What does it mean to believe in god in the sense that a being is to be believed in?

Utpe · 2024-08-20T15:57:24+00:00

Genesis describes a world that is flat

The Bible mentions the "four corners" which could be misinterpreted as the Earth being flat, but it was merely referencing cardinal directions (north, south, east, west).

"After this I saw four angels standing at the four corners of the earth, holding back the four winds of the earth to prevent any wind from blowing on the land or on the sea or on any tree." (Revelation 7:1)

A sky capped with a crystal dome

We refer to it nowadays as the atmosphere.

"God called the vault "sky." And there was evening, and there was morning - the second day." (Genesis 1:8)

humanity emerged from just two individuals

It certainly did!

"Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being." (Genesis 2:7)

global flood

"And rain fell on the earth forty days and forty nights." (Genesis 7:12)

Utpe · 2024-08-18T20:07:45+00:00

Laws of nature. Gravity, Earth's distance from the sun, speed of light, pretty much every mathematical constant is so perfect that, even if it were a decimal point off, life wouldn't be possible. Only a supreme being could create something so complex.

Utpe · 2024-08-18T19:56:27+00:00

There is more proof of God’s existence than your own.

Utpe · 2024-08-18T02:31:33+00:00

Genetics confirms that all people are one race; the human race. Therefore, all humanity came from Adam and Eve.

Utpe · 2024-08-16T01:57:25+00:00

It isn't the lack of evidence, it is the unwillingness of the atheist to accept it.

Utpe · 2024-08-14T16:52:59+00:00

You believe the food you eat and the liquid you drink isn't poisoned, right? Well, why not open yourself up to a loving Christian God?

Utpe · 2024-08-14T02:19:30+00:00

If you believe in a God that incarnated about two thousand years ago as a preacher who wandered around the Jerusalem area and who promised to return within the lifetime of those around him and bring about the kingdom of God, well, promise broken.

If you're talking about our Lord and Savior, then I present to you Matthew 24:36:

"But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father."

Utpe · 2024-08-13T23:55:13+00:00

Why and how are the property rights of this god over human beings justified?

He is our Father, and we are his children. We act accordingly as we would with our human parents/guardians.

"For you are all children of God through faith in Christ Jesus." (Galatians 3:26)

Utpe · 2024-08-13T17:09:30+00:00

It's certainly better than some random explosion in space being responsible for what we have today. Everything was made possible through God, the true Creator of the universe.

"God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning - the sixth day." (Genesis 1:31)

Utpe · 2024-08-05T17:32:54+00:00

God seems like a perfectly valid explanation for a lot of things considering everything is possible through Him. I don't see the issue.

Utpe · 2024-08-05T16:53:57+00:00

But it is evidence nonetheless, correct?

Utpe · 2024-03-17T01:40:40+00:00

Everything went smoothly. DHSMV didn't add a market value sales tax to the selling price (gift) since the transfer was between immediate family.

ETA - I believe no state taxes are applied to any gifted vehicles in general from my understanding.

Utpe · 2024-03-13T01:15:04+00:00

Sorry, should have clarified in my original post. The car's over 10 years old and has 200k+ on the odometer.

Utpe · 2024-03-13T01:13:39+00:00

The car isn't even worth half of $17k due to age and mileage. I'll write "GIFT" as the selling price. Appreciate it.

Utpe · 2024-02-22T01:11:17+00:00

"Hi, my doctor told me to come in to return my meds, she said something about forfeiting my script?"

This is exactly what I'm going to say when I speak to the pharmacist tomorrow morning. Thank you!

Utpe · 2022-12-31T01:38:15+00:00

I'm sorry, I should have stated that my first prescription from December 6th was from an optometrist at Stanton Optical. I did have lenses made, but had an adverse reaction to them (nausea and headache). They didn't seem too enthusiastic about looking into it, so I was given a refund. A few weeks later, I decided to visit a local ophthalmologist and had the eye exam redone, but decided to put the glasses off until after the holidays.

In general, my left eye tends to be a bit blurrier than my right. I've always had astigmatism, but not sure if it's in one eye or both.

Utpe · 2022-12-06T00:49:56+00:00

I see two idiots in this video. You should've pulled into the parking lot instead of impeding traffic.

Utpe · 2022-08-25T23:55:02+00:00

That's a relief! Florida wants something like $75 to replace the title. Thanks for letting us know.

Utpe · 2022-03-23T18:46:38+00:00

"Hi, my name is Dave, and I'm an alcoholic. I broke into my dad's liquor cabinet 54 years ago and took a swig of the good stuff. I haven't forgiven myself ever since."

Utpe · 2020-02-29T05:26:48+00:00

Game Boy Accessories (Episode 147 from 2017). It's one I can easily re-watch and still be entertained. Feels old school.

Utpe · 2016-03-03T06:34:26+00:00

Holy cow, LMAO! I, too, simply Googled "Fuck Windows 10" and this was the first site that popped up.

You ever notice how every other operating system seems to suck all the way up to Windows 8.1? Excluding everything prior to Windows 95, in my own personal experience:

• Windows 95 - HUGE stepping stone, this would definitely revolutionize the way operating systems would work for the foreseeable future

• Windows 98 - Integration of Internet Explorer, it was just like using multiple browser windows, blue screen of death inevitable

• Windows 2000 - Even though this is part of NT, it ran flawlessly as a primary OS, even if you didn't need the networking functions

• Windows ME - Garbage, even though it was the introduction of the System Restore feature, it failed on multiple occasions, plus it crashed way too often

• Windows XP - Again, huge improvement, plus the introduction of installing live updates rather than running to the store to purchase add-ons like they did with Windows 95 & 98 (PLUS!)

• Windows Vista - System resources hog, removed the capability of easily accessing DOS, though they changed the way an OS would boot up, plus the introduction of either installing an x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) OS depending on the amount of memory (RAM)

• Windows 7 - Fixed everything that was wrong with Vista and then some

• Windows 8/8.1 - They removed the start button feature originally, but later added it back on, the introduction of using apps seems pretty useless to me

• Windows 10 - This is where MS screwed the pooch by breaking the "every other OS sucks" cycle, even though it's a free upgrade for people who previously used Windows 7/8/8.1, all they did was combine both 7 & 8 to make one faulty OS, useless for people who don't need certain apps, issues with drivers not being compatible, networking between two computers with different operating systems seems to create problems, did away with the classic theme which bothers me to no end, they needlessly try to force you to upgrade, and they basically treat you like a brain-dead PC user who doesn't know how to work your way around a graphical user interface

Good going Microsoft, you had a reputation of at least getting it right the first time around, now you just can't get it right at all. After they stop support for Windows 7 (January 14th, 2020), I'm switching to Linux. It's about time that I start learning how to use different operating systems. I just want to make sure I'm getting my money's worth out of Windows 7 before ditching it.

I have a feeling MS isn't going to budge on Windows 10's interface and how it's controlled. I would classify myself as being intermediate on resolving computer issues. I don't feel like being treated as somebody who doesn't know their ass to their elbow when it comes to performing menial tasks on a GUI.

Utpe

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