Prove sonhouse wrong.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
GoaD likes to toss around his purported "degree", but getting a degree alone never made anyone an authority on anything.

There are a lot of people walking around with degrees that are pretty clueless about the subject in which they "earned" their degree.

Especially, it seems, the ones who keep bringing up their degree.

" ... but getting a degree alone never made anyone an authority on anything."

Usually, it's the ones without that degree who think that.

Go figure.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
By and large, I find the words attributed to Jesus while He walked the Earth to be reasonably sound and reasonably coherent within themselves. What's more, I find much of what was attributed to Him to be remarkably deep and quite profound. As such, by and large, I find the words attributed to Jesus while He walked the Earth to be "true".

I don't share ...[text shortened]... many Christians - many of which are antithetical to what Jesus taught while He walked the Earth.

Anything to criticize Christians, eh?

Originally posted by Suzianne
[b]" ... but getting a degree alone never made anyone an authority on anything."

Usually, it's the ones without that degree who think that.

Go figure.[/b]

Not sure what you're trying to imply.

You believe that everyone who gets a degree is an authority on the subject in which they "earned" their degree?

If so, you'd be very wrong.

As a matter of curiosity, do you view Ghost as an authority on Christianity?

Originally posted by Suzianne
Anything to criticize Christians, eh?

Where do you get this Suzianne?

I don't see it.

Originally posted by chaney3
Where do you get this Suzianne?

I don't see it.

I know.

Originally posted by ThinkOfOne
Not sure what you're trying to imply.

You believe that everyone who gets a degree is an authority on the subject in which they "earned" their degree?

If so, you'd be very wrong.

As a matter of curiosity, do you view Ghost as an authority on Christianity?

He has invested time and energy to studying religion, which precious few in this forum have.

I try not to judge.

I'm also not familiar where Jesus told people to run out and judge others.

Aren't you one of the ones supposedly basing your behavior on what Jesus said?

Originally posted by Suzianne
He has invested time and energy to studying religion, which precious few in this forum have.

I try not to judge.

I'm also not familiar where Jesus told people to run out and judge others.

Aren't you one of the ones supposedly basing your behavior on what Jesus said?

Do you believe that everyone who gets a degree is an authority on the subject in which they "earned" their degree?

Originally posted by Suzianne
He has invested time and energy to studying religion, which precious few in this forum have.

I try not to judge.

I'm also not familiar where Jesus told people to run out and judge others.

Aren't you one of the ones supposedly basing your behavior on what Jesus said?

Thank you Suzianne.

I'm not of course an authority on Christianity, nor have i ever claimed to be. My degree was 20 years ago and although i maintain an interest in the subject, i've lost most of the in depth knowledge I once had. (Though it does lie in some dusty boxes in the cellar).

Believe I have brought up my theology degree 3 times in the last 18 months and it is invariably Chaney who mentions it, discombobulated as he is by an atheist choosing to study such a subject.

ThinkOfOne shares my lack of authority when it comes to Christianity, which of course is self evident.

Originally posted by chaney3
What does that mean?

"Let's hope so'?

As we have discussed before, I am an atheist who would very much like to believe in the existence of God.

You say he exists, I reply 'let's hope so.' Without faith sir, hope is all I can offer you.

Originally posted by chaney3
When you see a photo of piles and piles of corpses in a Nazi concentration camp, where was God?

The usual response is that was man's free will, and takes God off the hook.

But, God says He loves us.

Have you decided whether you have "always been a Christian" or not?

Originally posted by chaney3
Ghost,

I believe in God, but His absence is a mystery.

So you are a Christian again now?

Originally posted by chaney3
I will sadly say that I don't know.

I have doubts about the validity of the Bible.

I believe in a creator, and call Him God, but I don't know Him.

Oh so you're not a Christian again...

Originally posted by chaney3
He will never admit it.
Creation came from a creator.
Maybe the Bible is wrong, as his university degree suggests, but that doesn't negate a creator.

He just won't admit it.

What has this got to do with the Nazis on page 1?

Originally posted by chaney3
His arguments against God are valid.

But, it is our Bible God he is speaking of.

So you are claiming that sonhouse's arguments against there being a god are valid, but you still believe there is a god.

Sounds to me like you are confused.

Originally posted by chaney3
God is there Ghost.

Maybe not in you're Bible, but He is there.

Not according to sonhouse, your latest go-to soothsayer.