4 Comments:

Anonymous wrote:

I was annoyed reading this, how people can be so oposed and have such worped views of the CHristian faith. If one actually reads the new testement, you can see that it is a beleif system of love an understanding, and you should all realise that just because somebody may hide behind the mask of beleif may actually be a false Christian. Christianity, as such is the largest religion in the world with well over 2.1 billion followers world wide. So many people have come into realise the love of CHrist from various backgrounds, and many great people over the years who have shaped our world where CHristian. Mother Theresa, St ANthony etc. were christians, true christians, and as you can see they have devoted their whole lives to helping people, disgarding all lives pleasures. Would any of you be as brave as them? No, they have followed true christian teaching, and as you can see have lead exemplary lives.

posted: March 25, 2006  

Anonymous wrote:

So how can such a worped pointless, "arrogant" beleif system give way to such great people, huh? Speak up, obviously these people are following the bible, so that in itself should show the greatness of the book.

posted: March 25, 2006  

Jim Arvo wrote:

To Anonymous... Logic 101:

Suppose I made the following claim: Painting a car red makes it go really fast. Suppose, further, that I gave you this "proof". My car is red, and it goes really fast. Mario Andretti drives a red car, and it goes really fast. In fact, I can name thousands of really fast red cars. Therefore, painting a car red is the secret to making it go fast.

Now, you're not going to fall for that, are you? Here's how you could decisively shoot down such a ridiculous argument.

1) You name red cars that don't go very fast. (There's a red Subaru down the street. It's not considered to be a fast car, so obviously, being red is not a *sufficient* condition for going fast.)

2) You name non-red that go really fast. (Mario Andretti has also won a race driving a blue car. Thus, being red is not a *necessary* condition for going fast.)

Therefore, being red is neither necessary nor sufficient for going fast. In other words, being red HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH going fast.

If you would like some help in seeing the relevance of the above discussion to your post, just speak up. I'm sure any number of people here will be willing to walk you through it.

Have a good day.

posted: March 25, 2006  

.:webmaster:. wrote:

Jim: Brilliant.

You should be a teacher. :-)

posted: March 25, 2006  

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