Quote Originally Posted by BeforeYourTime
There is no God, its a figment of your imagination, just like the countless other Gods invented by man.
Well, gee, now that you put it that way... :wtf:

So, that's it? I'm just supposed to take your word for it...and not bother questioning why I believe what I do? Who gave you the authority to disrespect me and countless other Christians by labeling us "stupid/weak minded"? Who made you God?

By the way, I've questioned my faith innumerous times...and still came to the same conclusion each time. It's much more comfortable for me to believe what I do, than it is for me to believe that snide, caustic little punks like you are right. What are you honestly expecting me to say? "You're right, I'm wrong...and it was just plain ignorant of me to stick by my beliefs."? Are you expecting me to feel ashamed, and live in regret for ever believing that I may have actually been right? Sorry, but your personal opinion on this matter means very little to me, as well as anyone else who's not afraid to stand up to arrogant people like yourself. Especially when the opinion is presented in such a rude and insincere fashion. Using your logic, I could just respond with, "There is a God...a Christian God, and He's not just a figment of my imagination, unlike the countless other gods invented by man.", and the justification would be all mine. Not that I would actually just tell you that out of the blue, because I pride myself on not being evangelistic, and pushing my beliefs on unsuspecting people.

Quote Originally Posted by BeforeYourTime
Tell me, how can a God invented by man exist anywhere other than our imaginations?
No, you tell me how you know for an irrefutable fact that MY God was invented by man. Then I'll have the courtesy to respond to this pathetic and malicious inquiry.

As for your impressive little list of Egyptian mythological "gods"...I'm willing to bet that I could make an even longer list of mythological Greek gods, many of whom faded into obscurity in the hearts of the populace after a few hundred years, or less. Modern day Greeks and Egyptians view the followers of these gods as more akin to a cult, as opposed to an actual organized religion.

And you're the one who's ignorant of history if you're actually trying to convince me that Jesus Christ never walked on this earth in human form. Regardless of whether or not you believe Him to be the living Son of God. Maybe if you actually took the time to read up on some Roman history, you wouldn't look so foolish right now. You could start by researching right around the time that Roman procurator Pontius Pilate was in power, to...oh, say, around the time that the Romans crucified a man named Jesus in Palestine. This is the same time that (ironically) a man named "Jesus of Nazareth" is specifically mentioned...several times, and in the same context that the Bible speaks of Him. Labeled a blasphemer for claiming to be the Son of God, and eventually crucified for his crime. You also don't have to believe in His miracles, virgin-birth, resurrection, etc. I'm not trying to force you to do such a thing. Also, since much of the authoritative Roman texts aren't widely translated in the English language, you could also look up the works of these historians who lived right around the same time as Jesus: Tacitus (Annals XV.44), Lucian (On the Death of Peregrine), Thallus (as recorded by Julius Africanus, A.D. 221), Suetonius(Life of Claudius 25.4), Josephus(Antiquities XVIII.33; XX.9.1). You're not going to try and tell me that they never existed either, are you?

Now, please, in the future when you're attempting to belittle a Christian...at least have the courtesy to be courteous, and if at all possible, knowledgeable of the subject that you're trying to argue.