Choosing a faith

Sounds like an exact quote from me. Cleverbot is watching.

Because we know it isn't true. You seem to believe in your own ability to create a God better than the ones in the Bible.

I thought you hated humanists. Why would God use somebody as an operative "for" them? Or did you mean "false flag"?

What does THAT mean?

You have the gall to suggest that I am subverting the secular humanist "camp" with a Christian message?

I don't self-identify as an atheist. Too many people, including you, assume that an atheist is against God, hates God, doesn't want to be under God's authority, etc.I self-identify as agnostic - but according to the broad definition of "atheist", I don't believe in any gods.And for the record, YOUR God is one of the least likely to be real. It is quite obviously made up and thoroughly inconsistent.

Your puny, made-up god is at the top of the list. Certainly not. I have said more than once that there's more likely to be many than one. Of course it doesn't. Have you ever read any of my posts? Did you write that with a straight face? I'm not even going to tell you what's stupid about it. Figure it out for yourself and then tell me what's stupid about it.

It's the same with children. Your own are special.People used to tell my mother, "Your children are so well-behaved." (And as I recall, we were.)Mom would mutter, "You should see them at home."

How does that follow? If we don't even know what the Source was, how can it possibly have any importance?

How is that clear?

You're thinking backwards. They're foundational documants because people believe them. They're only foundational AFTER they are believed. But why are they believed? It isn't at all unusual for people to die for what they believe in. Mormons are a good example. Does persecution of the Mormons add credibility to their Book? I'm asking what's obvious about it and you're not answering. Compare it to the Book of Mormon. Why is the Bible more obviously true than the Book of Mormon?

Writing The Lord of the Rings was also a time-and-labor-intensive task. Tolkien even created vast genealogies and histories that he didn't even need for the book.How does that make it less fictional?

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Nor is there any evidence that they were knowingly or intentionally writing news stories to wrap fish in. There is no (direct) evidence of their intentions.But we do know that some writers write fiction. You should learn to read. It's a useful skill.I didn't say it "was" fiction. I questioned GDR's claim that it is "clearly" non-fiction. I keep asking you and you never answer: Why do you keep talking about skepticism as if it was a bad thing? Answer me, please. Do you ever think for yourself? Well, the truth does tend to resemble the truth, whereas fiction and lies are more far-reaching. What relevance does that have?

We've been over your point many times. Why can't we move on?MY point is that you have not distinguished YOUR faith from any other faith. In a topic titled Choosing a faith, shouldn't we be comparing faiths instead of just making assertions about one faith?
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Yes, unlike you, the rest of us have no lives and nothing to do but hang around here waiting for you to reply. (FYI, I'm discussing several different topics at once.)As Percy has been trying to tell you, rehashing the same points over and over is pointless. What this topic needs is exploration of a few rabbit holes.