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Anonymous wrote:I'm a recent topics lurker and I'll point out that multiple posts in the religion forum (including this one) are specifically directed at atheists.

Yup. Then people complain that atheists post here or wonder why they care.

The only reason athiests post here is to ignite a conversation, then attempt to "own" the believers.

Or they are responding to threads with " Athiest" in the title. 🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a recent topics lurker and I'll point out that multiple posts in the religion forum (including this one) are specifically directed at atheists.

Yup. Then people complain that atheists post here or wonder why they care.

The only reason athiests post here is to ignite a conversation, then attempt to "own" the believers.

Anonymous wrote:The atheists have driven the believers--Christians and others--away with their nastiness, gotcha games and trolling.

I'm a Christian who thinks Trump has exploited evangelicals to create a hellscape, and I detest the current Supreme Court. Yet I only bother popping into this forum about once every 2-3 months because it's a complete waste of time. Ironically, atheists may think they're converting people to atheism, but they're only driving us away.

Anonymous wrote:As an atheist who has on a couple of occasions responded to posts on the religious forum, I can say that I (and many other people) spend nearly 100% of my time on DCUM in recent topics, not individual forums. So I’m not looking for religious threads, but I see them and sometimes feel like I have a relevant response.

Anonymous wrote:Has to be the first time I'm on religious forum and I'm getting the heck out. Bye.

Anonymous wrote:Because in the US we have freedom of religion and freedom from religion and yet so much Christianity is imposed upon us in public settings.

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Anonymous wrote:Quiz for the Bible thumper, which version of the Bible (or gospel) was this translated from?

One day, a righteous man, performing his morning ritual by the water, found a tiny fish in his hands. The fish, surprisingly, spoke and pleaded for protection from the larger creatures in the river. Taking pity, the man cared for the fish, moving it from a small vessel to a larger one as it rapidly grew. Soon, the fish became too enormous for any container and eventually even the river itself.

As the man released the colossal fish into the ocean, the wondrous creature revealed its divine nature and warned of a devastating flood. It instructed the man to build a great ark, gather the seeds of all plants, and take pairs of all animals to preserve life. The wise one diligently followed these instructions.

When the rains came, the waters rose and consumed the world. The divine fish reappeared, its horn guiding the ark through the turbulent waves, eventually anchoring it on the highest mountain peak. After the waters receded, the man and the surviving creatures emerged to a new world. To repopulate the earth, the man performed a sacrifice, and, in some versions of the story, a woman appeared from the waters. Together, they became the ancestors of the new human race, signifying a fresh start and the cyclical nature of existence.

The Great Flood of Noah from the book of Genesis was not translated from an earlier work.

When Noah and family left the ark, their descendants repeated orally what happened.

Throughout the world, many cultures describe a great flood but with details deviating from the truth written in Genesis.

The true account is found in Genesis. All other accounts are variations derived from this account.

Ken Ham and AnswersInGenesis can give you more detail.

There was indeed a global flood. The evidence is clear that there was. You can visit AnswersInGenesis or Christian-Evolution Headlines (crev.info) for more information.

What it comes down to is authority: are you going to believe Jesus and the scriptures he quoted or are you going to believe myths of geology (no global flood) masquerading as science?

lol this is too funny.

Damn the evidence, they took it from us.

Again, you are not a real poster, just an above average troll. But I am enjoying it regardless!

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Anonymous wrote:Quiz for the Bible thumper, which version of the Bible (or gospel) was this translated from?

One day, a righteous man, performing his morning ritual by the water, found a tiny fish in his hands. The fish, surprisingly, spoke and pleaded for protection from the larger creatures in the river. Taking pity, the man cared for the fish, moving it from a small vessel to a larger one as it rapidly grew. Soon, the fish became too enormous for any container and eventually even the river itself.

As the man released the colossal fish into the ocean, the wondrous creature revealed its divine nature and warned of a devastating flood. It instructed the man to build a great ark, gather the seeds of all plants, and take pairs of all animals to preserve life. The wise one diligently followed these instructions.

When the rains came, the waters rose and consumed the world. The divine fish reappeared, its horn guiding the ark through the turbulent waves, eventually anchoring it on the highest mountain peak. After the waters receded, the man and the surviving creatures emerged to a new world. To repopulate the earth, the man performed a sacrifice, and, in some versions of the story, a woman appeared from the waters. Together, they became the ancestors of the new human race, signifying a fresh start and the cyclical nature of existence.

The Great Flood of Noah from the book of Genesis was not translated from an earlier work.

When Noah and family left the ark, their descendants repeated orally what happened.

Throughout the world, many cultures describe a great flood but with details deviating from the truth written in Genesis.

The true account is found in Genesis. All other accounts are variations derived from this account.

Ken Ham and AnswersInGenesis can give you more detail.

There was indeed a global flood. The evidence is clear that there was. You can visit AnswersInGenesis or Christian-Evolution Headlines (crev.info) for more information.

What it comes down to is authority: are you going to believe Jesus and the scriptures he quoted or are you going to believe myths of geology (no global flood) masquerading as science?

Anonymous wrote:Quiz for the Bible thumper, which version of the Bible (or gospel) was this translated from?

One day, a righteous man, performing his morning ritual by the water, found a tiny fish in his hands. The fish, surprisingly, spoke and pleaded for protection from the larger creatures in the river. Taking pity, the man cared for the fish, moving it from a small vessel to a larger one as it rapidly grew. Soon, the fish became too enormous for any container and eventually even the river itself.

As the man released the colossal fish into the ocean, the wondrous creature revealed its divine nature and warned of a devastating flood. It instructed the man to build a great ark, gather the seeds of all plants, and take pairs of all animals to preserve life. The wise one diligently followed these instructions.

When the rains came, the waters rose and consumed the world. The divine fish reappeared, its horn guiding the ark through the turbulent waves, eventually anchoring it on the highest mountain peak. After the waters receded, the man and the surviving creatures emerged to a new world. To repopulate the earth, the man performed a sacrifice, and, in some versions of the story, a woman appeared from the waters. Together, they became the ancestors of the new human race, signifying a fresh start and the cyclical nature of existence.

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Anonymous wrote:This popped up on recent topics. I forget, was there a thread somewhere where atheists proved there are no deities?

Dunno. Did you try the search function?

Anonymous wrote:The atheists have driven the believers--Christians and others--away with their nastiness, gotcha games and trolling.

I'm a Christian who thinks Trump has exploited evangelicals to create a hellscape, and I detest the current Supreme Court. Yet I only bother popping into this forum about once every 2-3 months because it's a complete waste of time. Ironically, atheists may think they're converting people to atheism, but they're only driving us away.

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Anonymous wrote:Quiz for the Bible thumper, which version of the Bible (or gospel) was this translated from?

One day, a righteous man, performing his morning ritual by the water, found a tiny fish in his hands. The fish, surprisingly, spoke and pleaded for protection from the larger creatures in the river. Taking pity, the man cared for the fish, moving it from a small vessel to a larger one as it rapidly grew. Soon, the fish became too enormous for any container and eventually even the river itself.

As the man released the colossal fish into the ocean, the wondrous creature revealed its divine nature and warned of a devastating flood. It instructed the man to build a great ark, gather the seeds of all plants, and take pairs of all animals to preserve life. The wise one diligently followed these instructions.

When the rains came, the waters rose and consumed the world. The divine fish reappeared, its horn guiding the ark through the turbulent waves, eventually anchoring it on the highest mountain peak. After the waters receded, the man and the surviving creatures emerged to a new world. To repopulate the earth, the man performed a sacrifice, and, in some versions of the story, a woman appeared from the waters. Together, they became the ancestors of the new human race, signifying a fresh start and the cyclical nature of existence.

I plugged in the first Paragraph above and AI gave me this:

Flood Myth: This story is a prominent flood myth within Hindu mythology, comparable to Noah's Ark in the Judeo-Christian tradition.

Preservation and Renewal: It symbolizes divine protection, the preservation of life, knowledge (the Vedas were often stolen and retrieved by Matsya in later versions), and the cyclical nature of creation and destruction.

First Avatar of Vishnu: Matsya is often considered the first of Lord Vishnu's ten primary avatars (incarnations), sent to Earth to restore balance and dharma (righteousness) when threatened.

So, the story you described is a well-known Hindu legend about the Matsya Avatar and Manu, highlighting themes of divine intervention, compassion, and the preservation of life in the face of cosmic events.

Anonymous wrote:Quiz for the Bible thumper, which version of the Bible (or gospel) was this translated from?

One day, a righteous man, performing his morning ritual by the water, found a tiny fish in his hands. The fish, surprisingly, spoke and pleaded for protection from the larger creatures in the river. Taking pity, the man cared for the fish, moving it from a small vessel to a larger one as it rapidly grew. Soon, the fish became too enormous for any container and eventually even the river itself.

As the man released the colossal fish into the ocean, the wondrous creature revealed its divine nature and warned of a devastating flood. It instructed the man to build a great ark, gather the seeds of all plants, and take pairs of all animals to preserve life. The wise one diligently followed these instructions.

When the rains came, the waters rose and consumed the world. The divine fish reappeared, its horn guiding the ark through the turbulent waves, eventually anchoring it on the highest mountain peak. After the waters receded, the man and the surviving creatures emerged to a new world. To repopulate the earth, the man performed a sacrifice, and, in some versions of the story, a woman appeared from the waters. Together, they became the ancestors of the new human race, signifying a fresh start and the cyclical nature of existence.