Skittles! wrote:Iliad wrote:jay_a2j wrote:Iliad wrote:This thread is funny. jay you know your point is completely flawed?
No, you don't say? Take a number and wait in line please. The "I can prove God doesn't exist" line is quite lengthy.
and I have a suspicion that it has been explained to you a hundred times and a hundred more times will not sway you.
Why are you so set on changing someone's beliefs? Let them believe what they want to, why should it bother you? If they find peace in the belief of Jesus Christ, then let them. The same goes to you; If you find peace in something different from others, then believe that.
I have a lot of respect for many religious people just because they can counter-argue and still hold truth to their belief, whilst not shoving it down someone's throat.
You make it sound like it's only religious people who shove beliefs down other people's throats - I've met several atheists who are so convinced of the danger religion poses to humanity that it's their personal crusade to dissuade believers from their faith.
It's a universal thing. Personally, if I thought that shoving beliefs down your throat would make you closer to Christ, I'd do it without hesitation. However, that never works, and is probably less likely to work simply because it's done over the internet. I think it's up to the Christians you know and see in real life to live such that you may see Jesus. There's a nice refrain to a hymn which I'm quite fond of: "And they'll know we are Christians by our love." Not only that, but in the words of St. Francis of Assisi: "Preach the Gospel everywhere you go... but only use words when necessary."
Idea being, in living the faith you send a far more powerful message than if you're walking around naked waving a "THE END IS NEAR- REPENT! REPENT!" sign.
Sorry, that was quite a tangent.