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Belief Follows Truth: Why do the Skeptics make futile attempts to make fun of those who believe?

Why do they make fun of us? Is it because they think we don’t understand that they’re hurting and they’re lashing out at God? Let the reader know that we hurt also and we tend to get angry with God at times because we do not understand His ways. Yet, we believe that God reassures us in due time and that we will understand and be comforted.

Let the reader also know that there is a difference between getting angry and getting hateful. Anger does not distort the mind but hatred does distort the mind. As God’s Word says, “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath. Ephesians 4:26 His Word also says, But they have done this to fulfill the word that is written in their Law, ‘They hated Me without a cause.’ John 15:25 And, His Word also says in John 15:18: “If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you. Through their hatred toward God and toward us, they have ridiculed, mocked, and insulted us in vain. They think that by not believing in God that they can’t hate Him which is a lie. The truth is, that their non-belief toward God is a testimony to their hatred toward Him. They may beg to differ but they can't change the truth.

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse. Romans 1:18-21

And, 1Only fools say in their hearts, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their actions are evil; not one of them does good! Psalm 14:1

Their futile mocking includes their ignorant knowledge of God’s Word and they arrogantly display that ignorance in their attempt to discredit Him. They also try to fit the one true God, Yahweh, into their agenda of false gods, including those they’ve made up themselves thinking that this will somehow justify their non-belief in Him. To their frustration, they find that it is impossible to do. Disbelief in God doesn't mean that He's not there.

5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; There is no God besides Me. I will gird you, though you have not known Me, 6That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting That there is none besides Me. I am the Lord, and there is no other;
7I form the light and create darkness, I make peace and create calamity; I, the Lord, do all these things.’ Isaiah 45:5-7

Skeptics have nothing to support what they believe, and yet, they still make fun of us who believe. Dejection,They’re like filthy pirates on a sinking ship mocking those who sank them. Will they ever learn the Truth?
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For the vast majority of the past 10,000 years, the vast majority of people believed the Earth was flat. That was very clearly the belief. I don't think it followed truth.

When the church fathers finally got it thru their mitered heads that the Earth was round, they excommunicated Galileo for suggesting the Earth orbited the Sun. I don't think that belief followed truth either.

These are just two examples; there are plenty of cases in history where belief failed to follow truth.

... to make fun of those who believe?
I do NOT make fun of faith.

But your project is to try and use the lingo of science and logic to "prove" your beliefs. You are NOT presenting faith.

you are presenting flawed logic, lousy assumptions, and a misunderstanding of science as a kind of substitute for faith. It's as if you don't trust faith, so you try to imbue it pseudo scientific underpinnings.

And you are just about the only person here trying to "science-ize" faith. Most people of faith are satisfied with their faith. Your project isn't working; it's misguided, you need to understand that "science-izing" faith is a fruitless task.

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@GodSpeed63 says
You don't understand Truth of God and lies of men, do you, Elwood?
Apparently I need help with that. Please explain to me about the "four corners of the Earth" repeatedly mentioned in the Bible. Explain to me how the Earth is a quadrilateral. Show me where I can find these corners.

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For the curious, the above "four corners of the Earth" query is what suddenly silenced OP.
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@ElwoodBlues
For the vast majority of the past 10,000 years

The earth isn't that old.
@GodSpeed63 ROTFL !!!

Go ahead and duck everything else I said. And, while ignoring the thrust of my argument, go ahead and complain that nobody's listening to you.

Check out that plank in your eye, dude!!!
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@ElwoodBlues
And, while ignoring the thrust of my argument,

You've got the age of the earth wrong by 4000 years. It's obvious you got everything else wrong. Make sure that you know what you're talking about before posting.
DocSavage · M
@ElwoodBlues
With Godspeed63, there is no point in discussion. Go straight to ridicule.
DocSavage · M
@GodSpeed63
According to the book of Genesis, the world is also flat, covered with a crystal dome , with the sun and the moon inside it. It also says the moon is a light source, by itself. The world is set on four pillars, and doesn’t move.
You still haven’t explained why Yahweh got all of that wrong.
If you believe one, you have to believe the rest.
DocSavage · M
@GodSpeed63
You’re talking as if Yahweh is actually alive. He isn’t.
Diotrephes · 70-79, M
@GodSpeed63
The earth isn't that old.
You are absolutely tight! According to the revelation I received, the Earth is less than 80 years old. This ball just popped into existence like magic.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@GodSpeed63
It's obvious you got everything else wrong.
Nope. WRONG!!
That's known as the genetic fallacy. You attempt to base your conclusion on source rather than the content of my argument. Did you really think that practicing that kind of sophistry will win you any converts?? Your insincere and hypocritical approach is making your system of beliefs appear even MORE ridiculous!!

BTW, Here are the other logical fallacies in your argument.





GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@LordShadowfire @ElwoodBlues
BTW, Here are the other logical fallacies in your argument.

Proving once again the Word of God to be the Truth. Thank you.
DocSavage · M
@GodSpeed63
Proving once again the Word of God to be the Truth. Thank you.
Proving for the hundredth time that your word is false
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@GodSpeed63 On what planet does pointing out the logical fallacies you use prove your argument correct?
DocSavage · M
@LordShadowfire
The planet with the padded walls, and home schooling.
And a crucifix of course.
All of you are just feeding a prolific attention seeker. They come and go. If we choose, we can ignore almost as well.
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
@BlueSkyKing So, maybe I enjoy teasing the trolls.
Bushranger · 70-79, M
@DocSavage
According to the book of Genesis, the world is also flat, covered with a crystal dome , with the sun and the moon inside it. It also says the moon is a light source, by itself. The world is set on four pillars, and doesn’t move.
You still haven’t explained why Yahweh got all of that wrong.
If you believe one, you have to believe the rest.

Like those inconvenient bits in Leviticus, this is an example of the bits of the infallible Bible which can be ignored. It's all scientifically and historically accurate, except for those bits that are inconvenient. All very convenient, but certainly not scientific.
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@BlueSkyKing @LordShadowfire @Bushranger
So, maybe I enjoy teasing the trolls.

Do you really enjoy looking stupid?
@GodSpeed63 You are completely ducking the question, and attacking the questioner instead, LOL!!!

DocSavage · M
[@GodSpeed63

Do you really enjoy looking stupid?

Not as much as you enjoy being stupid.
Lynda70 · F
@DocSavage
With Godspeed63, there is no point in discussion. Go straight to ridicule.
He tries to riducule everyone who doesn't share his delusions. It's the only language he understands.
Lynda70 · F
@DocSavage
Proving for the hundredth time that your word is false
I'm sure he's been proven wrong a lot more often than that.
Bushranger · 70-79, M
@Lynda70
He tries to riducule everyone who doesn't share his delusions. It's the only language he understands.

And Godspeed63 isn't even good at that. His main "argument" is the good old playground standby "I know you are, I said you are, but what am I."
Like I’ve said, the guy wants attention and will bring up anything that’s going to get a reaction. He knows all our arguments and opinions. They’re all wrong and pointless.
@Bushranger @BlueSkyKing
Silence is his 'tell' though. If he thinks he's got a counter argument, he gives it - even if it's his schoolyard sophistry - which means his silence indicates he's got no counter-argument, and is admitting he was owned, LOL!!!
GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M
@Bushranger @BlueSkyKing @ElwoodBlues
He knows all our arguments and opinions. They’re all wrong and pointless.

You got that right, Blue.