Religion and Atheism

[Siggie]

Re: Religion and Atheism

The description of the hand you originally posted is wrong by the way. It says thumb and index finger.

I think people should give this podcast by Dr. J. Constantinou a listen:

Apostolic Faith And Apostolic Doubt

"This site was very deceptive and very clever. It said: there's no proof that the Apostles died as martyrs because that is not in the Bible...Well think about this, if it was in the Bible, would that website have accepted it as proof? Of course not, because that same website when it talks about Christ does not accept the Bible as proof. So what they accept as proof is constantly changing, like shifting sands, and it doesn't matter what you point to because nothing satisfies as proof or evidence. If you point to early Church history, they'll say, 'but it's not in the Bible'. If you point to the Bible as evidence they say, 'well it was written long after the events, they were not eyewitnesses or the early Christians invented these things or Constantine the Great invented it.

If you point to the miracles they'll say, 'that was your brain chemistry' or 'it was positive suggestion'. So nothing stands as proof or evidence for skeptics. So really, you can never find answers to your questions by going to these websites; nothing counts for them. They will never accept anything because they're not interested in an open discussion of the issue, but they're interested in destroying faith."

-Presvytera Dr. Constantinou

This is an excuse to dismiss the idea of evidence at all. It's only difficult to find satisfactory evidence because there isn't any.

[KanadaHye]

Re: Religion and Atheism

Is this REALLY the holy hand? haaaaaaaaaaaaa ahahahahaahah ahahahahah hahhaahahah ahahahahahaa haaaaaaaahahahaah ahahahahaahaah ........

How did I miss that?! *dies* And they say the church is against @ss play!!!!

Question for you guys. WHERE DO YOU THINK THE "shocker" HAND GESTURE CAME FROM?





Sevanavank, Armenia, Khachkar 13th C.

From one of the finest stone memorials in Armenia: the 13th century medieval Khachkar in the Mother of God Church, Sevanavank. God the Father raises right hand in Armenian blessing, surrounded by symbols of the four Evangelists.





A painting of the Christ Pantokrator, probably 17th C., in the recently restored monastery Church dedicated to the Transfiguration of Christ, on top of the highest mountain in Corfu, Greece.

[yerazhishda]

Re: Religion and Atheism

I think people should give this podcast by Dr. J. Constantinou a listen:

Apostolic Faith And Apostolic Doubt

"This site was very deceptive and very clever. It said: there's no proof that the Apostles died as martyrs because that is not in the Bible...Well think about this, if it was in the Bible, would that website have accepted it as proof? Of course not, because that same website when it talks about Christ does not accept the Bible as proof. So what they accept as proof is constantly changing, like shifting sands, and it doesn't matter what you point to because nothing satisfies as proof or evidence. If you point to early Church history, they'll say, 'but it's not in the Bible'. If you point to the Bible as evidence they say, 'well it was written long after the events, they were not eyewitnesses or the early Christians invented these things or Constantine the Great invented it.

If you point to the miracles they'll say, 'that was your brain chemistry' or 'it was positive suggestion'. So nothing stands as proof or evidence for skeptics. So really, you can never find answers to your questions by going to these websites; nothing counts for them. They will never accept anything because they're not interested in an open discussion of the issue, but they're interested in destroying faith."

-Presvytera Dr. Constantinou

[Siggie]

Re: Religion and Atheism

Is this REALLY the holy hand? haaaaaaaaaaaaa ahahahahaahah ahahahahah hahhaahahah ahahahahahaa haaaaaaaahahahaah ahahahahaahaah ........

How did I miss that?! *dies* And they say the church is against @ss play!!!!

[Sip]

Re: Religion and Atheism

Is this REALLY the holy hand? haaaaaaaaaaaaa ahahahahaahah ahahahahah hahhaahahah ahahahahahaa haaaaaaaahahahaah ahahahahaahaah ........

[Siggie]

Re: Religion and Atheism

OMG you have earned the rare TRIPLE FAIL!!!

Fail and then change the subject so you can fail again at something different.




Since you can't figure it out. I was drawing your attention to the fact that you were inaccurately focused on the nose.

[KanadaHye]

Re: Religion and Atheism

[Siggie]

Re: Religion and Atheism

More than 2,800 people die each year from choking; many of them are children. According to one study, nearly two-thirds of the children who choked to death during a 20-year period were 3 years old or younger. The majority of choking deaths are caused by toys and household items. One study found that nearly 70 percent of choking deaths among children age 3 and under were caused by toys and other products made for children. According to CDC, balloons account for 7 to 10 deaths a year. And the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of five deaths from bean bag chairs, resulting from children choking on the small foam pellets inside. The most common cause of nonfatal choking incidents is food. In one study, nearly 70 percent of choking cases presented in the emergency department were caused by foods such as hotdogs, nuts, and vegetable and fruit pieces.

http://www.kidsource.com/safety/prevent.choke.html

[KanadaHye]

Re: Religion and Atheism

More than 2,800 people die each year from choking; many of them are children. According to one study, nearly two-thirds of the children who choked to death during a 20-year period were 3 years old or younger. The majority of choking deaths are caused by toys and household items. One study found that nearly 70 percent of choking deaths among children age 3 and under were caused by toys and other products made for children. According to CDC, balloons account for 7 to 10 deaths a year. And the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has received reports of five deaths from bean bag chairs, resulting from children choking on the small foam pellets inside. The most common cause of nonfatal choking incidents is food. In one study, nearly 70 percent of choking cases presented in the emergency department were caused by foods such as hotdogs, nuts, and vegetable and fruit pieces.

http://www.kidsource.com/safety/prevent.choke.html

[Siggie]

Re: Religion and Atheism

A) They have health issues with their sinuses
B) Talking while eating
C) Inhaling their food instead of chewing it properly
D) Swallowing objects that won't pass through their passages