We_Are_VENOM wrote: ↑Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:28 am
Understood. I was just generally mentioning the
fun fact of your inability to do so, that's all.
Judging from your many responses, my "
inability to do so" looks to be demonstrated by your
unwillingness to explore virtually anything outside the scope of your <current> knowledge base -- (whatever that may be). So, as I stated prior, seems you wish to preserve your <current> view, to
protect this view from any new apprehended/inferred information -- which might then instead force your hand in then questioning/changing your current conclusion. I think I have a hunch why... You view all these topics, like evolution, as the work of the devil and fundamentally close your ears to what the evidence/claims suggest. So you are better off just telling me "
no thanks".
I ask you again, unanswered.... What is your scientific background? Meaning, did you at least take evolutionary biology course(s) and at least understand exactly what was being taught? The reason I ask is that the curriculum is the same, whether you go to a community college in a small town, and an ivy league school somewhere. The fundamentals are the same. Are you at least aware of what these fundamentals teach in their entirety? Or maybe you have not taken a formal course, and know exactly what the fundamentals teach anyways?
On the contrary, Bible teaching is not the same, from school to school. Some will teach a literal translation, and others don't. Heck, even if you are to take a hermeneutics course, you might have 2 theologians/professors translate Genesis
differently. This is a fundamental problem.
(YOU) Disingenuous...because my timeline is actually the point of contention, according to you.
So apparently, I've committed
enough to a timeline, of which allows you to probe/pry your way through page after page on this thread as you continue to hound me on the very timeline that I've been committed to.
(ME) I think you misunderstood my reply
I know you gave a timeline (100K - 1M). I'm asking how you got there, and how that timeline could possibly correlate with Genesis? This is where you shut down; pleading that you have not done the work to investigate.
I'm merely asking you to take this
basic journey with me. And it seems you do not want to because you might be afraid of what this journey may reveal.
(YOU) Lets not.
(ME) Unlike you, I'm asking you to demonstrate the error in my logic. I say the
Bible is wrong, as it relates to prayer. I want you to demonstrate why my view of the Bible being wrong, is an incorrect view. But instead, you tell me to have a nice day.
If you really want to save someone, I see this response as 'disingenuous'. So let's try this again:
- Jesus answers petitionary prayers
- Jesus answers intercessory prayers
- Jesus has not answered my petitionary prayers for contacting me
- Jesus has not and will not answer your intercessory prayers to contact me
- If Jesus's answer is (no), then prayer is pointless; as answered prayer only happens if it already aligns with Jesus's will.
- I'm not asking Jesus for something <crazy>. I'm asking Him to communicate with me so I know He exists. In which case, I may THEN be along side of you --- (fighting the good fight).
In case anyone is wondering... The avatar quote states the following:
"I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness."