It doesn't cross any grain Michael nor do I find it challenging in the least, neither do I see a proverbial ounce of truth in It. No, sorry but what makes it wear thin after a while is that it goes round and round in circles. I have told you my view on so called miracles and holy books and your reply is, er...
yes they/it can - well, not they/it can't.... oh but yes it can... no, but it really can't....... ad infinitum. Do you see? Have you ever watched Monty Python's Pound for an argument?
And it's not just skeptics and atheists is it? You guys argue among yourselves tediously about who is making the "truest" extraordinary assertions. You even quote verses at each other from your ancient prescience book penned by anonymous authors as though that settled the matter. And you wonder why I sometimes have to takes breaks from the forum? Believe it or not Michael I rarely, if ever, discuss religion outside of this forum. I have to take breaks to ensure myself I'm not as hooked as you guys
Sorry Michael but as much as I find you to be a gentle soul I will have to call time on the proselytizing. Don't get me wrong I'm all for truth, or getting as close to it as I can. I just don't see any rational reason to think religion leads to it. So It might be a good idea to talk about something else.
There is nothing to despair about Michael. We do not indoctrinate our young.
It's a holy book Michael, one of many. They can't all be right but sure as spuds grow in potato patches they can all be wrong. And yes, I know you think yours is the real deal. It says so right there in the book, doesn't it? So it must be true, right? Funnily enough that's what they all say........ :yawn:
And, one religious text being more read than another adds nothing for its truth value. That's a fallacy.
Of course you can speak truth Michael. But when are you going to start
Sorry that was cheap shot. But look now, Just because you say so or you read it in a holy doesn't make it "
The Truth" Tm. Evidence is good. And the more extraordinary the claim, the more extraordinary should be the evidence. Snow on a roof or an extra large earth quake is evidence for freak weather and geological disturbances. Pretty weak as evidence for a supernatural claim though.