Former Pastor to Atheist

supersurfer

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Go Dan Barker!
Dan Barker said:
Dear Believer,

You asked me to consider Christianity as the answer for my life. I have
done that. I consider it untrue, repugnant, and harmful.

You expect me to believe Jesus was born of a virgin impregnated by a
ghost? Do you believe all the crazy tales of ancient religions? Julius Caesar
was reportedly born of a virgin; Roman historian Seutonius said Augustus bodily
rose to heaven when he died; and Buddha was supposedly born speaking. You don't
believe all that, do you? Why do you expect me to swallow the fables of
Christianity?

I find it incredible that you ask me to believe that the earth was
created in six literal days; women come from a man's rib; a snake, a donkey,
and a burning bush spoke human language; the entire world was flooded, covering
the mountains to drown evil; all animal species, millions of them, rode on one
boat; language variations stem from the tower of Babel; Moses had a magic wand;
the Nile turned to blood; a stick turned into a snake; witches, wizards, and
sorcerers really exist; food rained from the sky for 40 years; people were
cured by the sight of a brass serpent; the sun stood still to help Joshua win a
battle, and it went backward for King Hezekiah; men survived unaided in a fiery
furnace; a detached hand floated in the air and wrote on a wall; men followed a
star which directed them to a particular house; Jesus walked on water unaided;
fish and bread magically multiplied to feed the hungry; water instantly turned
into wine; mental illness is caused by demons; a devil with wings exists who
causes evil; people were healed by stepping into a pool agitated by angels;
disembodied voiced spoke from the sky; Jesus vanished and later materialized
from thin air; people were healed by Peter's shadow; angels broke people out of
jail; a fiery lake of eternal torment awaits unbelievers under the earth ...
while there is life-after-death in a city which is 1,500 miles cubed, with
mansions and food, for Christians only.

If you believe these stories, then you are the one with the problem, not
me. These myths violate natural law, contradict science, and fail to correspond
with reality or logic. If you can't see that, then you can't separate truth
from fantasy. It doesn't matter how many people accept delusions inflicted by
holy men; a widely held lie is still a lie. If you are so gullible, then you
are like the child who believes the older brother who says there is a monster
in the hallway. But there is nothing to be afraid of; go turn on the light and
look for yourself.
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More here.
 
supersurfer

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And tons of people back in the biblical days actually saw this stuff happen and still refused to believe. :killingme

So, these types of miracles ceased. (I wonder if them ceasing has anything to do with being able to prove things with science these days?) :bigwhoop:
 
FromTexas

FromTexas

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supersurfer said:
Hey, I got my own groupie. :huggy:

Just sharing information... :buddies:
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So was I. Obviously, you are only worried about your information though... and here you were trying to criticize 2A. :lmao:
 
supersurfer

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Dan Barker said:
the earth was
created in six literal days; women come from a man's rib; a snake, a donkey,
and a burning bush spoke human language; the entire world was flooded, covering
the mountains to drown evil; all animal species, millions of them, rode on one
boat; language variations stem from the tower of Babel; Moses had a magic wand;
the Nile turned to blood; a stick turned into a snake; witches, wizards, and
sorcerers really exist; food rained from the sky for 40 years; people were
cured by the sight of a brass serpent; the sun stood still to help Joshua win a
battle, and it went backward for King Hezekiah; men survived unaided in a fiery
furnace; a detached hand floated in the air and wrote on a wall; men followed a
star which directed them to a particular house; Jesus walked on water unaided;
fish and bread magically multiplied to feed the hungry; water instantly turned
into wine; mental illness is caused by demons; a devil with wings exists who
causes evil; people were healed by stepping into a pool agitated by angels;
disembodied voiced spoke from the sky; Jesus vanished and later materialized
from thin air; people were healed by Peter's shadow; angels broke people out of
jail; a fiery lake of eternal torment awaits unbelievers under the earth ...
while there is life-after-death in a city which is 1,500 miles cubed, with
mansions and food, for Christians only.
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Translation of the Bible = Boogah, Boogah!
 
supersurfer

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FromTexas said:
So was I. Obviously, you are only worried about your information though... and here you were trying to criticize 2A. :lmao:
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No, you see the difference is, that I'm reading your link.
 
Midnightrider

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FromTexas said:
Exactly. I fixed your typo for you, too.
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thanks, its funny to me that you take pride in your closed mindedness.
Ideas can't hurt you, they are there for you to reject, accept or mull over
 
FromTexas

FromTexas

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Midnightrider said:
thanks, its funny to me that you take pride in your closed mindedness.
Ideas can't hurt you, they are there for you to reject, accept or mull over
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Define my close mindedness please. What is my view that I am closed minded about?
 
Midnightrider

Midnightrider

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Midnightrider said:
thanks, its funny to me that you take pride in your closed mindedness.
Ideas can't hurt you, they are there for you to reject, accept or mull over
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:eyebrow:

you won't even look at the link provided to you b/c you "recognize poor motives when 'you' see it"

how can you recognize anythng you admit you haven't looked at, you are prejudice b/c of the source and your mind is not "open" to the idea
therefore your mind is closed
 
supersurfer

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FromTexas said:
I never doubted that you can google. :yay:
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Can't we all? I've seen his tripe before.

Now, where exactly on your link does JPH refute anything that Barker had posted in my link? All I see is where he is trying to refute Barkers book, which wasn't included in my link.

Why is it so hard for Christians to admit that they believe in some mystical, hocus pocus shiat?
 
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Bustem' Down

Bustem' Down

Give Peas a Chance
supersurfer said:
Why is it so hard for Christians to admit that they believe in some mystical, hocus pocus shiat?
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Why is it so hard for atheists to not give a damn, I don't and never will.
 
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