Does Childhood Religiosity Delay Death?

[Algor]

Because my wife asked me to.

This is actually a perfect answer, and I realise you hardly need my approval, but whatever else I say, Good on ya!

 

[Electric Skeptic]

You keep telling yourself that.
I'm pretty confident that you'll believe anything as long as it supports your sin.

Then you are - once again - wrong. And, of course, resorting to ad hominem. Again.

 

[SteveB]

Then you are - once again - wrong. And, of course, resorting to ad hominem. Again.

Then repent and believe the gospel of Jesus.

Your sin will be forgiven and cleansed by God, and you will know God.

Come follow Jesus and you can know the veracity of what we've been talking about for years now.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

Then repent and believe the gospel of Jesus.

Your sin will be forgiven and cleansed by God, and you will know God.

Come follow Jesus and you can know the veracity of what we've been talking about for years now.

Not interested in preaching. If you could for once act on that knowledge maybe - just maybe - you'd be able to actually communicate with an atheist.

 

[SteveB]

Not interested in preaching.

And yet you're spending your life on a forum dedicated to discussing Jesus and your eternal state of being.

Seems like you're experiencing cognitive dissonance here ES.

If you could for once act on that knowledge maybe - just maybe - you'd be able to actually communicate with an atheist.

I do act on that knowledge every single time I post.

You should act on the awareness that you're on a Christian forum dedicated to making the gospel and truth known.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

And yet you're spending your life on a forum dedicated to discussing Jesus and your eternal state of being.

No, I'm not. I'm spending some time many days on a forum dedicated to arguing about and discussing religion.

Seems like you're experiencing cognitive dissonance here ES.

Perhaps it seems like it to you; that's your problem. We've already established that many things that 'seem' the case to you are not.

I do act on that knowledge every single time I post.

No, you don't.

You should act on the awareness that you're on a Christian forum dedicated to making the gospel and truth known.

I'm not. Next?

 

[SteveB]

No, I'm not. I'm spending some time many days on a forum dedicated to arguing about and discussing religion.

From a position of ignorance, believing that your ignorance is knowledge.

Perhaps it seems like it to you; that's your problem. We've already established that many things that 'seem' the case to you are not.

All that's been presented are unsupportable opinions, based solely on ignorance.
And in some cases, deliberate and willful ignorance, aka, stupidity.

No, you don't.

Another unsupported opinion.

I'm not. Next?

You're right.
You're not acting on that knowledge.
Which is exactly why I said you should.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

From a position of ignorance, believing that your ignorance is knowledge.

Nope.

All that's been presented are unsupportable opinions, based solely on ignorance.
And in some cases, deliberate and willful ignorance, aka, stupidity.

Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm sure some of your opinions have support. Somewhere.

Another unsupported opinion.

Just like yours.

You're right.
You're not acting on that knowledge.
Which is exactly why I said you should.

Basic reading comprehension failure.

 

[SteveB]

Nope.

🤣

Don't be so hard on yourself. I'm sure some of your opinions have support. Somewhere.

History, fully documented, and ironically, deliberately ignored so you can continue to believe you are not culpable.

Just like yours.

All you have to do is follow Jesus and you'll be given more evidence than you could possibly want.

Basic reading comprehension failure.

You should try stating more clearly.

You should act on the awareness that you're on a Christian forum dedicated to making the gospel and truth known.

I'm not. Next?

So, no problem with reading comprehension on my part. Looks pretty clear here.

 

[Nouveau]

All you have to do is follow Jesus and you'll be given more evidence than you could possibly want.

Any yet you claim to follow Jesus and still have no better evidence than any of the rest of us.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

History, fully documented, and ironically, deliberately ignored so you can continue to believe you are not culpable.

History does not support your claims.

All you have to do is follow Jesus and you'll be given more evidence than you could possibly want.

Preaching, not interested.

You should try stating more clearly.

So, no problem with reading comprehension on my part. Looks pretty clear here.

It is very clear. Yet you misunderstood it anyway.

 

[SteveB]

History does not support your claims.

Only to those who are ignorant and foolish.

Preaching, not interested.

And yet here you are.

It is very clear. Yet you misunderstood it anyway.

Nothing to misunderstand.
You were quite clear.

You're not going to take into account that knowledge is beneficial, and instead prefer deliberate and willful ignorance, aka stupidity to be your guide.

 

[Nouveau]

Only to those who are ignorant and foolish.

And yet here you are.

Nothing to misunderstand.
You were quite clear.

You're not going to take into account that knowledge is beneficial, and instead prefer deliberate and willful ignorance, aka stupidity to be your guide.

Imagine what Jesus would think, reading a post like this.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

Only to those who are ignorant and foolish.

Nope, to those who knows something about it.

And yet here you are.

Not, happily, to listen to your preaching.

Nothing to misunderstand.
You were quite clear.

Yet you misunderstood...

You're not going to take into account that knowledge is beneficial, and instead prefer deliberate and willful ignorance, aka stupidity to be your guide.

Ah, back to inventing falsehoods again, huh? Not surprising.

 

[SteveB]

Nope, to those who knows something about it.

Not, happily, to listen to your preaching.

Yet you misunderstood...

Ah, back to inventing falsehoods again, huh? Not surprising.

You're the one who just got done rejecting academic articles about atheism and communism.

So, I'm not bothered by your statements here.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

You're the one who just got done rejecting academic articles about atheism and communism.

Try to stick to the topic.

So, I'm not bothered by your statements here.

Just like none of the atheists here are ever bothered by your constant falsehoods, strawmen and misrepresentations.

 

[SteveB]

Try to stick to the topic.

I've been on topic the entire time.

Just like none of the atheists here are ever bothered by your constant falsehoods, strawmen and misrepresentations.

Only to solipsists.
I'd say you could learn what a solipsist is, but that would require you to use a second hand source.... aka, dictionary.

 

[Electric Skeptic]

I've been on topic the entire time.

No, you haven't. The subject of this thread is not atheism and communism.

Only to solipsists.
I'd say you could learn what a solipsist is, but that would require you to use a second hand source.... aka, dictionary.

Still not interested in your insults.

 

[SteveB]

No, you haven't. The subject of this thread is not atheism and communism.

Still not interested in your insults.

Then stop insulting yourself.
You're the one who stated

Second-hand sources don't work for me

 

[Electric Skeptic]

Then stop insulting yourself.

I've nowhere done so.

You're the one who stated

Second-hand sources don't work for me

More invention by you. Stick to the subject.