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I believe we are living souls as opposed to us having a soul. When we die, we cease living. I don't see evidence for an afterlife and I do not believe in ghosts. Actually for this sake of this discussion, the Bible and what it teaches is the focus. That's why my initial post is littered with...

Really? Read before making assertions that are not true which display your own closemindedness. Why I'm Not a Theist Anymore

I have also read the texts below that assert that the hope of mankind ever since Adam sinned has been to overcome the wages of sin and the scriptures tell us that the wage is death. Jesus conquering death made it a reality that Adam's descendants could be raised from the grave and from the curse...

Read what? I own Lee Strobel's book and I am pretty familiar with both the Old and New Testaments as I took to heart 2 Timothy 2:15. Do you assume I'd question something without first giving it a chance, and if so, why?

Why a singular maker? Why a purposeful maker? What a maker that has a will that involves caring about human behavior? Why a him? Why are you or I significant enough in the will of the creative entity or entities to have a purpose? Is it possible that our desire for ultimate purpose and divine...

This is the issue. You claim the above while I'm like "wait a minute, you haven't demonstrated the Bible to be God's Word." So what you actually give is what YOU BELIEVE to be God-inspired. I can respect the fact that you say your belief that the Bible is God-inspired is based on fulfilled...

Sounds kinda circular to me as attributing the authorship of scripture to Holy Breath is only done because the scripture says that is the case in 2 Timothy. The book itself attempts to define the parameters of what is "of God" setting itself up as the authority on it being the authority without...

Some things in the Biblical writings are obviously true, while others are not, and others are far fetched/miraculous and not substantiated. Basically, writings in the books of the Bible are a lots of things, ranging from inspiring to repulsive and wise to questionable. Personally I like the...

Though I hesitate to call it gibberish, this seems to be the case in practice in the real world. Meaning seems to be relative outside of math, the sciences, and some linguistics.

I'm not sure if I'm asking either. What I can tell you I am asking is WHY do you believe the scriptural accounts written by men to be credible as words from deity?

I'm not sure I follow. Are you asking how presumed knowledge can be tested? As far as our ability to know things, my answer is YES, we can and do know many things. But, where there are gaps in our understanding, we should be hesitant to fill in those knowledge gaps is things that haven't been...

Mr. Truman, I can respect your answer if I were asking 'why you believe in the Lord you believe in', but that's not what I asked. I asked why you believe the Biblical accounts to be true.

It's not about being happy not knowing. Instead it's about NOT forming a conclusion that fills in the knowledge gap without have verifiable, testable, reality-based evidence. What is this way of life that you are referring to?

Just to clarify, we're talking absolute meaning, not absolute truths as many truths are demonstrable, testable, and able to be verified, thus qualifying them to be considered as absolute truths. As far as meaning is concerned for the sake of this discussion, it lives more in the subjective realm...

I'm not "you guys", I'm an individual, so let's start there. My mind is malleable and my heart is open to compelling evidence. As far as accountability goes, I pay my taxes, I take care of my family, I treat others with respect, basically, I behave like my actions affect and matter to more than...

and you would be correct.

No harm in being ignorant. We all are ignorant to more things than we are knowledgeable about. As far as questions go, whether or not the answers to them are accepted SHOULD based in fact, evidence, reality, and that which is verifiable. Just because an answer is presented don't make it one...

I get where you are coming from, but I have a slight disagreement. For me, without an absolute, meaning is subjective as opposed to meaningless. As we look at the world we live in and the reality in which we share, we see such subjectivity playing out continuously.

Would you mind referencing the specific scriptures?