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You consider God unsubstantiated because you reject the signs and miracles of the Abrahamic God, like I reject the signs and miracle of Hinduism. That hardly m

You consider God unsubstantiated because you reject the signs and miracles of the Abrahamic God, like I reject the signs and miracle of Hinduism. That hardly means Abraham's God (or Vishnu) doesn't exist or the Bible is misinformation. The difference between us two is that I would never debase myself and declare the Veda's misinformation just because I don't believe in Vishnu; rather I consider the Vedas a jewel to be treasured by all peoples across the world. But, to be honest, Im a more open minded and tolerant guy than your average fellow.

danbruc 3y ago
What are those signs and miracles?
- thsksbd 3y ago
  You're a biblical scholar who has not heard of the claims of miracles through Moses, Jesus, his disciples and the saints? I thought you merely rejected them as misinformation, not that you ignored the very claims.
  - danbruc 3y ago
    Now that we have kind of clarified what you mean, what is your evidence that any of those things actually happend besides that someone wrote a couple of paragraphs about them in the Bible? I would also be interested in knowing why those miracles no longer occur or, if they still occur, why do we not have any credible high quality videos of them?
    - thsksbd 3y ago
      You're asking for HDTV footage of biblical events?
      - danbruc 3y ago
        Did I say anything like that? I asked for any evidence besides words in the Bible. But we already know that there is none because if it existed, then it would be a central piece of our understanding of the world and everyone would learn about it in school. The best there is are things like pieces of fabric that were supposedly used to wrap the body of Jesus. Even if one could actually prove this, it would at best prove that some guy named Jesus existed and was crucified. From that to there is a God and Jesus was his son it is still a GIGANTIC leap that would still have absolutely zero evidence. So in anticipation that there will be no evidence provided for biblical miracles, I included the followup question why miracles are no longer happening nowadays. And for the case that someone would respond that they are still happening nowadays I include another followup question, why is there video evidence despite everyone running around with a phone in their hand at all times. So I really do not know why you would turn my completely reasonable question into one for HDTV video of biblical events. Either you did not even properly read my comment before replying or that must be some kind of evasive maneuver to avoid addressing the actual question. And one more thing before someone accused me of having some ideological prejudices or whatnot. I could not care less whether to universe runs on string theory or whether God is pulling the strings, I am only interested in knowing the truth or the most likely or most reasonable explanation about how our universe works. Show me the evidence and I will accept whatever it implies.

danbruc 3y ago

What are those signs and miracles?

thsksbd 3y ago
You're a biblical scholar who has not heard of the claims of miracles through Moses, Jesus, his disciples and the saints? I thought you merely rejected them as misinformation, not that you ignored the very claims.
- danbruc 3y ago
  Now that we have kind of clarified what you mean, what is your evidence that any of those things actually happend besides that someone wrote a couple of paragraphs about them in the Bible? I would also be interested in knowing why those miracles no longer occur or, if they still occur, why do we not have any credible high quality videos of them?
  - thsksbd 3y ago
    You're asking for HDTV footage of biblical events?
    - danbruc 3y ago
      Did I say anything like that? I asked for any evidence besides words in the Bible. But we already know that there is none because if it existed, then it would be a central piece of our understanding of the world and everyone would learn about it in school. The best there is are things like pieces of fabric that were supposedly used to wrap the body of Jesus. Even if one could actually prove this, it would at best prove that some guy named Jesus existed and was crucified. From that to there is a God and Jesus was his son it is still a GIGANTIC leap that would still have absolutely zero evidence. So in anticipation that there will be no evidence provided for biblical miracles, I included the followup question why miracles are no longer happening nowadays. And for the case that someone would respond that they are still happening nowadays I include another followup question, why is there video evidence despite everyone running around with a phone in their hand at all times. So I really do not know why you would turn my completely reasonable question into one for HDTV video of biblical events. Either you did not even properly read my comment before replying or that must be some kind of evasive maneuver to avoid addressing the actual question. And one more thing before someone accused me of having some ideological prejudices or whatnot. I could not care less whether to universe runs on string theory or whether God is pulling the strings, I am only interested in knowing the truth or the most likely or most reasonable explanation about how our universe works. Show me the evidence and I will accept whatever it implies.