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Only in the sense that I was the older brother. It's a significant part. You don't go through something like that and not think differently after.

Yes, it was as accident.

I'm sorry for your loss. But you assume too much just because I am young. Yes, I have seen death up close. I first experienced it at the age of ten when my two year old brother died.

What if the believer discovers this on their own? For example, say they have a near death experience and don't see heaven, angels, Jesus, etc, during the experience. You would choose to live here on earth forever? But if morality has no significance in the grand scheme of things, doesn't good...

Suppose for a moment that there is no afterlife. As a Christian, would you prefer to live forever here on earth, as opposed to dying and being dead forever? Or do you want to live out your life and accept that your existence is finite? In a way, it almost gives it more of a personal meaning...

@Angelina Another reason I'm not so quick to become a Christian is because I don't like being told what to do or how to live my life. With Christianity, you're forced to obey God, and he's essentially the ultimate hall monitor. No, you can't drink. No, you mustn't have sex outside of marriage...

You're preaching to the choir, friend. We are in agreement. The war is largely a result of NATO expansion and provocation. The Ukrainian people now suffer because of this. I only hope the war ends sooner rather than later.

It's the national guard. They're there to help protect law abiding people in high crime areas. Criminals thrive on society's understanding and indifference. I'm glad something is finally being done about it.

Not unless he becomes suicidal.

Well, he's the chief. No one gets to tell him he can't be fat.

They shouldn't be fat.

I haven't learned about it yet. We may yet agree on this matter in the future.

So I guess Hegseth gathered these generals together to give them what for, and to let them know there's a new sheriff in town. Pretty good speech, I must say. :gd

To be fair, the Soviet Union is no more. :confused

Right. How do you do that? How do you discern what the truth is? Not at all. But supernatural claims during that time, and from that part of the world, are a dime a dozen. So there has to be something more than just "well, it's in my favorite book" or "he's my favorite person" in order for me...

Well, who am I to judge? Oh, right. I'm Riven. It's what I do. :funlaugh2 Anyways, you know, the Orthodoxy is very foreign to me. But at least on the surface, they're the only denomination that's actually trying to appeal to men and not just bring them into the fold as servants of Christ, but...

Very true. I certainly question many things about the history that the victor inevitably writes. It isn't only biblical accuracy and it's reliability as a source of history that I hold in contention. If it were merely mythological, it could be easily dismissed as just that --- myth. The trouble...

In what context? Few things outside of religion require that kind of belief or disbelief. Ideally, God would interact with humanity directly instead of hiding. Otherwise, ones relationship with Yaweh isn't any different than the ancient Greek's relationship with Zeus.

In what ways?