"Faith is the assurance of things hoped for and the conviction of things not seen. I expect he was entirely serious in his analogy. The leap of faith is trusting what you cannot see because God supposed said it was true.
Glad it was enough to…"
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Jumping off a cliff
Started this discussion. Last reply by Dennis Smith Mar 17, 2011. 19 Replies 0 Likes
What made me stop trying to be a Christian again, was this strange analogy from a pastor. He said that having faith was hard, it's like you standing next to the edge of a rock. beyond it is all…Continue
Alone in a Sea of Theists I am
Started this discussion. Last reply by Matthew S Feb 22, 2011. 12 Replies 0 Likes
Hello, My name is Matt. I'm 21 years old. I live in Upstate New York, in a very rural area. Also, its very religious. We have alot of christian baptist fundamentalists around here, and my family is…Continue
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Ashleigh Carter replied to Matthew S's discussion Jumping off a cliff
"I think it's entirely possible that it just didn't occur to him that there was another perspective from which to view that analogy. I remember a sermon I heard when I was still a kid going to church with my parents three times a week. It…"
Matthew S replied to scott martins's discussion IS EVERYBODY 100% POSITIVE THERE IS NO GOD?
"The abrahamists don't have a monopoly on god. There are other ideas of what god is. I don't believe in them, but I leave the possibility that i'm wrong open with anything.
99.9999% for me is more short for…"
Matthew S replied to scott martins's discussion IS EVERYBODY 100% POSITIVE THERE IS NO GOD?
"Yes, and I get your point. However, it's still an assumption. We wouldn't know if our senses/brain were incorrect, we couldn't know. As we still need to rely on the same machinery to know as we do to percieve the world - the…"
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- At 1:50pm on May 28, 2011,
Ruth Anthony-Gardner said… Greetings, Matthew! I notice you haven't been active at Atheist Nexus lately. <sigh> Sometimes it can seem a bit fragmented, with different groups for every interest. Please consider a group for socializing, where we talk about whatever's on our minds, Hang With Friends. :D You might feel more at home.
- At 7:17am on February 18, 2011,
Doubting Thomas said… - I'm fine, thanks for asking. Welcome to the Nexus! Remember to listen to our show live on BBS Radio Sundays @ 5:00pm cst
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