Comments for The BitterSweet End

Comment on Book Review: The Bible in Translation By Bruce M. Metzger by Mai L. Burt

Mai L. Burt — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:38:51 +0000

Thus, the sense of the Bible as history that often exists today did not exist at that time.

Comment on The Death of God by Janis N. Livingston

Janis N. Livingston — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:57:17 +0000

If I were writing this paper, I would probably start with the whole quote: “God is dead, and we have killed him, you and I!” And then I would probably note that it came out of a whole book, entitled Thus Spoke Zarathustra (or you can cite The Gay Science). The point is, you can’t write about a half a sentence. Or you could, but you would invariably be wrong — because you wouldn’t know what you were talking about. The quote isn’t about the existence or non-existence of a god, or God, or whatever. It’s a statement about people and our society. If you were to actually read the passage that it comes from, you would see that it in no way sparks a religious debate.

Comment on My post on Evolution by HifzanShafiee

HifzanShafiee — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:23:45 +0000

Pierce,
If you think that was “asinine and churlish fashion” than try replying that. Or you expecting me to give an answer as what Christian always do which easily

Just give you a hint. I am going to attack on principle and fundamental of philosophy. As I know Atheist is worse philosopher ever even in scientific philosopher.

“If the event can not be explained, then it can not happened?” A simple and direct question also can not be answered. How I going to be serious. My last question to you about “reality of the world” were unable to answer too. I write a post for it, you really wasting my time.

Actually I know you are weak at answering question. You just know how to question, blame, and complaint, but you can not solve and rectify it. Typical atheist. You think too high about yourself.

Comment on My post on Evolution by Arkenaten

Arkenaten — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:23:44 +0000

This is why it is futile discussing such a topic with any individual who responds in such an asinine and churlish fashion. You may consider yourself normal but you are not sane.
Silly Person.

Comment on My post on Evolution by HifzanShafiee

HifzanShafiee — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:28:59 +0000

I try to understand you fundamental of understanding in archeology and exodus like this.

“I dig and investigate all around the the tunnel or what ever to seek for ancient fish fossil. Because I can not found the fossil , I give a conclusion that fish are not exist during dinosaur era.”
This is the most stupid principle of scientific idea that I have counter.

For the sake of releasing you from “Supremacy Syndrome”. Scientific dynamics of the winged horse and Mohammed’s trip to heaven?
I never remember that any of Muslim scholar teach me that I need to understand this event and they also never teach me that it was logic and can be explained.

So again, to your basic principle:
“If the event can not be explained, then it can not happened”?

Comment on My post on Evolution by Arkenaten

Arkenaten — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:21 +0000

I have already explained that archaeology has PROVED that the Exodus and Moses is fiction.
If you doubt this statement investigate the work of Israel Finkelstein and Zeév herzog, highly qualified archaeologists. Their findings are accepted by almost every mainstream archaeologists working today.
The Qu’ran, as with the New Testament, is built upon foundations espoused by Old Testament prophets. and characters such as Moses. To be clear. There never was a meeting atop Mt Sinai between Yahweh and someone called Moses. It did not happen. It is a fiction. Archaeology has already shown this .
In all likelihood this and other stories were composed in an effort to maintain ethnic and cultural identity during the babylonian captivity and these traditions were continued once the Jews returned to the ‘Promised Land”

Furthermore, I did say that I would be perfectly willing to educate you on the compilation and history of the Qu’ran if you could first explain the scientific dynamics of the winged horse and Mohammed’s trip to heaven.

So,until you do this, I reiterate, there is no point in debating you on the merits of the Qur’anic texts as they are fictitious.

In fact it is such a dreadful work of fiction I wouldn’t even give it the time of day and offer to review it for you.

Comment on My post on Evolution by HifzanShafiee

HifzanShafiee — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:28:53 +0000

Actually, in beginning, I already know that you not going to have a proper dialogue or have proper knowledge to debate. So, I reluctant to accept or answer your question which I know it was a correct decision. When, I accept the challenge, you decline. How kind of logic is that.

My suggestion, next time, don’t ask or give suggestion, it wasting your time and my time replying.

In Malay proverb which I translated ” If you afraid of tidal, Don’t stay at the beach”. Mean: If you do not ready of to face the consequence, don’t ever do something difficult or you can not do.

Comment on My post on Evolution by Arkenaten

Arkenaten — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:38:45 +0000

I have no white supremacist attitude, racism is for imbeciles.
I have an utter disgust and contempt for religion and especially religion that considers sending children to die in the name of Allah a worthy cause.
I have neither the time nor the inclination to banter semantics with a fool so I will decline your offer to trawl your silly Qu’ran. Though, for the record, I have read it and have a copy on my bookshelf.
Besides, archaeology has debunked such stories as Moses and the Exodus and most serious Jewish scholars already acknowledge that the Torah is lmostly fiction. This makes the New Testament largely redundant and by extension the Qu’ran even more so. Thus, your prophet Muhammad, if he actually existed, was a fraud and a liar. And if he did not, then those that composed the Qu’ran, plagiarising much of its content from the Torah and NT were liars and fraudsters.
I see no profit (prophet? lol) to be gained arguing over lies with anyone who believes that a story of travel on a winged horse was an actual occurrence. Even a 5 year old child will explain the dynamics of this to you if you are unable to comprehend why this is an impossibility.
Well, obviously not a Muslim child as they have probably already been inculcated.
People like you should be allowed to play in the gene pool….not even in the shallow end.

But, please, feel free to expound the glorious (sic)details of your so-called virtuous religious text.
I am sure there are many who visit Marcus’s blog that will smile.

Silly Person.

Comment on My post on Evolution by HifzanShafiee

HifzanShafiee — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:43:14 +0000

‘Actually I just realize in my country, I have living with Christian (non-White) so long. In South East Asia, the number or Atheist (Chinese or other ethnic) is large but we don’t have sort of this cursing, mocking, belittle of others people.
Seem it just a problem of Whites … No need to explain, attitude show it.

For the sake of satisfy your “White Supremacy” attitude. You pick any verse in Quran that you think you win dialog with me. I will write a post about it, and you can critic what ever you want. You want a debate, I give you a debate.

Comment on Is God Immutable (Unchanging)? by Neil U. Mcdonald

Neil U. Mcdonald — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 23:24:11 +0000

When we say that God is a personal being we mean that He is intelligent and free and distinct from the created universe . Personality as such expresses perfection, and if human personality as such connotes imperfection, it must be remembered that, as in the case of similar predicates, this connotation is excluded when we attribute personality to God . It is principally by way of opposition to Pantheism that Divine personality is emphasized by the Theistic philosopher . Human personality , as we know it, is one of the primary data of consciousness, and it is one of those created perfections which must be realized formally (although only analogically) in the First Cause. But Pantheism would require us to deny the reality of any such perfection, whether in creatures or in the Creator, and this is one of the fundamental objections to any form of Pantheistic teaching. Regarding the mystery of the Trinity or three Divine Persons in God , which can be known only by revelation, it is enough to say here that properly understood the mystery contains no contradiction, but on the contrary adds much that is helpful to our inadequate knowledge of the infinite .