A question for Athiests/Evolutionists. (re: How can one not belive in something greater than himself? et all)

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I think that some athiests on some level know that just beause they deny God, they can't be protected from the devil.

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I think that some believers on some level know that just beause they have invented their God, they can't be protected from the reality of death.

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If you weren't intending on forcing me to love you, then sure, I would take the beating in order for you to show me that you love me.

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Hmmm, Battered Women's Syndrome.

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As for demons, one(as a Christian who belives in such things) can't go through life ignoring them. If you spread out your arms, you touch angels and demons fighting. They are unseen, but there none the less, so one must understand and be aware of demons in order to protect yourself against them.

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What a frightening, drama-filled world you live in.You sound like you have time-traveled in from medieval Europe during the Dark Ages.There is a very good book your post reminded me of, and I reccommend it to you:"The Demon Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark", by Carl Sagan. Read more here

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I can see what you mean, though, but as a Christian, you can't simply belive in God and not beilve in the devil.

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The devil is hardly mentioned in the Bible, and neither is hell.It is modern Christianity which has given the devil and hell a much greater presence in the practice of the religion.Having a Big Bad living in a terrible place is a great tool to keep people fearful and therefore more controllable.

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No offense against women, but we do get scatter brained and forget to take things one at a time.

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This is very true of boys as well.Perhaps "Stupid Teenager Syndrome?"FYI, between my husband and I, I am much more mentally organized and he is the scatterbrained one.He's the professional scientist, though, so go figure.

Is that the "absented minded professor" syndrome? A person so caught up in their thinking about the subject that is of central importance to them that they don't pay attention to the mundance details of their lives such as if their socks match or where they sat their coffee cup down.

It all comes down to what is rational to you and what is rational to me.

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Ponlo todo en las manos de Dios y que se joda el mundo. El principio de la sabiduria es el temor a Jehova

Quite. There is not a demon in your hand. Therefore, you can not deny it, since it doesn't exist.To the atheist, the demon in your hand and god are the SAME THING.

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Is that the "absented minded professor" syndrome? A person so caught up in their thinking about the subject that is of central importance to them that they don't pay attention to the mundance details of their lives such as if their socks match or where they sat their coffee cup down.

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I think it has more to do with worry and stress making his thinking less clear about the mundane things.He is defending in February, you see...

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It all comes down to what is rational to you and what is rational to me.

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Well, no, because "what is rational" about the facts of the nature of the universe can be objectively agreed upon based upon evidence.What is rational is not arbitrary or determined by what one wants it to be.

I can accept that view of it, but I can't deny it's existance because it exists, at least to my view. Thank you for your answer, however.

Lol, yes, I'll revise my SGS to SHS, stupid human syndrome.

Actuaully, there are twelve on hell, and twenty two on the devil, not counting demons, judgement, and punishment. I do not speak of demons and the devil without personal experiance and hearing the experiances of my elders dealing with them. It is some what easy to see the devil and his work throughout the world.

Very well. My mum is going to read it first, however, and see if it's something I would be able to read.

That is not what I'm saying. Okay, in lamance terms, humans are probley to most spiritually blind and deaf creatures in the universe. We, in our quests for normality and science, fail to recognize God's attempts to communicate with us. He does speak to us, but we are to stupid to hear Him. So, it seems to me, that He allowed the devil to get big headed and leave Heaven, in order to show us that He loves us.