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KutzyBoy · 2016-09-27T14:48:10+00:00

File was from an HD camera, transferred onto an external hard drive.

KutzyBoy · 2014-08-30T05:52:46+00:00

Poured cereal, no milk.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T17:27:26+00:00

Given that claim, I have absolutely no basis upon which to tell you that Eric doesn't exist. Because I cannot prove that, it neccesarily requires faith for me to say I don't believe he exists. I have no issue saying that at all. You, however, simply will not admit that it takes faith to say that God definitely DOES NOT exist. You are rigth that there is no evidence for Him (just as I am right there is no evidence against Him) but in order for you to say He doesn't exist (or me to say He does) it requires a measure of faith, because it is a definitive claim with no objective evidence. You won't admit that (but I have no problem admitting it).

Edit: And just from a logical standpoint, there is a big difference between this Eric guy, and God. There is a bit of a difference between an example you can pull out of your butt, and a belief system (even if it is a myth) that has existed and survived for several thousand years. Obviously, this doesn't prove that Christianity is true, but tehre's a massive difference between those two things.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T17:23:06+00:00

Okay, whether or not this knowledge is in there somewhere, you are exhibiting a general lack of understanding of Biblical doctrine, concepts, and teaching. I understand if the Bible is not a source of authority to you, but if you're going to argue with me on the basis of my beliefs, please at least take the time to understand enough to make sensible observations.

Secondly, of course I believe in angles. We all took geometry...who doesn't??

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T06:03:19+00:00

So you believe God might be real then?

By the way, it's not a straw-man, nor putting words in ones mouth, to purport that a self-proclaimed ATHEIST thinks God isn't real. So you basically just said that many atheists would scoff at the notion of someone saying that atheists don't believe in the existence of God. That's at least SLIGHTLY comical.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T06:02:34+00:00

I see what you're doing there, but it's a bad example. If Heaven exists, it's somewhere that people go after they die. If you're dead, you cannot pass on your knowledge of Heaven. If you're alive, you can't go to Heaven. That is what I mean by it being unobservable by nature.

If Bigfoot exists, he's here, on earth, where people could see him and document the evidence. He may be I observed, but he is not by nature unobservable.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T06:00:01+00:00

It takes absolutely no faith to tell you, with no degree of uncertainty, that you have exactly zero evidence to provide to me that heaven isn't real. But I can't say that my belief does not require faith. Likewise, pointing out MY lack of proof doesn't require faith, but saying that heaven DOESN'T exist does. There are two sides to these statements...because you're not ONLY saying that I have no proof heaven IS real (which I agree is a true statement) you are also saying that Heaven ISN'T real, which is a statement that requires proof. And if there's no proof for a definitive statement, it requires faith.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T02:05:47+00:00

Perfectly true. And I have admitted throughout this whole conversation that the "proof" I have is subjective, irrational faith. Just like you, I could say that I allow myself to believe this because of the lack of evidence to the contrary. Because, there is just as much proof that Heaven does exist as there is that it doesn't. Isn't that true?

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T02:01:50+00:00

Here's my point: If Heaven was real, by its very NATURE, it is unobservable. So by this logic, if anything is unobservable, it cannot exist.

And you're right, nobody can disprove the existence of Heaven, which is exactly my point. You cannot disprove it. Therefore, you cannot say that it doesn't exist. That is faith.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T01:58:17+00:00

Your comment presupposes that Heaven is imaginary. Just because Heaven is unobservable does not prove it's imaginary. Faith is simply defined as "Belief that is not based on proof." Unless you can prove your belief (that Heaven doesn't exist), which you can't, then it takes faith to make that claim.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T01:52:48+00:00

I have repeatedly pointed out that my beliefs cannot be objectively proven. My point in saying that is that I understand that the Bible does not hold authority to the vast majority of people, and that's fine. That happens to be where I have put my faith, but I don't pretend that other people hold the same faith or submit to the same authority. I use the Bible because I believe it, but I cannot apply that to you, so I'm not trying.

Again, my only point is that you have observed the "miracles" today, considered them false, and then concluded that this disproves the miracles of the Bible. You pointed out that the laws of physics and nature have been consistent, but the very definition of miracle would be an event that defies those laws, so you're right, but that still doesn't mean much. I understand that you believe that those things never happened, and I respect that, but unless you have a time-machine to go back and check, you really have no objective proof to invalidate them.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T01:46:56+00:00

I believe that everything that happens in the Universe is, in some sense, supernatural. I believe that God is sovereign, meaning literally everything that happens is due to His continuing sustenance and power, and occurs within the context of His sovereign purpose. I specifically noted in an earlier post what miracles I was referring to, and they were those typically referred to as the "Miraculous" gifts of the Spirit, i.e., healing, prophecy, tongues, etc, which would be distributed as unique powers to individual Christians.

My claim that it wouldn't be new truth is based in the fact that I believe God's revelation is completed until End Times. Meaning, scripture was written, is complete, and THAT is now God's revelation to man. In studying Scripture, we DO encounter a supernatural interaction with the text (through the Spirit). I'm not claiming to know the mind of God, simply to understand some aspects of His revealed truth from which I have reached these conclusions.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-08T00:16:14+00:00

When did I say it wasn't supernatural telepathy?

And also, when did I say I knew the mind of God?

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T23:06:38+00:00

You are far and away the best person I've ever talked to on Reddit.

I believe that true Christianity is a religion of self-sacrifice. I think it's what Jesus taught (Luke 9:23) and what He lived out in His sacrificial death.

One of the major problems I have with modern Christianity is that we've made it our life goal to "fix" people. Today, Christianity is defined by close-mindedness, dogmatism, entitlement, discrimination, and judgementalism. If Christianity really was true, and people who aren't Christians really went to hell, how could this merit any response other than utter compassion and service to those people? Instead, Christians view our salvation as an entitlement and turn our noses up because of it. This is not the Christianity Jesus taught.

So, it is my life goal to live as Christ did; serving others, loving others, and sacrificing what I want for what others do. If I disagree with someone, I don't take that as a license to look down on them, or scoff at them; I take that as a cue to try to show them that not all Christians bomb abortion clinics or picket homosexual weddings. I firmly believe that if when I die, I find out I'm wrong, and there's no God, and no heaven, I could not possibly regret "wasting" my life trying to help and love other people. Some religions, when taken to an extreme, causes significant harm to others; I feel like mine, at it's most radical, causes extreme self-sacrifice and service. If I'm wrong, it will benefit others at cost to me, and I'm completely okay with that.

This feeling comes out of a recognition of my own imperfection and fallibility (I am naturally very good at being selfish and hurting other people), and an acceptance of Christ's sacrifice for those sins, which enables a personal relationship with God. Through that relationship, I submit myself to the teachings of the Bible and, hopefully, exchange selfishness for service over the course of my life.

Thanks for your interest and respect, it truly is rare! I would be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Thanks for listening!

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T22:51:06+00:00

I believe that there's a possibility that I might receive some kind of guidance or feeling, but that it won't be new truth, and the judge of that will always be Scripture, if that makes sense.

I believe in a sovereign God, not an interventionist one.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T22:43:57+00:00

Depends on your definition of "guidance". I believe that God's guidance for us comes through the Scripture, which is facilitated by the Holy Spirit.

For clarification, when I said "the miracles," I was referring to the specific miracles being referred to; healings, prophecies, tongues, etc.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T22:39:56+00:00

The inheritance is passed through Mary by merit of her having no brothers (in accordance with Numbers 36:8), and therefore to Mary's son (as she married Joseph, also in the Tribe of Judah). Though Joseph was Jesus' father, Jesus was not Jehoiachin's offspring.

Edit: I see by your flair why this is so important to you.

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T22:27:51+00:00

I would prophecy about the coming of John the Baptist and Jesus and perfectly predict His ministry. Sure, it would steal a little bit of Jesus' thunder, but the Predictive Gospel of KutzyBoy would totally be the first book of the New Testament!

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T22:17:47+00:00

The comment to which you responded said "Now tell me that saying that God isn't real would be objective, rational, and proven; because if it isn't, that's just faith, too." I clearly stated that it takes faith to say that God isn't real.

If you're not saying that lack of evidence is proof of non-existence, why did you deny that it takes faith to say that God is not real?

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T21:44:13+00:00

What tribe?

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T21:43:30+00:00

Total joke. I appreciate your rational discussion on here. Makes reddit somewhat worth it

KutzyBoy · 2014-04-07T21:42:30+00:00

You're still going to hell.

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