Originally Posted by
BIG WORM
Sounds like you just want to argue about all of it. I don't care to argue. To me you're just some guy behind a computer. If you were a personal friend I might be more prone to debate. But I will play a bit...
You say you know the truth, but in reality none of us know anything. All we have is history, statistics, and faith...oh, and of course (cough, cough) science.
What is questioned about Jesus, is the fact that he rose from the grave on the 3rd day. History tells us that Jesus was real, he did exist, he was a great prophet. Even those without religion recognize this. Jesus was far more popular than any L. Ron Hubbard, Charles Darwin, or Bill Maher. So why is it so hard for you to accept that people follow him?
Earlier in this thread, it was stated that you will not change anyone's faith with this thread, which I agree with as well. With that being said, you (the OP) either created the thread; because you are curious of the truth, or you need attention. Me personally, I think it's both.
As I stated earlier, statistically the odds are against you. More of the world believes in something rather than nothing. So if you take odds into consideration, you're in the dark. You believing in nothing, is about as smart as someone that put their entire paycheck on the Detroit Lions winning a game last season. The odds are against you. If you accepted that the odds were against you, this thread wouldn't be here. So that leaves you making this thread to "stand out against the rest," to be "different." Kind of like the kid in high school that said he dyed his hair purple because he believed, that chicks dug it.
In both religion and science, there is one question that can never be answered here on Earth. In religion it's "If God created everything, who created God?" which religion responds with, "That is a question that only God can answer."
In science, Who, or what created the "ingredients" (for lack of a better word) needed for the big bang? They were not just here! How did it get here? There is not an answer, nor a way to find the answer. No one to ask when you die, because science has no religion, nor can you attempt to communicate with the dead to find out, because that would be a form of religion. So any man with common sense, would not play against the odds, it's stupid.
And with all of that in mind why don't you denounce religion some more, by giving me all your money, for the simple reason of it having "In God We Trust" printed on it.