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Originally Posted by Yariv
Happy Easter Rick! I knew you were still reading this... 
2percent, can you name some of the (1/3?) prophecies that convinced you the bible is the real deal? why exactly should I give it any more weight than any other book? "1984" was a prophetic book, as was "20000 leagues under the sea", and "around the world in 80 days", and much of what nostradamus said came true, as did about 33% of what my horoscope says in the LA times... not to mention the fortune cooky I got at chinese last night. should I believe those also?
the idea of god is just as plausible as any other explanation for why we are here. for example, aliens brought us here from their planet. it's just that a book about that wasn't written 1500 years ago because they didn't even know about the possibility of space travel then.
god doesn't answer the question of why we are here. we're here because an all powerful invisible man in the sky that always existed created us. so the bible says. but if that's why we're here, why did he do that? and why is he here? what's his purpose? who made him? what was going on before him? god creates more questions than he answers, which defeats the purpose. we already have all those questions (such as what was going on before the big-bang, etc) so why add another dimension of confusion to it?
I'll tell you why. because it comforts us and distracts us from the real questions. it offers an explanation for "everything". things that go well, things that don't go well, it's all explained by god's will. the benefit of this explanation is so comforting, you're willing to overlook the fact that there is no evidence to support it, or that there are many other similar explanations that could provide the same kind of relief and are just as made up.
atheism doesn't offer false relief. I prefer to face the questions and problems, than to bury my head in the sand and call it god's will. I prefer to enjoy how amazing nature is ESPECIALLY considering the fact that no one created it, it created itself. I don't need to wait for the next life which will be amazing and good, I prefer to try to make this life amazing and good.
why does there have to be a purpose? we're just here. enjoy it, today. we won't be here tomorrow. there is no purpose, make your own purpose. |
Biblical Prophecy: Daniel 9:25
A most compelling Biblical Prophecy is found in Daniel, chapter 9, verse 25. Written 500 years before the birth of Jesus Christ (the oldest preserved copy dating 200 years before the birth of Christ), it foretells the very day Christ would enter Jerusalem. The prophecy states: 69 weeks of years (69 x 7 = 483 years) would pass from the decree to rebuild Jerusalem, until the coming of the Messiah. This is according to the Babylonian 360-day calendar, since Daniel was written in Babylon during the Jewish captivity after the fall of Jerusalem. Thus, 483 years x 360 days = 173,880 days. According to records found by Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson in the Shushan (Susa) Palace, and confirmed in Nehemiah 2:1, this decree was made on March 14th, 445 BC, by Artaxerxes Longimanus. Exactly 173,880 days later, on April 6th, 32 AD, Jesus Christ rode into Jerusalem upon a colt (fulfilling the prophecy in Zechariah 9:9). The world celebrates this day as Palm Sunday. Four days later, Christ was murdered upon the cross. Actually, the form of His execution and even His last words were foretold in Psalm 22. Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead on Easter Sunday, fulfilling numerous other prophecies of our Messiah
That is a start.. from just one week in the Bible
i believe through faith God, Jesus. Holy Spirt..ect..so through faith i believe all the bible says and prophecy helps to solidify my faith....i think that answers your question..
not to mention Israel became a nation in 1948... and the book of Revelation..the things still to came... ask some questions hopefully i can get some of them. as for the question why did God create us i believe for fellowship with him...but it seems you ask a question and then come up with a wacky explanation.. so my question to you.... is this what you believe??? just buy reading your post you seem very smart....if this is what you believe explain them...and as for the books you list i have not read.. and your horoscope was just a general statement.. not that you road into town on a colt on a certain day and people you didn't even know through palm leafs down for you to come riding into town..or that your bones wouldn't be broken on the cross..although most people in that time had to have their legs broken so they would die sooner....or was it that specific...why do you call it bury me head in the sand just because i have faith... you also said make my own purpose... i don't have to, mine was made for me... and is explained in the Bible... again i am not here to make anyone mad... the Bible says "without love i have nothing"... just defending my beliefs just as your trying to do...