And he got his wish (bolded). Why do religious zealots assume that anyone wants to sit back and have religion forced upon them from an outsider who has invaded their space? If I were one of those natives, I would see an invader from a foreign land, bringing foreign ideas which have no relevance or benefit to their society. I just can't feel sorry for him.
Hate to be so crass, but that guy deserved it.
"John loved people, and he loved Jesus. He was willing to give his life toforce uponshare Jesus with the people on North Sentinel island," Staver said in a press release. "Ever since high school, John wanted to go to North Sentinel to share Jesus with this indigenous people."
I'm not so sure about that. What about people that don't believe in any "guy"? Or what if that guy is really a gal? What if your guy doesn't believe what my guy believes? How can they be the same guy? More importantly, since you admit that "nobody likes to be told what to do" why do you contradict yourself in the next sentence by claiming that we all accept the existence of some ubiquitous "guy"???
Balls is not asserting anything about the world ending tomorrow. It's Intro to Logic #101 that the burden of proof is on the one making an assertion. LB isn't telling you to take anything on faith; he is not making an assertion. The only one making assertions here is you, Jass.
BTW, it's also Intro to Logic #101 that you can't prove a negative. I would explain the point further but don't really feel up to going toe-to-toe with the Kentucky education system.
. Most of us here are either non-religious or athiest, but I think one or two here are Christians. I consider myself a Deist which is not a religion but still holds that there is something more than the physical universe involved in existence. Deists are not at odds with science, and do not anthropomorphize the greater being, yet understand that no proof can be offered to support the existence of something greater being involved in the workings of the universe. No religion, no "holy book", no sins or heaven or hell or "divine morality" exists in Deism. As such, no faith is necessary.
I know you are from Kentucky, which is why I have not weighed in on the religious aspect of the topic. Religion is VERY big in your state, and the state itself has just about merged evangelism into government. Also, this is going deeper into religion than the site usually allows but nobody is complaining yet.
Having said that, the natives this guy was going to try and "save" may have their own religion, or may not have a religion at all. His assumption that they needed to be saved by Jesus got him killed. How would you feel if Satanists came to your door to save you from Jesus and introduce you to to Satan?
Is it faith? The entire concept of "tomorrow" is based upon the fact that this planet we are living on rotates. The period of time in darkness and the period of time in light is determined by how fast it rotates. You could stop "tomorrow" simply by stopping the spinning of the earth. That is science, not faith. But religion has tied the coming of "tomorrow" with gods waking and sleeping, with something swallowing another, by elaborate stories about God lighting a candle, etc. All that was needed to believe any of those stories was faith.
Tomatoes, tomatoes, man! To each his own, I guess. I'll pray for you!
Okay. Hey, I gotta ask you, since you are in that area, have you visited Ken Ham's Creation Museum and Ark Park? Are you a creationist? If you don't feel comfortable answering that, please don't.
I haven't ever visited a creationist museum. I am a creationist but I am of the firm belief that God pushed along our creation over millions of years not that he literally waved his magic hand and we appeared. My beliefs are more in line with the catholic church and less with evangelicals who think the universe is all about them. I also believe Noah's ark is a metaphor to explain that God spared the good when he destroyed everything to start over. I doubt an old guy could have built a boat large enough to carry two of every species of animal in existence!
Others have already given some excellent replies to this, but since you quoted me I suppose I owe you one as well.
I haven't ever visited a creationist museum. I am a creationist but I am of the firm belief that God pushed along our creation over millions of years not that he literally waved his magic hand and we appeared. My beliefs are more in line with the catholic church and less with evangelicals who think the universe is all about them. I also believe Noah's ark is a metaphor to explain that God spared the good when he destroyed everything to start over. I doubt an old guy could have built a boat large enough to carry two of every species of animal in existence!
Unlike athiests, deists maintain that the universe itself is a sentient being, being itself. It maintains that everything we see in the universe (and everything we don't see) is the result of "design", but not at all influenced by the existence of Man or any other living creature. There is no divine morality, no divine laws of society, and no book. Deists do not believe that Man is any more special than any other life form, and Man's existence is not necessarily the pinnacle of creation. A true scientist can still be a Deist and not be in conflict with anything in science. It isn't a religion, it is a philosophy. I have also studied Buddhism which has a similar foundation. Anything in religions which are at odds with scientific reality like the creation in 6 days, "holy spirits", miracles, demons, the existence of a heaven and hell and "sin" are not part of Deism.