billybob323

Yes, I'm very well aware of that. I didn't mention that at all. You claimed the Bible was originally written in Latin, which is irrefutably false. There is a Latin version, but it is definitely not the original language of the Bible.

Ummm, what? The Old Testament (basically what you called the "Jewish Bible") was mostly written in Hebrew (makes sense right? Jewish=Hebrew), other parts were written in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Koine Greek. Between the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC, the Hebrew Bible was translated into Koine Greek (this was before the New Testament was written) as it was the major language of the time. This version of the Bible is called the Septuagint (often abbreviated LXX). During the early years of the Church, various scriptures were translated into Latin. Collectively these are known as the Vetus Latina. But it wasn't until sometime about 382 AD that the entire Bible was translated into Latin by St. Jerome. This version is know as the Vulgate. Honestly, I don't know where you got the idea that the Bible was originally written in Latin. Also, there is no "9-headed immortal hydra" in the Bible. I think you're confusing Greek/Roman mythology for Christianity. To be fair, there is a 7-headed beast mentioned in Revelation, but that book is full of metaphor, allegory, and symbolism. And one last thing, I disagree with Chandra that the Bible describes a spaceship.

Ah, ok. That's good to know. Thanks.

I'm pretty sure you can start from any floor you have unlocked when you start again.

Don't log out. If your team is still in the dungeon, it let's you rejoin them. But if you're playing solo and log out, you lose all your progress. Major flaw in the system in my opinion, because you lose your progress if you get disconnected too, which means you don't get any XP no matter how long you've been in that dungeon.

Well, obviously, different religions are going to have different ideas of a god or gods, so "God in general" doesn't really work. And other than what I just posted, I really don't know what to tell you about why God would value those things. Maybe He just got bored? :lol: [joking]

I'm trying to avoid religious debates on TIF now, but since you claimed it's only out of curiosity... If you're wondering specifically about the Christian God, it's very simple really. He wants us to bring honor and glory to Him, simply by accepting His love, enjoying His creation, and thanking and praising Him for it. That's it. "But why humans?" you might ask. "Why let us turn out the way we did?" Well, supposedly God created angels long before He created the earth and humans. Angels know for a fact that God exists because they have personal contact with Him, and they must obey Him or be cast out. In a sense, angels have no free will. So, God made humans different. He gave us free will and created the universe in such a way that we can choose to love Him or not. Honestly, wouldn't you rather have someone choose to love you than be forced to be with you whether they love you or not? That's the whole point. You don't have to believe it, but you asked so there's your answer. Now, if you're wondering about the god(s) from another religion, you'd have to ask someone else.

Definitely the pathfinding update for me too. With my craptastic internet connection, I always ran 3 steps forward, 2 steps back.

Quick find code: 15-16-313-60056182

92-99 Strength is a lot of zombies. I have no doubt you'll gather enough charms for 50-57 Summoning. You'll probably get much higher than that if you collect all charms and not just blues or something.

I think it sent them pretty far back in time. So it was probably Dr. Rush's or Lt. Scott's remains that were found. That's how I explained it to myself anyway. :P I'm not a big fan of time travel in TV series, cause usually the plot ends up really confusing. My friends and I agree that there needs to be a recurring enemy, like the Ori and the Wraith were. It seem to be picking up pretty good since the first episode though, in my opinion.

That's fine. Apology accepted. I've read about the god of the gaps argument, and I agree it just doesn't fly. But in my opinion it's because it implies that the gaps should get smaller as our scientific understanding increases, thus giving us less and less need for a god. What I have found through some research is that the gaps are actually getting bigger. So my God can't be just a "god of the gaps" but must be God of everything. True, science will never be able to prove God 100%, but that's where faith comes in. Trust stemming from knowledge/evidence that you have gained. Like I said later in that post, my faith/belief in God is supported by evidence that I have found, but not dependent on it. I will say right now that, yes, I believe in God because it feels right to me. I have done, and continue to do, quite a bit of research and have gained what I feel is evidence in favor of God (that's the 'supported by evidence' part), and I also believe that I will never find substantial evidence to disprove God (that's the faith part). If you look at the evidence and come up with a different conclusion, that's fine, that's your right, that's just how God created our universe- that we can have a choice. I'm not trying to force this on you or "pervert science", I'm just trying to explain my view and why I believe it. I don't see how it's a juvenile analogy. It shows that you examine the chair for signs that it can support your weight. If you find substantial evidence that it can support you, that's belief. Faith is trusting that it won't break when you sit on it. If you just believe that the chair can support you but never actually try to sit on it, then you have no faith in the chair. Yes, sometimes a chair will break when you sit on it even though you believed it wouldn't. That just means the chair was not worthy of your faith. But that doesn't fit into the analogy because God is worthy of our faith. He will never fail when we rely on Him.

Thanks gorgoroth. I know that no one arguing against me here is doing so out of curiosity, but with the sole goal of proving me wrong and themself right. It just makes me feel better that at least one person got a good use out of what I'm saying. A theory that is actually in the Bible. After eating the forbidden fruit, Adam and Eve suddenly realized their nudity was shameful and tried to cover up.

That's exactly what He did. He created everything in such a way that we can attempt to explain it using the reasoning power that He gave us. He did this because it allows us to choose Him. I agree that it's pointless to answer a scientific question by saying "God did it." But that doesn't mean the scientific method can't lead us to the conclusion that God did it. You said it yourself that everything is created in such a way that god is not required, and that means he can be ruled out. Whoa, I DEFINITELY did not say that. I said that God created the universe in such a way that we can attempt to explain it without Him. Please do not shove words into my mouth. As for faith, I think you are defining it wrong. Faith is not a blind belief in something. Faith is actually just trust, and your faith is only as worthy as what you're putting that faith into. I like this metaphor that I found: As for my faith, my faith is definitely not a "blind" faith. But it's not dependent on evidence either. Rather, it is supported by evidence with trust mixed in. And I disagree that science can not lead us to the conclusion that God did it. Eventually it can get to the point that a supernatural being is the only logical explanation left. Granted, supernatural beings aren't testable, but if it's the only logical explanation left, why do you need to test it? I had a good, long chat with a friend of mine (we are both Christians, and he is studying to be a minister) a few days ago about faith and if it's possible to prove God with science. It got to the point where I asked him what's the difference between belief in something and faith in something. He just looked at me and, with all seriousness, said "Heaven and Hell." So, yes, faith is a very big virtue for me now.

That's exactly what He did. He created everything in such a way that we can attempt to explain it using the reasoning power that He gave us. He did this because it allows us to choose Him. I agree that it's pointless to answer a scientific question by saying "God did it." But that doesn't mean the scientific method can't lead us to the conclusion that God did it.