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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whenever somebody brings up Thor, Zeus, fairies, etc, I really can't decide if they are just extremely stupid or extremely rude.  Do you really think modern religious belief is equivalent to believing in fairies?  Do you really have such a very low opinion of us, and such a very high opinion of yourself?  Do you just enjoy denigrating people?  Or can you really not see there is a difference?  When you typed those words, did you feel clever or cruel?[/quote]

There is no difference between believing in Jesus and believing in Zeus.  Absolutely none.

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But you didn't answer my question.  Could you answer my actual question?  I'm guessing you are feeling very intelligent, from this answer.  But I can not tell.[/quote]

anyway, can you tell me: what are you feeling about me when you typed that?  And what are you feeling about yourself?[/quote]

There are at least two people responding to the "there is proof of God" point.  I am the pp who responded with Thor and Zeus and then answered your question by saying that I felt curious.

I also feel that you're uninformed and seem defensive -- asking people who place your god and other gods and supernatural beings in the same category to explain their motives and feelings instead of directing your attention to the information they present.

As for Jesus being different because he existed -- while there some evidence that a first century Jewish teacher existed, there is no (and there can't be) any evidence that he is the son of god -- or that there is a god.  There is also evidence that the supernatural aspects of the Jesus story (born of a virgin, resurrected, etc) are borrowed from earlier myths and that the wisdom of Jesus is similar to wisdom from more ancient teachers.

[b]There are plenty of educated people who are aware of all of this and remain Christian,  choosing a metaphorical interpretation of Jesus and God that they are comfortable with[/b]. [/quote]

Then they aren't true Christians. We don't get to construct the Gospel into a form that we are "comfortable" with. [b]The very essence of being  a Christian is following Jesus into places in which we are very uncomfortable[/b].[/quote]

Never heard that -- as a long term Christian, I learned that being a Christian meant believing that Jesus Christ was the son of god and our savior who died for our sins so those who believed in him could have eternal life.
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Well, I suppose you can parse words over that. Jesus did say that all that is required to be saved is to believe in Him. However, most Christians, especially long-term Christians, do want to grow in their faith and thus develop a relationship with Him. That requires "picking up your cross and following Me," as his disciples did. And yes, He very well may lead you where you'd rather not go -- especially when it comes to challenging our human instincts that we are our own gods and can manipulate Christianity to be anything we want, as long as we are "comfortable." [/quote]

Now you're predicting Jesus' intentions and speaking for most Christians.[/quote]

No, I'm reading the Bible.[/quote]

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