Easter: Message of Jesus?
February 15th, 2018 at 1:14:58 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | In modern times, every couple of years a cult makes the news by predicting the apocalypse will happen at a certain day and time. Of course they're always wrong and they fade into obscurity. Jesus was one of these prophets and he was just as wrong as the modern doomsdayers, an apocalypse didn't happen in the lifetime of his apostles like he said. But Jesus got a PR bonus, he was put to death by the Romans. A myth grew around his cult that still exists to this day. It was expanded and embellished and exaggerated beyond belief (literally) and it's what we see today. Make no mistake though, Jesus was no more a god than any of the present apocalyptic prophets, it was a story made up after he died. And embellished to the point of ridiculousness.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 15th, 2018 at 2:11:28 PM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | Look Bob, we have all learned to pretty much ignore your view of things in regards to Jesus, the Scriptures, and the history of Christianity. So I'm not concerned with your erroneous take on Jesus and His message. I'm curious though if you would like to engage in a real discussion with C.S. Lewis. You obviously have no interest anymore in talking with me so maybe engaging in conversation with someone you can't just ignore or blow off would be a good idea. I won't call you chicken if you don't want to because I know it would really challenge you. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
February 15th, 2018 at 2:26:36 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | [ I read Mere Christianity decades ago and still disagree with his definition of morality. It's not objective, it's the product of evolution, like everything else. It's in us, not outside of us. It's how we get along in society. CS Lewis, you must be getting desperate if you're channeling that old apologist.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 16th, 2018 at 6:31:21 AM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | So can you imagine a time when rape and killing of innocents was a moral good during our evolving morality, can you imagine it becoming a good thing as our morality evolves? Or has there been some things that are and always will be objectively immoral? My suggestion about C.S. Lewis was to have you actually deal with an argument instead of running, digressing, ignoring, blocking, insulting, or making stuff up. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
February 16th, 2018 at 11:47:43 AM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | You must be desperate if you're pushing that old apologist Lewis. His illogical approach as to why there's a god. Lewis was a big atheist hater and thought thru his faulty logic he could prove god exists. Him and his faux logic have been the darling of Xtions for decades, too bad they are the only ones who think he makes sense. And that's because they're believers going in, it's impossible fro them to see Lewis objectively. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 16th, 2018 at 12:40:34 PM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | This is a perfect example. You just parrot some nonsense without any evidence or argument. Then you completely ignore any challenges to your ideas that were mentioned in just one post previous. If we were studying the book you couldn't just say this like you conjured it out of thin air you would have to actually deal with his position. I think you are desperate to avoid this old apologist. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
February 16th, 2018 at 12:58:01 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | The only people Lewis makes sense to is Xtions. That's because they're believers going in. If you read Lewis with an open objective mind, you can see his logic is riddled with fallacies. If you're already a believer, his flawed logic makes perfect sense. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 16th, 2018 at 4:58:23 PM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | You just keep doing it again and again, you can't help yourself can you? You don't answer any objections, which I think is equivalent to admitting you are wrong, and you keep saying ridiculous incorrect things without any supporting argument or reason. Let me find my copy of "Mere Christianity" and lets see exactly what you are talking about. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
February 16th, 2018 at 5:29:47 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 | I'm insulted you even mentioned CS Lewis. That old hack is usually pushed on gullible teens who are confused about their religion. They're too young and naive to see thru his juvenile logic. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
February 18th, 2018 at 9:08:58 AM permalink | |
FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | Can you give an example of his juvenile logic? Can you answer the above question about morality evolving that you have avoided for a number of posts? “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |