Comments for Conversational Atheist http://conversationalatheist.com Atheists need to make more of an effort to be heard in their daily life. Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:05:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Comment on Reference checking Sam Harris by James http://conversationalatheist.com/2010/08/reference-checking-sam-harris/comment-page-1/#comment-5703 James Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:05:08 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1285#comment-5703 Thanks for the useful references! I agree about the legality of the situation. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5703','James'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5703','James','Thanks for the useful references! I agree about the legality of the situation. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the useful references! I agree about the legality of the situation.
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]]> Comment on Comments for Jesus allow yourself to be slapped Repeatedly by charles http://conversationalatheist.com/comments/comments-for-jesus-allow-yourself-to-be-slapped-repeatedly/comment-page-1/#comment-5668 charles Sun, 15 Aug 2010 07:19:38 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?page_id=454#comment-5668 There's an interesting essay on The Ethical Teachings of Jesus and how unoriginal they were at <a href="http://www.rejectionofpascalswager.net/ethics.html" target="_blank">http://www.rejectionofpascalswager.net/ethics.htm...</a> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('5668','charles'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('5668','charles','There's an interesting essay on The Ethical Teachings of Jesus and how unoriginal they were at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rejectionofpascalswager.net\/ethics.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.rejectionofpascalswager.net\/ethics.htm...<\/a> \n '); return false;">Quote</a></div> There's an interesting essay on The Ethical Teachings of Jesus and how unoriginal they were at http://www.rejectionofpascalswager.net/ethics.htm...

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]]> Comment on Zeus punishes Christian Church by Laurinda Sheroan http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/08/zeus-punishes-christian-church/comment-page-1/#comment-4801 Laurinda Sheroan Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:53:13 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1154#comment-4801 Fantastic Website...Really! Greets from Denmark<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4801','Laurinda Sheroan'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4801','Laurinda Sheroan','Fantastic Website...Really! \r\n\r\nGreets from Denmark'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Fantastic Website…Really!

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]]> Comment on Comments for God: The Abusive Boyfriend by mos http://conversationalatheist.com/comments/comments-for-god-the-abusive-boyfriend/comment-page-1/#comment-4595 mos Sat, 24 Jul 2010 04:32:25 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?page_id=804#comment-4595 you are never good enough for him whatever you do. cause if you something difficult comes to your life even if you are doing good, you still takes the blame <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4595','mos'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4595','mos','you are never good enough for him whatever you do. cause if you something difficult comes to your life even if you are doing good, you still takes the blame \n '); return false;">Quote</a></div> you are never good enough for him whatever you do. cause if you something difficult comes to your life even if you are doing good, you still takes the blame

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]]> Comment on Comments for Slavery in the Bible by R. Tate http://conversationalatheist.com/comments/comments-for-slavery-in-the-bible/comment-page-1/#comment-4331 R. Tate Fri, 16 Jul 2010 15:58:55 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?page_id=337#comment-4331 Wrong....wrong....wrong...wrong. So many things misunderstood and taken out of context. Try this for a much more accurate review of slavery in general and what the Bible actually says about it. One great mistake is assuming any mention of 'slavery' involves on the modern conception of it and reading that in. Like assuming that slavery is purely a 'white on black' institution, or that whites went to Africa and 'took' slaves rather than bought them from other black Africans who had already enslaved them as war captives. Far from the truth...as this is. Have humans used 'religion' to promote evil? Absolutely.....but ususally they haven't need to even resort to that. <a href="http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/slavery_bible.html" target="_blank">http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/slavery_...</a> <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('4331','R. Tate'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('4331','R. Tate','Wrong....wrong....wrong...wrong. So many things misunderstood and taken out of context. \n \nTry this for a much more accurate review of slavery in general and what the Bible actually says about it. One great mistake is assuming any mention of 'slavery' involves on the modern conception of it and reading that in. Like assuming that slavery is purely a 'white on black' institution, or that whites went to Africa and 'took' slaves rather than bought them from other black Africans who had already enslaved them as war captives. Far from the truth...as this is. \n \nHave humans used 'religion' to promote evil? Absolutely.....but ususally they haven't need to even resort to that. \n <a href=\"http:\/\/www.godandscience.org\/apologetics\/slavery_bible.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.godandscience.org\/apologetics\/slavery_...<\/a> \n '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Wrong….wrong….wrong…wrong. So many things misunderstood and taken out of context.

Try this for a much more accurate review of slavery in general and what the Bible actually says about it. One great mistake is assuming any mention of 'slavery' involves on the modern conception of it and reading that in. Like assuming that slavery is purely a 'white on black' institution, or that whites went to Africa and 'took' slaves rather than bought them from other black Africans who had already enslaved them as war captives. Far from the truth…as this is.

Have humans used 'religion' to promote evil? Absolutely…..but ususally they haven't need to even resort to that.
http://www.godandscience.org/apologetics/slavery_...

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]]> Comment on 8 year old girl cannot legally divorce her 58 year old husband… by Kirby Lopp http://conversationalatheist.com/2008/12/8-year-old-girl-cannot-legally-divorce-her-58-year-old-husband/comment-page-1/#comment-3797 Kirby Lopp Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:12:23 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=502#comment-3797 Cool blog , how can i join your email list ?<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3797','Kirby Lopp'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3797','Kirby Lopp','Cool blog , how can i join your email list ?'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Cool blog , how can i join your email list ?
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]]> Comment on Do not ask a theist to explain God’s actions… by Why Worship Someone With Mysterious Motives? – Camels With Hammers http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/06/do-not-ask-a-theist-to-explain-gods-actions/comment-page-1/#comment-3779 Why Worship Someone With Mysterious Motives? – Camels With Hammers Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:16:06 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1041#comment-3779 [...] Conversational Atheist raises a good point: When you ask a person to explain God’s apparently contradictory actions, you [...]
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]]> Comment on Failed prophecies and intellectual honesty by Aristobulus http://conversationalatheist.com/2009/07/failed-prophecies-and-intellectual-honesty/comment-page-1/#comment-3486 Aristobulus Fri, 18 Jun 2010 05:24:31 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1113#comment-3486 The intellectua honesty of all, Christian or not, is needed by all involvedin this discussion. Thee was a time when I was very embarrassed by Matthew's work and so-called prophetic fulfillments. Howbeit,in time and through much study, hardship and pain I came to find out about Jewish interpretive methods that, at that time in the late Second Jewish Commonwealth, were consdered legitimate and would not have been questioned by anyone in the Jewish world. Matthew builds and builds on what he allege as his book progresses, pushing the envelope, so-to-speak, till at last he crosses into what appears at first blush to be the frankly ridiculous: a man put to death will rise again and come back in clouds with heavenly armies to destroy a Temple which is better than 500 years old, end a religious system which is close to or better than 1,500 years old and found a "CHURCH" that will never be destroyed. It was all so crazy! And it ALL came true! The entire NT banks on the fact that a dead man arose. The entire NT banks on the idea that that risen man would be seen coming on the clouds at the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem (Matt. 24, Makk 13, and Luke 21) . Something similar had happened for the Maccabees, who were badly outnumbered by the Seluecids: battallions of angels had appeared over Jerusalem and the Macc. Revolt, with Heaven's help, succeeded. Now Jesus in Matthew 10:23 and 16:27-28 and Matt. 24:29-34 promises to do the same on behalf of the Apostles and first Christians. Truly unlikely promises, right? Dissertation 3, Book 5 Chapter 13 records the arrival of the heavenly troops over Herod's Temple and the departure of spirits through the great doors into the clouds! You have to read it for yourself. The accunt can also be found in Tacitus' Histories. So Peshar and Peshat and Midrash and Sod, and all the other interpretive nuances of the NT was shared by all in the Jewish universe in general. What makes the difference is the efficacy of the claims. Did Jesus arise? Did he return? Has his church survived? Today there are more than 2.8 billion Christians, and globally over 200,000 baptisms every day. I would take Matthew seriously,even if Christians are [now] under the impression that the Second Coming is yet future.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3486','Aristobulus'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3486','Aristobulus','The intellectua honesty of all, Christian or not, is needed by all involvedin this discussion. Thee was a time when I was very embarrassed by Matthew\'s work and so-called prophetic fulfillments. Howbeit,in time and through much study, hardship and pain I came to find out about Jewish interpretive methods that, at that time in the late Second Jewish Commonwealth, were consdered legitimate and would not have been questioned by anyone in the Jewish world. Matthew builds and builds on what he allege as his book progresses, pushing the envelope, so-to-speak, till at last he crosses into what appears at first blush to be the frankly ridiculous: a man put to death will rise again and come back in clouds with heavenly armies to destroy a Temple which is better than 500 years old, end a religious system which is close to or better than 1,500 years old and found a \"CHURCH\" that will never be destroyed. It was all so crazy! And it ALL came true! The entire NT banks on the fact that a dead man arose. The entire NT banks on the idea that that risen man would be seen coming on the clouds at the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem (Matt. 24, Makk 13, and Luke 21) . Something similar had happened for the Maccabees, who were badly outnumbered by the Seluecids: battallions of angels had appeared over Jerusalem and the Macc. Revolt, with Heaven\'s help, succeeded. Now Jesus in Matthew 10:23 and 16:27-28 and Matt. 24:29-34 promises to do the same on behalf of the Apostles and first Christians. Truly unlikely promises, right? Dissertation 3, Book 5 Chapter 13 records the arrival of the heavenly troops over Herod\'s Temple and the departure of spirits through the great doors into the clouds! You have to read it for yourself. The accunt can also be found in Tacitus\' Histories. So Peshar and Peshat and Midrash and Sod, and all the other interpretive nuances of the NT was shared by all in the Jewish universe in general. What makes the difference is the efficacy of the claims. Did Jesus arise? Did he return? Has his church survived? Today there are more than 2.8 billion Christians, and globally over 200,000 baptisms every day. I would take Matthew seriously,even if Christians are [now] under the impression that the Second Coming is yet future.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The intellectua honesty of all, Christian or not, is needed by all involvedin this discussion. Thee was a time when I was very embarrassed by Matthew’s work and so-called prophetic fulfillments. Howbeit,in time and through much study, hardship and pain I came to find out about Jewish interpretive methods that, at that time in the late Second Jewish Commonwealth, were consdered legitimate and would not have been questioned by anyone in the Jewish world. Matthew builds and builds on what he allege as his book progresses, pushing the envelope, so-to-speak, till at last he crosses into what appears at first blush to be the frankly ridiculous: a man put to death will rise again and come back in clouds with heavenly armies to destroy a Temple which is better than 500 years old, end a religious system which is close to or better than 1,500 years old and found a “CHURCH” that will never be destroyed. It was all so crazy! And it ALL came true! The entire NT banks on the fact that a dead man arose. The entire NT banks on the idea that that risen man would be seen coming on the clouds at the time of the Destruction of Jerusalem (Matt. 24, Makk 13, and Luke 21) . Something similar had happened for the Maccabees, who were badly outnumbered by the Seluecids: battallions of angels had appeared over Jerusalem and the Macc. Revolt, with Heaven’s help, succeeded. Now Jesus in Matthew 10:23 and 16:27-28 and Matt. 24:29-34 promises to do the same on behalf of the Apostles and first Christians. Truly unlikely promises, right? Dissertation 3, Book 5 Chapter 13 records the arrival of the heavenly troops over Herod’s Temple and the departure of spirits through the great doors into the clouds! You have to read it for yourself. The accunt can also be found in Tacitus’ Histories. So Peshar and Peshat and Midrash and Sod, and all the other interpretive nuances of the NT was shared by all in the Jewish universe in general. What makes the difference is the efficacy of the claims. Did Jesus arise? Did he return? Has his church survived? Today there are more than 2.8 billion Christians, and globally over 200,000 baptisms every day. I would take Matthew seriously,even if Christians are [now] under the impression that the Second Coming is yet future.
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]]> Comment on Comments for Tough Questions: “Can God do evil?” by Jus http://conversationalatheist.com/comments/comments-for-tough-questions-can-god-do-evil/comment-page-1/#comment-3472 Jus Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:45:51 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?page_id=1064#comment-3472 Very true! I agree with you completely! Though probably I wouldn't say that being thrown into the lake of fire that burns forever is another form of "discipline", you know? And that was my original intent for the question, because I continued it in the next comment below. <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3472','Jus'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3472','Jus','Very true! I agree with you completely! \n \nThough probably I wouldn't say that being thrown into the lake of fire that burns forever is another form of "discipline", you know? And that was my original intent for the question, because I continued it in the next comment below. '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Very true! I agree with you completely!

Though probably I wouldn't say that being thrown into the lake of fire that burns forever is another form of "discipline", you know? And that was my original intent for the question, because I continued it in the next comment below.

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]]> Comment on Slavery — a problem in modern times by Jerry Feldstein http://conversationalatheist.com/2010/06/slavery-a-problem-in-modern-times/comment-page-1/#comment-3355 Jerry Feldstein Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:55:39 +0000 http://conversationalatheist.com/?p=1278#comment-3355 Even if the two verses found were anti-slavery, there are a myriad of other instances in the SAME book that are pro-slavery. At the end you're left with the same problem that will always arise from consulting the Bible: how do you choose which parts of the book to obey? Good post and vid (despite all the IBM plugs) <div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3355','Jerry Feldstein'); return false;">Reply</a> | <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3355','Jerry Feldstein','Even if the two verses found were anti-slavery, there are a myriad of other instances in the SAME book that are pro-slavery. At the end you're left with the same problem that will always arise from consulting the Bible: how do you choose which parts of the book to obey? \n \nGood post and vid (despite all the IBM plugs) '); return false;">Quote</a></div> Even if the two verses found were anti-slavery, there are a myriad of other instances in the SAME book that are pro-slavery. At the end you're left with the same problem that will always arise from consulting the Bible: how do you choose which parts of the book to obey?

Good post and vid (despite all the IBM plugs)

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