My passion was to argue with monks that had multiple PhD’s. Boy, do I hate religion! Just as much as I hate morons that make science one ( religion that is!). The KJV is probably one of the worst bible to quote from. Oh yeah there still others much more batter. (Trying to kill the English language- or what is left of it). Keep a sense of humor is my motto.
Do I believe in “The Scriptures”? You bet your booties. In the Bible not so much! Think of the Bible and I think of Constantine. Do I need to say more!
The Bible has two testament. The Scriptures do not. Like you I don’t go to church, synagogue and you will never find me in a mosque. Too well read to fall for that one. AND yes I have read the Qumran & Hadith. Rather read Mein Kampf. At least I know where he was coming from! Now let me get down from my soap box and let another idiot take my place. Yes, I have great self esteem.
Well said, mike!! Love the quote. It is truly stunning what we humans will believe without evidence or rational thought in order to explain the unexplainable.
When any has only their human mind to direct; all that remains is hidden darkness revealed by a false light which makes all things acceptable; when in truth — they have none spiritually speaking. What you question being Catholic and other religions shows your wisdom; and Revelation 18:4 tells this entire world of believers being a part of any man made religion to come out of her; but none, no, not one worldly person caught up in worldly ways, doctrines, or traditions believes instruction from whom their lips worship. You are also very correct on this world of fools loose on their keyboards — and this world of fools believing lies because truth is not yet known within our very deceived and misled human race — so says the Bible through words not believed.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide misled Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
Love the website, and appreciate the effort that went into creating it. Especially at this moment in history, when “religious belief” is the root cause of so much violence, we simply cannot tolerate the irrational “religious beliefs” any longer. Religious belief must be subject to the same scrutiny and scientific analysis as everything else. It is beyond time that we evolve as a species to the point where everyone’s “faith” is subject to rational discourse, and “devote faith” is regarded as a mental illness.
Yeah, I agree wholeheartedly. Too many pastors are coming out like dictators, full of hate, as opposed to pious individuals. There people believe such inflammatory and false craps as male superiority, jews are evil, all muslims must die, Obama is a non-native Kenyan… the list goes onward.
when the pious spread his love in sincerity and kindness, don’t forget to acknowledge them.
This world of pastors, priests, reverends, ministers, bishops, evangelists, prophets, and every religious title known to man are the worst of the worst while selling their lies which are leading billions into the worst timesoftrouble that have ever before been on this planet called earth. And when our world of totally corrupted government officials such as Obama with all in reverse added — it’s no wonder America shall totally fall followed by world destruction as made clear in the Bible through words Christians don’t even believe or understand because they speak against this world of disobedient Christians that don’t even know their own identity — and reason is because people only believe themselves or this world of liars led by the father of lies being the God of this world.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/ljD9ZQ/vital-untaught-truth-in-all-religions-worldwide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
There is but only one main ingredient needed for our entire human race beginning at the top, inside out, and through all human actions all the way to the bottom and beneath called the one word lacking in all humanity being love. Look at our civilization with side blinders removed; and all that can be seen is the rivers of shed blood ever since our beginning, and when today’s human trafficking as a billion dollar slave trade has been viewed, this world of child abuse, crime, murder, rape, diseases, rebel violence, so-called-wars, corrupt governments, corrupt religions, bad businesses, bad banking, bad medical, and just a world overflowing with nothing good, right, or proper for our human race — it’s all because humans have never been able to rule humans; thus comes the New World Order bringing the complete downfall of human rule for all eternity through a new kingdom ruled through the laws of out creator based on love — being something humans lack, especially Christianity having the coldest and most selfish hearts through their lip love with never anything added — such as sparing a crumb for another in need.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide misled Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
Has any one read N.T. Whrite’s The resurrection of the Son Of God? I may have gotten his last name wrong.
I say it’s not so, I say I say….
Golly gee willikers!!! This site is as intellectual as Marshall Brain’s Why Won’t God Heal Amputees nonsense.
Please explain to us why Marshall Brain’s “Why Won’t God Heal Amputees” is nonsense. Or better, explain why your God won’t heal amputees. Or explain why Mark 16:18 “…they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” never seems to actually work.
“Golly gee willikers” who are you Mr. Intellectual. What counts as intellectual in your eyes? Which one of the Truths presented here can you refute with your intellectual evidence? Be my guest.
I was on this site last night. He has a section about how God has ordered people in America dead because they work on the Sabbath. What that dolt doesn’t understand is that there is no Sabbath day anymore in the new covenant. Christians can find their rest in Jesus every day. Also, check out more of his foolishness: https://web.archive.org/web/20080429185724/http://brainisignorant.blogspot.com/2006/07/marshall-brain-is-ignorant.html
Supreme, without going into great detail, because people are just who they are, I will just say the two witnesses in Revelation will be the 144,000 — and during the 31/2 years of spreading an unknown truth, they will heal many — along with casting many plagues on a violent disbelieving human race prior to their own death and resurrection. Far as Mark 16:18 and thousand of other verses, they are not meant for today’s backward Christian civilization — [with chosen Israel having no idea of who they are, or their purpose. And Israel is not the Jews even though the Jews as evil liars have led this world to believe they are] — but rather the spiritual healing power genuine, obedient, righteous Christians will possess in the millennial kingdom.
On the subject of healing, my wife tolerated many years of illness due congenital heart, UTI, Myoma, and other difficulties — and me being American in the Philippines with no work or income was never able to provide for her medical needs — and her pain became so bad that she had to stop teaching school, we sold our home, and moved into the shack in another province of the Philippines to stay with her parents that have always been poorer than poor all their life — so ever cent we had went into making their home at lest livable — and from that point Mylenes suffering continued — but so did our faith with always asking YHVH why? Why does your child suffer so much for so many years? Well, to make a long story short — God finally removed all of her pain. We still have not our own home, never any good meals, and really lack just a simple life, yet through unseen faith we both know that our Father has a purpose for all things concerning those predestined.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/OzPBmQ/what-compelled-me-to-author-my-first-book-message-for-this-entire-human-race
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/435W4W/lifestyle-for-a-man-of-god
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/n9z36E/lifestyle-for-a-man-of-god-part-2
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/2mw7me/lifestyle-for-a-man-of-god-part-3
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/Dx26Jv/lifestyle-for-a-man-of-god-part-4
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/mpxzXp/lifes-misfortune-in-different-ways-for-us-all
Hmmmm. Looks like jbsptfn failed to rise to the challenge to refute any claims made on this site after belittling the intellect of the author.
Sometimes, the effort to enlighten the scared and delusional masses is akin to teaching my dog to speak English … He just lacks the mental and intellectual acumen to get there.
Nice choice of words to use against believers (calling their Christian beliefs delusional). I love how Atheists always seem to use that.
to Jbsptfn..
So you have no problems sending telepathic messages to a jewish ghost telling him you accept him as your master because you need him to remove the magical curse that he put on you because a woman made from the rib of her partner ate a magical piece of fruit that a talking snake told her to eat?
Really? No problem? And you don’t consider anyone who believes that to be delusional? That right there makes you delusional.
How do you distinguish between fairy tales and reality if you don’t recognize that as nonsense?
Any and all that believe in the supernatural are delusional, not just christians. You are not alone in your delusion.
Fact is this world of Christianity will be sent such strong delusion that they will believe a lie — 2 Thessalonians 2:11 — and sadly a dog has a much better chance to learn than this world ob blinded hypocrites. Deuteronomy 8:3, Matthew 4:4, Luke 4:4 all say we are to live by every word of YHVH. 2 Timothy says study to show thyself approved, and 1 Thessalonians 5:21 directs us to prove all things; yet billions of so-called Christians take part in this world’s greatest pagan holiday known as Christmas along with many other unwritten holidays worldwide; and when it comes down to obedience, love for others, good deed, compassion or empathy is something this world of loving Christians not only lack, but have lifted themselves above all the have-nots as if being superior, better than though, and very self-righteous while in truth — singing hymns, waving their arms, plenty of tears — while pissing on any lacking just basic survival needs like some Kraft dinners. . . and I have a decade of experience while creating 15 free websites, a thousand writings, 474 page published book in 2012 titled ‘Message For This Entire Human Race’ which never sold — and have had hundreds of thousands of views on my many writings — yet not one brother, sister, or preacher that could care less about any but themselves — no wonder this world is filled with non believers!
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide misled Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
Look at the heading… It says “Our Truth”. And that is what it is; the “Supreme TruthSayer” kind of truth. Isn’t that funny! Guys don’t waste your time the guy is no longer manning the site. And don’t waste your breath with such an idiot anyway. Take it from an expert like me…
Signed by: The Village Idiot
Why not look at the ancient sumarians or egyptians for their perspective on religion, since they are the ones with the original deluge story and for at least 2000 years Egypt put it’s greatest minds to work, not on gadgets, but working out what happens when we die.
If anyone here is truly seeking truth I urge you all to watch and read the work of Tom Campbell a physicist who has written my big TOE (Theory of everything) and for ancient knowledge, including the evidence for a lost advanced civilization Graham Hancock. There are many hours worth on youtube and will leave you feeling a bit more enlightened.
Graham Hancock recently caused a bit of a storm by having a video banned from TED Talks, which he has successfully been able to get rebuked and is now available to be enjoyed again 🙂
Love always everyone, if every person could just agree not to kill anyone else there would be no armies and people would have to start talking.
Graham, your words mean well; however, when you speak this through written words — “If anyone here is truly seeking truth I urge you all to watch and read the work of Tom Campbell a physicist who has written my big TOE (Theory of everything) and for ancient knowledge, including the evidence for a lost advanced civilization Graham Hancock. There are many hours worth on youtube and will leave you feeling a bit more enlightened.” — Actual spiritual enlightenment cannot ever be found even if the IQ of any involved is 145 or extremely intelligent through any non spiritual subject; and 1 Corinthians chapters 1 & 2 along with instruction all through the Bible such as Proverbs 2:1-6 and 3:5-6 never followed by this world of Christians reveal why. In other words if any were to have a question regarding biblical truth, where can they get the only true answer? Their own mind? Human minds worldwide? Only our Father has the answer for hidden mysteries, and only reveals them to those called if it be His will.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble/M3Qjoa/a-well-worn-bible-reveals-what-dust-collectors-hide
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble offers a good choice being many individual reads on various subjects concerning the major mess America and our entire world civilization is truly in; and includes worldwide misled Christianity according to the Bible.
https://dochub.com/timesoftrouble
https://ttimesoftrouble.wordpress.com/
hello.how are you?i love your
church.your church is
nice.Jesus,God. i love Jesus.Jesus is
my life.i went to start your church
of my country.
my country name is the
Bangladesh. i believe
Jesus.metthew 28:18-20.God bless
you.please answer me.
WTF
Attended Christian church yesterday, first time in a while. Was shown a video of an Aboriginal woman who has embraced Christianity and was somewhat derisive towards her family for “thanking the Ancestors” for good luck in hunting, while she thanked “Yahweh”. I spoke with the young minister afterwards and told him that disturbed me. There was a board out in the lobby where we were told to write anything “What Would Jesus UNDO”… I was tempted to write “Jesus would undo religions fighting over who was right.” I asked the minister to consider “Do some religions try to Trademark God?” I just do NOT believe the precepts of Christianity, as outlined by Paul. If anything, I am Gnostic in my thinking when considering Christianity. Revere the historical Jesus, yes. To the extent I believe he existed, yes, I can get behind his teachings. Believe in the nonsensical Christianity that has been built up around him in the last 2000 plus years? No. Believe in a Source? Yes. Believe in one person’s interpretation of what that Source is? No. There should be as many religions as there are people, in my opinion.
I just do NOT believe the precepts of Christianity, as outlined by Paul.
How about any of the others who outlined the precepts of Christianity? To what extent do you believe He existed and upon what specifically do you base your faith?
The problem is several people have read erroneous criticism of the Bible. I see several of those “hearsay” issues repeated here. A good source is http://www.jesusneverexisted.com and http://mama.indstate.edu/users/nizrael/jesusrefutation.html These offer historical and educated critiques and not apologetics or guesswork.
I know for a fact that the Jesus Never Existed site is hogwash: http://www.tektoonics.com/test/parody/humphreysk01.html
You “know for a fact”? Please enlighten us. What is the fact that you know that makes the Jesus Never Existed site hogwash?
I have read it. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Look at JP’s Tektoonics link I sent.
TRUTHSAYER’S RESPONSE TO THIS RESPONSE:
Golly gee willikers!!! I did read JP’s Tektoonics piece. Spin, spin, spin, unbelievably lame excuses and “explanations”.
Forget about JP, why don’t you tell me why Mark 16:18 “They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover” never, ever happens the way Jesus promises. There is no wiggle room in this verse. Jesus promises three specific things that will happen to “them that believe”.
How about you taking a swig of bleach – it won’t hurt you.
You still have to explain your statement “I know for a fact”. What is the fact? Share it with us.
http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html
This is a great site that answers a lot of questions about Jesus. Highly recommend it if you want to know the Truth!!
I was a member of a strictly fundamentalist assembly – we kept the faith of the Apostles in the Book of Acts – Sabbath, High Days, dietary laws, etc., and I did extensive study to find the Bible is full of contradictions, it is not written by whom is credited, the scribes Ezra and Nehemiah wrote most of Torah, “Jesus” is a myth based on Dionysus and much more. I tried to explain to Christians, but gave up. I find my fellowship now with those who share my beliefs.
“Jesus” is a myth based on Dionysus…”
What do you believe Dionysus said that proves Christ wasn’t real?
It’s not a matter of what Dionysus said, noway, it’s the similarities between the myths attributed to both Dionysus (and other deities) and Jesus.
This information is easy to find if you’re interested in truth/facts and equally easy to avoid to protect fragile beliefs.
http://www.truthbeknown.com/dionysus.html
http://www.liberalamerica.org/2015/03/17/5-near-identical-jesus-christ-myths-that-predate-jesus/
It’s not what he supposedly said, noway, it’s the similarities between myths of Dionysus (and other deities) and Jesus. Do some research.
MelC says:
September 11, 2016 at 1:46 AM
It’s not what he supposedly said, noway, it’s the similarities between myths of Dionysus (and other deities) and Jesus. Do some research.
According to your logic, if there are striking similarities between Rihanna and Beyonce (singing style, clothing style, makeup style) then Rihanna and Beyonce must be the same person. Anwwer me this: is Rihanna a myth based on Beyonce? or is Beyonce a myth based on Rihanna?
Just got passed all the guilt of questioning religion in the last year and thought I would share my newbie thoughts… just started blogging and here is one of my two posts thus far… feedback?
http://humanistexperience.blogspot.com/2015/07/picky-about-what-can-be-infinite.html
http://www.everystudent.com/features/isthere.html
I am a little worried that the site is called the church of truth as it gives the impression it is a religion which it is not
it is only the rejection of things not proved
i hope we are all free thinkers and have opinions that differ on many things
with just one thing in common
and the ability to discuss anything of interest
I love the “Church of Truth site because of the impression it is a religion. I find great joy in telling Christian or religious folks that, “I have gone back to church, (really an antitheist) the Church of Truth.” “Check us out on the internet.!” I hope no one has a sh+t hemorhage. teh-hee
“…it is only the rejection of things not proved…”
No. It accepts Jesus never lived.
i have just come across this site ,sorry no new evidence ,however I would like to see this site better advertised ,I was a christian for 50 years until I actually read the bible and found out it talked of an evil god .who on investigation does not exist ,nor is it likely any other god exists
may i point out that the Randi foundation offered $1000,000 years ago to anyone with any proof of magic or anything supernatural ,and although many have tied the money is still waiting ,I don’t know if you have said you would change your mind given proof ,I hope so as that’s fair ,I will join with you and all other atheists and await the proof ,but I won’t hold my breath
Of course I would change my mind if given proof. As soon as God stops giving children birth defects and retroactively cures all whom he gave birth defects and as soon as all people in slavery are freed (especially the child sex slaves) and as soon as priests quit sodomizing young men and as soon as the Shiites and Sunnis stop killing each other and others over who has the correct version of god, then that will be proof enough for me. I WILL believe! Praise God!
Oh wait… I’m going to add that God needs to eliminate all forms of disease…hmm too much, maybe just Typhoid, Malaria, all Cancers and just a few others. Then I WILL believe! Praise God!
Oh…. wait. I forgot about mental illness. Yep.. he’s got to eliminate all forms of mental disease too. Then I WILL believe. Praise God.
Oh wait… there must be some other things that God needs to fix before I believe. Why don’t you all help me by adding to the list of things God needs to fix before we believe.
OH my gosh – how could I have left out a major source of misery in this world? So called “natural disasters” but you all know that the all powerful God is in charge of all things “natural” so I have to add the elimination of natural disasters to my list of things that God has to fix before I have sufficient proof that he/she/it exists and is in control.
I don’t think I can bring myself to say Praise God anymore. Instead I’ll just say “Come on God, just do half of the things you should be doing, as outlined above, and maybe I’ll believe”.
Any questions?
amen……….oops couldn’t think of anything more apt ,full agreement here
Jesus was tempted to feel the same way. “My God. My God! Where did you go?” If you’ve never seen a man crucified, you may not understand how excruciating it is. Drowning, slowly, in one’s own blood, is rough. But, that wasn’t the roughest part, by any means. Bearing inside His own body the sin of the entire world, for all time, was enough suffering to cause Him to question everything He believed. Nevertheless, He followed through and remained pinned to some boards, and died all bloody, bruised, beaten (for what? What had He done?) and rose from the dead.
He didn’t come to change the events in our lives that create pain. He came to set us free from the misery of being separated from Him. If His goal was to heal everyone, He failed. He healed in part to establish Who and What He was and is. If it’s a miracle you demand first, you probably won’t find Him. If you long to know Him, He can perform miracles in and for you that will overwhelm you.
It is up to you. Christians can explain what happened to them, but, if you think it’s somehow b.s. or a big joke, go right ahead. It makes no difference to those who love Him, except that we fear you will lose out on the greatest thing that can possibly happen to a human being. I’m not selling drugs. I have no money invested in the outcome. I have a heart. If my heart doesn’t reach yours, that is okay. Best to you and yours, sincerely.
You went 50 years without actually, you know, reading the bible? That explains why you would be attracted to a group like this, all right.
And no atheist would change their mind if proof was presented. They would just find ways to attack the proof. Fact.
Steve,
Did you not read what I said it would take to change my mind? Do you think that if those things happened I would still claim there is no God? I would believe in God if any of those things (no more disease or no more mental illness or no more natural disasters or no more slavery or no more rape or ….. oh, I could go on and on. Just any one of those and I will praise God.
What is your irrefutable proof of a loving, merciful, just, benevolent, omniscient, omnipotent, loving, good, gracious God?
i’m afraid you don’t understand what atheists are about ,free thinking that means the ability to change our minds should proof be forthcomming ,i recently changed my mind on bible translation i does new appear the new world translation ,along with the n a b are the better translations ,however that doesnt detract from the fact the originals were made up
There are no “originals” of the four Gospels, which are at the heart of Christianity. Extant manuscripts are copies, of copies, of copies…. and are full of errors and contradictions when compared to one another.
I must say, quite impressive effort put into one place. I appreciate your struggle.
Its enlightening to see that someone is finally uncovering the contradictions depicted through out The Bible. Finally someone with the Intelligence to Call out The reasons the Bible was written in the first place, Constantine wanted to rule Rome and the world with Religion and his Army, This was his way of controlling the lands he conquered. People are still under the rule of the Roman Catholic Church and they are too IGNORANT to know it. I’m sickened.
And after the fall of the roman empire in the west, Alfred, king of the franks, at that time a barbaric, pagan, sadist and murderer, became a christian and continued on in the name of christianity, instead of his former beliefs. Organized religion was created a couple of millenia ago to subjugate and control the illiterate masses. Unfortunately, drilled into the psyche of society, even with the world mostly literate, it will be another few millenia, if ever, before humankind is released from its grip.
Tisha,
You don’t seem to realize that you live your life by Rome’s rules! Your work hours are guided by Rome, your holidays. You
use their calander, because the whole world does.
Sam
Truthsayer, you have clearly put a lot of thought into this site. Sad. I am enjoying the useful parts of your site but rejecting most of it.
I do the same with the Bible. I must ask, do you not find at least the beatitudes, the 23rd Psalm, or the beautiful description of love by Paul in Corrinthians 13 worthwhile? I sure do.
The entire if not most of the Book of Psalms was written by the Poet William Shakespeare.. Why would on not find it prolific. People are so gullible.
What is called the “Old Testament” or Tanakh in Judaism, was compiled by the scribes Ezra and Nehemiah circa 500 BCE Psalms is from the section “The Writings,” most of which are much later than assumed. Several books in the writings come from around 300 BCE. The first English translation was by John Wycliffe and embellished by William Tyndale, who was executed for his work. Tyndale’s translation served as the basis of the King James Bible, complete with the redactions of Desiderius Erasmus. Shakespeare was believed to be one of the writers of the new translation.
You cherry pick a few passages that on the face appear to be pleasant but when put in the context of the whole bible, are mere pleasantries in the multitude of evil that is the bible.
The ideas expressed in the beatitudes were hundreds of years old at the time Jesus allegedly spoke them, if indeed he did speak them. I say that because the first quoted words of Jesus are found in Mark1:17 “And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
Those words were written by a non-witness at least 40, that’s four zero, forty years after they were allegedly spoken. How do we even know that Jesus actually said, let alone originated the beatitudes? How do we know they were not inserted into Matthew by someone hoping to improve Jesus’ image. After all Jesus also said “Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.” Mat 10:34 and even worse… “For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law. And a man’s foes shall be they of his own household.” – Matthew 10.35,36
With those contradictory thoughts from Jesus, I find it hard to have much faith that the beatitudes were something Jesus really embraced.
Re: 23 Psalm: “…I will fear no evil: for thou art with me…” Tell that to the 12 year old girls who are being raped and sold into slavery. This 23rd Psalm is from the book of Psalms that delights in dashing the babies of mine enemies upon the rocks Psalms 137:9. Do you love that Psalm too?
I can’t find a beautiful description of love in Corinthians but if it was spoken by Paul, it isn’t worth the paper it was written on. I have a low opinion of Paul. He said whatever suited his purpose for the occasion. To wit… he told his followers that Jesus would reappear in their lifetimes and that they should forsake everything and prepare for the second coming. Never happened. Paul lied. Paul is a liar. Paul could never be admitted to the Church of Truth!
Any more questions?
“The ideas expressed in the beatitudes were hundreds of years old at the time Jesus allegedly spoke them, if indeed he did speak them.”
You say that based on what information? Specifically, where were the exact same ideas expressed hundreds of years before Jesus spoke the beatitudes and by whom, in particular?
For example, who expressed this idea and when? “Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.” And this? “Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. Rejoice and celebrate, because great is your reward in heaven; for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you.…”
How do I join this? I mean be a part of this Church? Lol I know a lot of religious dogma & I study ancient history. I could be an asset to your site.
☆ Spreading the real truth about how the Bible is an astrotheological, Mythical, allegorical, spiritual motif. Not actual events. The early Church altered the original teachings of the Gnostics & took much of other concepts from pagan cults. They made a syncretism with trying to make Jesus a historical figure, when in fact there’s no contemporary evidence for him. He’s just another anthropomorphized, personified Sun deity. Before Christianity was Judea Gnosticism & much of all religions were influenced by Egyptian beliefs. The Church embellished upon scriptures & everything else was Heretical but actually the original teachings & Rome burned the library of Alexandria, Egypt as well as many other writings to hide the truth. Oh & they burned people. Lol all in the name of Yahweh or Jehovah. Oh & Hitler had Faith too & killed for the Lord.
~ Rapture ~
Word!!! finally someone who is Free and knows the truth….ASE!!
Absolutely bro. I used to be Christian. I now am a educated truth sayer & debate with religious fallacies all the time. Check out my page, like it & join the other if you want.
https://m.facebook.com/illuminatedEyes4U/?tsid=0.47056441637687385&source=typeahead
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This site needs to be taken down, and you need to stop telling everyone to ignore all the Christian and Jewish apologetics as they are liars and trying to defend their bloody faith, which is not true. Expert Christian and Jewish apologetics are defending their faith for a GOOD reason.
Yeah, I’m disappointed by this site as well. I’m not going to say the guy is a fool, he obviously put a lot of work into it, and he obviously really believes it, but it *IS* a pretty sophomoric effort. It claims to work against the Judeo/Christian/Islamic tradition, but ignores Islam entirely. His arguments are not universally wrong, but they all lack depth. I mean, if you were going to do a critique on “The Odyssey,”or “Caesar’s Gallic Wars,” you wouldn’t just say “This contradicts this,” and stop there. You’d go into an explanation about why the conflict is there, how it likely happened, what it likely means (Two different versions of the myth conflated? Perhaps Caesar was covering his ass about something? Etc), you wouldn’t just say “Well, this one thing is wrong, so the whole thing is useless, nyah nyah nyah.” That’s just poor scholarship, both from a secular and a religious basis.
And in the end, who cares if Peggy Sue has an imaginary friend or not? If it makes her feel better when her mom is having surgery, what of it? If talking to it helps her focus her thoughts, what of it? If it frees her from the crippling existential dread and meaninglessness that many people are not built to handle, and gives her a sense of purpose, then what of it? If it helps her meet her eventual death with calm peace, what of it? Whether or not God exists, how is ANY of that a bad thing?
So the second intellectual flaw of this site is “if it’s worthless to me, it’s worthless to everyone, and should be abolished / if it’s important to me, then it should be important to everyone, and opposing opinions should be banned.”
I dunno. I was intrigued when I got here, but I’m greatly disappointed. Hopefully the author will fix these problems and grow up a little, but the site seems semi-abandoned, so I doubt it.
I think I’m gonna’ un-subscribe. It’s not really worth my time.
You can tell this person nothing, because he is deaf, blind, and has a closed mind, that includes most of us!
“… needs to be taken down”? Why? What about the ISIS sites that encourage all manner of depravity?
There is no such thing as “Expert Christian and Jewish apologetics” – they are not experts in any sense of the word.
Show me where anything said on this website is wrong and I will change it.
“The Bible is wrong: There is no evidence for Jesus Outside the Bible. The Truth”
the testimony of Flavius Josephus, a first-century Jewish historian who was a Pharisee. He referred to Jesus Christ in the book Jewish Antiquities. Although some doubt the authenticity of the first reference where Josephus mentioned Jesus as the Messiah, Professor Louis H. Feldman of Yeshiva University says that few have doubted the genuineness of the second reference. There Josephus said: “[Ananus the high priest] convened the judges of the Sanhedrin and brought before them a man named James, the brother of Jesus who was called the Christ.” (Jewish Antiquities, XX, 200) Yes, a Pharisee, a member of the sect many of whose adherents were avowed enemies of Jesus, acknowledged the existence of “James, the brother of Jesus.”
The influence of Jesus’ existence was felt through the activities of his followers. When the apostle Paul was imprisoned in Rome about 59 C.E., the principal men of the Jews told him: “As regards this sect it is known to us that everywhere it is spoken against.” (Acts 28:17-22) They called Jesus’ disciples “this sect.” If they were everywhere spoken against, secular historians would likely report about them, would they not?
Tacitus, born about 55 C.E. and considered one of the world’s greatest historians, mentioned the Christians in his Annals. In the account about Nero’s blaming the great fire of Rome in 64 C.E. on them, he wrote: “Nero fastened the guilt and inflicted the most exquisite tortures on a class hated for their abominations, called Christians by the populace. Christus, from whom the name had its origin, suffered the extreme penalty during the reign of Tiberius at the hands of one of our procurators, Pontius Pilatus.” The details of this account match the information regarding the Jesus of the Bible.
Another writer who commented on Jesus’ followers was Pliny the Younger, the governor of Bithynia. In about the year 111 C.E., Pliny wrote to Emperor Trajan, asking how to handle Christians. People who were falsely accused of being Christians, wrote Pliny, would repeat an invocation to the gods and worship the statue of Trajan, just to prove that they were not Christians. Pliny continued: “There is no forcing, it is said, those who are really Christians, into any of these compliances.” That testifies to the reality of the existence of the Christ, whose followers were prepared to give their lives for their belief in him.
After summarizing the references to Jesus Christ and his followers by the historians of the first two centuries, The Encyclopædia Britannica (2002 edition) concludes: “These independent accounts prove that in ancient times even the opponents of Christianity never doubted the historicity of Jesus, which was disputed for the first time and on inadequate grounds at the end of the 18th, during the 19th, and at the beginning of the 20th centuries.”
You are the one without evidence all your subjects are based on outright lies and are out of context and shows a deliberate deceitful lack of understanding for the bible. I have answers for all your misleading subjects that are outright deceitful. The question is: Are you prepared to change everything? Or prepared to take down this deceitful inaccurate site, based on a complete accurate truth proving the bible is God’s inspired word?
please anyone who still believes the bible is true ,look at it’s history ,check out all the previous god stories and you will see it is only another one based on the existing myths ,I am telling you the truth please please check it for yourself ,
yeah because they are all guilty of Genocide and Supporting Slavery and all the other atrocities they have committed by slaughtering innocent people, Ravishing and invading lands that were not their own. Get out of here with that foolery, You people believe in Freedom of everything until the LIES and Murders you’ve committed in the name of your God are called to the Light. Im going to help him/her spread the Word of REAL TRUTH…
“… all the Christian and Jewish apologetics as they are liars and trying to defend their bloody faith, which is not true. Expert Christian and Jewish apologetics are defending their faith for a GOOD reason.”
Yes it is true that they are liars and trying to defend their truly bloody faith.
There is no such thing as “expert Christian and Jewish apologetics”. What makes them “expert” at apologizing? What are they apologizing for? I know what they are apologizing for – they are apologizing for lying about their bloody faith.
What is the “GOOD reason” that they are defending their faith?
Def: Faith – belief without evidence.
Needs to be taken down? You’re advocating for censorship simply because you disagree with the author? That’s pretty…unAmerican, don’t you think? Who the hell do you think you are telling anyone what they need to stop doing. If you don’t like what this guy has to say, then don’t read his blog. That’s the very reason I do not watch or listen to Faux News or any other right-wing nut media outlets. I’d like to tell them they need to stop spreading lies and misinformation, but hey…the First Amendment applies to everyone, not just those you agree with. Read a goddamned book.
To republibot3
You are right – but I’m not going to change it. I’ll run the risk that someone outside of the Abrahamic religions might waste a minute checking out the website.
Bad PR move. It makes you come across as a 12 year old catholic kid who doesn’t want to get up early on Sunday anymore. If you’re calling yourself “Truthsayer” and yet deliberately claiming something you know isn’t true, and refuse to fix it, then you’re just muddying the water. You’re harming your own witness, so to speak.
If you don’t know enough about the other religions to discuss them, then learn. Otherwise knock it off. And don’t flatter yourself about appealing to the “Abrahamic” religions. You’re just targeting Christianity. There’s nothing on your site that would be of any use to a Jew or a Muslim or a Baha’I.
Your masthead says “Free persons of all faiths from the tyranny of their religion”, which is what brought me in the door, but now that I’m here, all I see is a lot of slamming the Judeo/Christian God. There’s no mention of Buddhism or Islam or Hinduism or anything interesting like that. going after the Aod of the Bible has been done to death. Will you be discussing other religions at some point in the future?
I don’t think so. He’s just a myrmidon.
What’s a myrmidon?
a subordinate of a powerful creature which we must fight with the help of God.
Ah.
Nope. Just slamming the Judeo/Christian/Islamic God is tough enough. I don”t know enough about the others to debunk them.
Well then your slogan is very misleading, particularly as you seem to have no intention of making good on it. Don’t you think you ought to change it?
For Republibot
There is mention of Islam on this site from Nur and myself under the following topic:
The Bible is wrong about who wrote Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
Dude, the Bible was written by the Christian community. Atheists need to stop getting wet about the names on the Gospels:
http://www.doxa.ws/Bible/Community.html
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I’m certainly not getting wet about the names of the gospel authors, and it is not just atheists that struggle to discover the true identity of the authors of our 4 canonical gospels. You would be surprised at how many Christians genuinely believe that Matthew (disciple – tax collector), Mark (translator for Peter), Luke (physician and companion of Paul) and John (disciple – fisherman) were the authors of the gospels attributed to them.
It was common in antiquity for authors not to sign their own works, but rather read it out loud instead, because the vast majority of people were illiterate. Reading publicly was the only way to get your message out to a wider audience of illiterate Christians. I therefore have absolutely no qualms whatsoever about the gospels originally being anonymous, besides everyone could see and hear the author so there was little point in signing their own work as they were probably the only ones in the room who could write in such a highly educated Greek style. Whilst the author was alive, their identity as the writer of a letter or gospel was known to the community. There was also no need for the gospel work to identify who the author since the earliest Christians believed that they were all still going to be alive to witness Jesus returning in glory.
My point is that although the gospel was anonymously written, the gospel author was not anonymous to the Christians who knew and heard him reading aloud in their local church. When the author died, his contemporaries still knew who wrote this anonymous gospel. The problems came when later generations would not know who had written the text, having never seen, met nor heard the author. After the apostles, evangelists and first few generations of Christians had died, there was a dialectic shift of seismic proportions as surviving Christians realised that the second coming of Jesus was not going to happen ‘suddenly’ during their lifetimes as they were taught to believe. The community would have experienced a great deal of uncertainty and turmoil, having previously lived anticipating the return of their lord any day now, to the sudden realisation that it is not happening yet and may not happen for a very long time. Such a shift in thinking would have been devastating for most, so it is reasonable to assume that a significant number of believers deserted the Christian faith. It was during this period in the early second century that churches began collecting and collating written works to encourage Christians not to give up their faith. It then became paramount importance as to who had authored a ‘gospel’ to ensure that it carried apostolic authority to justify and encourage those of the faith. Papius made the first mention of gospels authored by Matthew and Mark that we know of, sometime between 130 AD and 140 AD.
I also fully accept that the gospels were written by different authors, living in different Christian communities within different parts of the former Roman Empire, and were written to serve different purposes within their respective communities.
However I have to challenge the basic assumption of the Doxa site that the gospels were written by a community of eye witnesses. How did a community in Antioch, Rome, Alexandria, Ephasus say, first learn about Jesus of Nazareth from a Jewish Jesus cult in Galilee? Evangelists preaching, like Paul or Apollos say? So the Antiochenes, Romans, Alexandrians, Ephesians and other communities heard the stories about Jesus from the evangelists, and retold them to others. Sometimes, not always, parts of the story would be changed to suit the occasion or emphasise a point. So were any of the eye witnesses from Jerusalem present to oversee each person telling the story of Jesus? No! They were in Jerusalem. So who of the eye witnesses was overseeing the oral tradition of transmission of the gospel story to ensure that the facts were correct in Antioch, Rome, Alexandria, Ephasus, Macedonia etc? No one was.
So when Paul had left the churches he had planted in Corinth, Ephasus, or Rome, which witness to Jesus’s resurrection was on hand to ensure that the churches all believed the right stories? Evidently no one, since We only have to read some of Paul’s letters to see how far off track these churches were in what they had heard and what they believed. Much of Paul’s writings to fledgling churches involved rebukes, corrections and impartations of what Paul considered correct beliefs and actions.
To give some perspective on just how far Christian evangelists would have to travel to reach some places and ensure that the correct oral tradition was being passed on, I have included distances by air, As-the-crow-flies for reference, since the land/sea journey will be a lot further in most cases:
Jerusalem to Rome 1430 miles
Jerusalem to Alexandria 312 miles
Jerusalem to Antioch 310 miles
Jerusalem to Corinth 814 miles
Jerusalem to Ephasus (modern Izmir is closest to old Ephasus city) 646 miles
Rome to Alexandria 1214 miles
Newsflash: The Buddha is not considered divine. There is no “god” in Buddhism. And you cannot possibly mean to equate actions and behavior of Buddhists to those of Christians. There are no Buddhist inquisitions, no Buddhist Crusades, no Buddhist genocides against others, no Buddhist progroms. There are about 1.8 billion Muslims in the world. Most of them are not radicalized terrorists. Please, give us a few examples of violence committed by Baha’is. Read a goddamned book.
Oh, and by the way, I see that you asked down below “What’s a myrmidon?” You couldn’t be arsed to look it up yourself? A true sign of intellectual laziness.
read god is not great, religion poisons everything
The Bible is wrong about who Jesus was. The Truth
Is there going to be a link here in the future? I would be highly interested in reading what you have to say!
Kevin
Forget it, this site was made by fools.
Just one fool.
What is wrong with this site.
Show me where I am wrong and I will change it.
Victor,
The word fools comes out of your mouth so easily, because it is what you are.
Sam
Wow. It’s sure taking a long time for Victor to detail all the foolishness and errors on this site. Perhaps he fact checked a few and decided it would be more comfortable to keep his beliefs unchallenged and in tact.
Trying to get personal here? The views are skew here like their reasoning. Now; there is a big difference between “the bible” and “The Scriptures” but they wouldn’t see it even if it hit them like a ton of bricks. The Authoritarian class would never say there where wrong. IT is against their second altar, pseudo science being there first one. Like dark matter and dark energy. They have forgotten to look in their childhood closet for it. This is not an insult. Just an observation. Any way I beg to defer! “Another brick in the wall” by Pink Floyd