ahh, memories

[supersurfer]

Last weekend, I seperated out some old books from boxes that have been packed. I have studied the following books in the past.

1) The Works of Josephus -Whiston
2) The Existence and Attributes of God -Charnock
3) The Teachings of Buddha
4) Siddhartha -Herman Hesse
5) Bhagavad Gita As It Is
6) The Book of Mormon
7) We Believe -Doctrines of the Catholic Church
8) Numerous Bibles (King James, Surfer's (NIV) Bible, The New American Bible, etc)
9) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible
10) Young's Analytical Concordance to the Bible
11) The New Compact Bible Dictionary
12) Power in the Pulpit -Vines and Shaddix
13) The Preacher and His Preaching -Gibbs
14) A Practical Guide to Sermon Preparation -Vines
15) Biblical Preaching for Today's World -Perry
16) The Genesis Flood -Whitcomb/Morris
17) To Seek and To Save -Chappell
18) His Name is Jesus -Rambsel
19) D.L. Moody Biography -The American Evangelist
20) The Knowledge of The Holy Spirit -A.W. Tozer
21) All the Parables of the Bible -Lockyer
22) All the Doctrines of the Bible -Lockyer
23) Understanding End Times Prophecy -Benware
24) Every Prophecy of the Bible -Walvoord
25) Cross and Crescent -Chapman
26) The Gold Mine -Roberson
27) Salvation is More Than Being Saved -Hyles
28) Jehovah's Witnesses Answered -Reed
29) Westminister Confession of Faith
30) Morning and Evening -Spurgeon
31) Ephesus
32) Lectures in Homiletics -Prisk
33) Landmarks of Baptist Doctrine -Sargent
a) The Doctrine of Christ
b) The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit
c) The Doctrine of the Church
d) The Doctrine of Angels and Satan
e) The Doctrine of Last Things
34) Expository Outlines on the Old Testament -Wiersbe
35) Expository Outlines on the New Testament -Wiersbe
36) Knowing God -J.I. Packer
37) Biblical Seperation -Hyles
38) If The Foundations be Destroyed
39) The Baptist Story -Davis
40) Our Legacy The History of Christian Doctrine -Hannah
41) Bringing Men to Christ -Sexton
42) Chronological and Background Charts of Church History -Walton
43) The Kingdom of the Cults -Martin


There are about a dozen or more Books across the room that I don't feel like getting up to see, and these are only the ones that I own, I have read and studied many more. One was a really good book on Calvinism, but I forget who wrote it or the title.

On top of this I spent many years on Christian forums, debating Christian Doctine, and ending up debating Atheism. I really wish that I could find time to do that here.

I just think that it's funny, how much I've studied Christianity, I was a believer, compared to how little I have studied Science and Truth.

If you see any books in the list that you want, I may be willing to part with them for the right price.

 

[ItalianScallion]

On top of this I spent many years on Christian forums, debating Christian Doctine, and ending up debating Atheism. I really wish that I could find time to do that here.
I just think that it's funny, how much I've studied Christianity, I was a believer, compared to how little I have studied Science and Truth.

Just for my own curiosity and not to start a never ending debate here, would you tell me briefly why you chose to be an Atheist? Thanks

 

[supersurfer]

Just for my own curiosity and not to start a never ending debate here, would you tell me briefly why you chose to be an Atheist? Thanks

Simply put, I don't believe in the existance of Gods.

See Occam's Razor

one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything

 

[Fubar]

Simply put, I don't believe in the existance of Gods.

See Occam's Razor

one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything

Just curious-how old are you?

 

[vraiblonde]

Simply put, I don't believe in the existance of Gods.

Then why do you post about them so often?

 

[BadGirl]

One was a really good book on Calvinism, but I forget who wrote it or the title.

Oh man, I'm big on Calvinism.. I think I've read ALL the books..
















That Hobbes, he friggin cracks me up!

 

[BadGirl]

Just curious-how old are you?

A little younger than dirt.

 

[supersurfer]

Just curious-how old are you?

32 next month

 

[supersurfer]

Then why do you post about them so often?

Because I want to? :shrug:

 

[vraiblonde]

Because I want to?

But why do you want to? I don't believe in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy or God, for that matter, and I have no real compulsion to post about them and try to disprove their existence to those who believe.

Don't you have better things to think about?

 

[supersurfer]

Don't you have better things to think about?

During the moments that i post on the subject here, no.

But I'm rarely here anymore.

 

[brendar buhl]

...I just think that it's funny, how much I've studied Christianity, I was a believer, compared to how little I have studied Science and Truth...

This is interesting to me. You studied Christianity. Christianity (or any other religion) is the study of that which we can't understand. Then you refer to science as Truth (capitol "T") Science is the study of what you can understand. Seems like you just changed the name of what you "believe" to "that which you can understand".

Simply put, I don't believe in the existance of Gods.

See Occam's Razor

one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything

This is also interesting. Most people turn to God because they can't find explainations for things. You are claiming that you can explain the existance of everything without the existance of a God. If anything Occam should be turned to by the Christian; He (God) is the one assumption (entity) that explains all. This limits your entity to one, no other belief system meets Occam's Razor better.

 

[supersurfer]

This is interesting to me. You studied Christianity. Christianity (or any other religion) is the study of that which we can't understand. Then you refer to science as Truth (capitol "T") Science is the study of what you can understand. Seems like you just changed the name of what you "believe" to "that which you can understand".

Yes truth..... Funny thing with science, you create a hypothesis that is then tested. If it passes the tests, you get truth. If it doesn't pass it is abandoned.

This is also interesting. Most people turn to God because they can't find explainations for things. You are claiming that you can explain the existance of everything without the existance of a God. If anything Occam should be turned to by the Christian; He (God) is the one assumption (entity) that explains all. This limits your entity to one, no other belief system meets Occam's Razor better.

You misunderstand Occam's Razor.

For example.... Let's say you stumble across a sandcastle on the beach.... No one is around. Would you suppose that a couple of aliens flew 3K lights years to come build this sand castle or would you suppose that it was simply made by a previous beach goer?

I'm willing to bet that you would chose the latter?

The same goes with the Universe.

 

[brendar buhl]

Yes truth..... Funny thing with science, you create a hypothesis that is then tested. If it passes the tests, you get truth. If it doesn't pass it is abandoned.


You misunderstand Occam's Razor.

For example.... Let's say you stumble across a sandcastle on the beach.... No one is around. Would you suppose that a couple of aliens flew 3K lights years to come build this sand castle or would you suppose that it was simply made by a previous beach goer?

I'm willing to bet that you would chose the latter?

The same goes with the Universe.

Soooo, you're saying that our universe was built by who? A privious "universe dweller"? Your beach analogy fits perfectly if we were talking about a dude who watches too much X-Files finding a sand casstle on the beach. I'm not sure that it applies to some one who's trying to figure out why we are here.

 

[supersurfer]

Soooo, you're saying that our universe was built by who? A privious "universe dweller"? Your beach analogy fits perfectly if we were talking about a dude who watches too much X-Files finding a sand casstle on the beach. I'm not sure that it applies to some one who's trying to figure out why we are here.

Occam's Razor is stating that you go with the simplest answer. You don't invent infinite beings. You obviously didn't get what it was stating.... So, my analogy was dumbing it down for you.

Everything that built the universe is in front of your eyes. There isn't a old bearded guy in the sky that made this little ant farm.

 

[Barnacle]

Oh man, I'm big on Calvinism.. I think I've read ALL the books..










That Hobbes, he friggin cracks me up!

Very clever! Love it!!

 

[JPC sr]

JPC sr EXTRODIANIRE.

I just think that it's funny, how much I've studied Christianity, I was a believer, compared to how little I have studied Science and Truth.

Here is a link to information that you might respect a bit more then the regular preaching.

Bible criticism by Bible Scholars / The Synoptic Problem, click here.

If a person does not know the synoptic problem then they do not know the Gospel.

This is professional scholars using science to show us truth.

And main stream Christians are scared of the Jesus seminar on that link.

 

[brendar buhl]

Occam's Razor is stating that you go with the simplest answer. You don't invent infinite beings. You obviously didn't get what it was stating.... So, my analogy was dumbing it down for you.

Everything that built the universe is in front of your eyes. There isn't a old bearded guy in the sky that made this little ant farm.

Are you still dumbing it down for me or did your version of Christianity really involve a bearded guy with ant farms? Did you actually read any of those books?

 

[supersurfer]

I did.... Care to quiz me?

 

[Beelzebaby666]

Salvation is More Than Being Saved -Hyles
Chronological and Background Charts of Church History -Walton
The Kingdom of the Cults -Martin


These look interesting.... When will you be in town again??