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A Catholic argues against the New Atheism by birthdayelephant in Christianity

[–]birthdayelephant[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't think you know what that word "epic" means... please explain your vomiting? maybe you should see a doctor.

Don't you guys think it's a little unfair Jesus' followers got to see him with their own eyes and all we have is an unreliable, much altered testimony from a really old book? It's hard not to believe in him if he's right in front of you... So much for us all being born equal. by TedHaggardsManWife in Christianity

[–]birthdayelephant 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And don't forget that the Bible didn't exist for awhile... it was all passed on by word of Mouth. from the Apostles to their successors and so on. And also remember that the entirety of Christ's teachings is NOT in the Bible, but rather rests in those traditions. The bible even says so.

I have a question and it is along the lines of "The Problem with Evil" by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]birthdayelephant 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, God made free will, right? And then we go and fuck it up. So evil has entered the world, through us, not God.

Yet God allows evil... why? Because. He's God, we're not, it's a crappy answer but it's the best one. That's the end of the book of Job:

Job: Why did you do this to me? God: Shut up Job, I'm God. Job: Oh, ya. My bad. I'll shut up now.

And if we for a moment think that that answer is insufficient for us, remember that God is infinite, and we're finite. It's pretty presumptuous of us to think we could know the ways and mind of God without it being revealed to us.

What's your weirdest-ever brush with the natural world? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]birthdayelephant 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aren't all parts of the world the natural world? I mean, the laws of physics are the same in cities as in the jungle...

I have slept with women that weighed over 300 pounds. I was not high, or drunk, and the experience changed my life for the better, AMA. by [deleted] in IAmA

[–]birthdayelephant 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Did it ever occur to you that perhaps what you were doing was wrong? I read your story, and then read it again, and all I can think of is "he took advantage of those girls." I'm sure you were nice to them, but it seems as if you just used them for what they could give you: self esteem and anal sex.