Why do Christians lie about the Bible?

Bah! Just look at Dionysos, the wine god. Everyone knows that wine is not made or enabled by some god. You get it from the wine shops. And Poseidon is supposedly the one responsible for earthquakes? Wrong! Earthquakes come about when the elephants carrying the world fart. And so on.

Q.E.D.

Possibility is not probability. It’s possible Blue Universe Creating Bunny Rabbits are at the root of all creation. It’s possible it is turtles all the way down. Citing a possibility says nothing at all about what may be probable.

And saying there is stuff we don’t know… Therefore God… IS, the God of the gaps argument.

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I could be wrong but I think, @Curiosity, that folks here may be wondering where you’re going by making the point ā€˜there’s stuff we don’t know, so that leaves the possibility that god exists.’

Nothing explanatory inheres in this remark. If you don’t intend on suggesting how one might get from A to B in discerning how gaps in knowledge leave plenty of room for god to exist, I struggle to see how this wouldn’t be considered merely trolling.

One can squat on any forum and make isolated statements all day; don’t be surprised if fellow attendees try to flesh out a position on a subject that doesn’t seem to be forthcoming.

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Yeah, we are quite the tenacious little group of skeptics here when it comes to having somebody get to a point. :joy:

That’s fair. I actually lost sight of my own point lol. It is hard to keep up with all the comments, trying to explore them all fairly but it seems impossible.

I guess I am just surprised by how sure everyone is in here. It makes me a bit envious actually, as I’ve never been so sure about anything in my life.

You were arguing for a god of the Gaps beyond current knowledge. You got trashed. And now you are engaged in repressing the memory of the thrashing you received. It’s honestly better to just admit that your position was silly. There is absolutely no reason at all to believe in the probability of a god. Calling it a possibility is akin to calling Santa, the Tooth Fairy, Turtles all the way down, or Eric the Rainbow Farting Unicorn, a possibility. If you can’t prove it wrong… It’s possible. Classic, God of the gaps FALLACY.

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Thus far, evidenced demonstrable evidence for god/s has NOT been offered. Ideas :bulb: yes, but nothing beyond that and some bad arguments.

This is why it’s hard to keep up these comments, cause it’s hard to sort through all the bullshit comments. I’ve admitted many times already my question wasn’t well thought out, and agreed with multiple people for making good points. What more do you want?
Want fallacy? Read your own posts.

Me: *makes point, asks question.
Cog: dumb comment you troll, just admit your point is silly!!
Me: ya you’re right, good point.
Cog: Ohh!! Classic. You know you are wrong so you step back and change your argument! Classic theist.

PS. It is NOT god of gaps to suggest anything is possible. Ya, turtles all the way down is possible too. And if it is, great!

@Curiosity

And now you’re lying & calling everyone else’s comments bullshit and being a troll just because you cant take criticism or scrutiny. You said it. We just called you out on it.

Lol excuse me while I envoke the one true god. OMG. Mr dawn. Please refrain from ad hominem attacks if you are to be taken seriously. I’ll take back my one petty criticism if you take back your 50. That way we can have a good discussion. Fair?

You know Curiousity. It’s not an agreement if you lie about it & keep falling back on your old failed arguments. You’re so full of it.:grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:

I like you white fire. I like your comments.

@Curiosity Yes it is God of Gaps when you argue and hint that it is possible. Everyone has called you out. Yet you claim we’re wrong when it’s you running your mouth about it.

Sure? Sure of what? I do not recall anybody here stating there absolutely is no god. As for myself, I fully and freely admit I have NO IDEA whether there is a god or not, regardless of if it’s the god of the bible or any of the other thousands of gods created by Man over the centuries. Hell, they could ALL be real for all I know. OR, maybe there IS some type of super-advanced all-knowing entity hovering around out there somewhere watching over its little pet-project we call Earth. Who the hell knows? I sure as shit don’t. BUT, until such time as I have been shown some compelling evidence that lends to their existence, my puny little brain will not allow me to expend any energy on believing in any of them. And I’m willing to bet most others here feel the same. This shit ain’t rocket science.

I love how you are now trying to tell me what I believe. I am not beholden to either side of the conversation, as the pursuit of truth excludes bias. I am asking questions that lean more towards the possiblity of existence only to seek out any falsehood in your own claims. If you were arguing FOR a god, then I would ask questions leaning the other way. I have to be honest though, I am not getting much from you. The others though, are quite informative.

*edit. Except for maybe cog. He’s obtuse.
*edit edit. Sorry cog, that was a cheap shot. No bad blood.

Bullshit. I never told you what you believe. I merely called you out on your god of gaps argument. You walked into my thread calling me a liar with one of your posts. Guess who the liar is now, hot shot.

Lol! Only the meaning of ā€œā€¦ annoyingly insensitiveā€. not ā€œslow to understand.ā€ He is very insightful.

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Ohh I get it. You were upset when I tried to disagree with your post. I’m sorry Mr Dawn. You’re right, I shouldn’t have tried to argue with you, I should have just ignored it and taken what you said as truth. That would have been the more honest thing to do it. Sorry.

I’m pretty sure I didn’t call you a liar though.

@Curiosity you know I think @Narlathotep was onto some thing when he made his early suggestion in the thread about you. I think he should do it.

To be fair, @Curiosity has not trolled :smiling_imp:

Take a breath @MrDawn … this is suppose to be fun smile :smiley:. I re-read your original post which does address the darker issues of scripture which many Christians set aside mentally. Fuck, I did it for the longest time. And yes, via their cognitive dissonance they lie to themselves and others.

For God is not a God of (A)confusion but of peace. 2 Corinthians 14:33. Hahahahahaha (as an example)

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