re: Texas getting it's own Sharia Law

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Checkmate you non-believing heathens!

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Well actually that’s not entirely correct. You see, God has shown himself and his wonders to everyone, and they just want to suppress their belief in God so that they can sin and do whatever they want. God has shown himself to everyone and so the unrighteous are without excuse. They really do believe in Jesus but they just don’t want to accept eternal life. The way we can be sure about all of this is just to read it in the Bible, because that’s what it says and we know it is the truth because it says it is.

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Leave the discussion to Foo, you don't have the mental hardware for this conversation

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I tell you what, how about you ask Foo if I can hang

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Their citizens weren't being counted for taxation purposes is what I was getting at

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Aside from the fact that you can't prove that, you are on the wrong side of history. The idea that a vassal state wasn't paying Rome is ludicrous. And how are taxes assessed? Take a guess.

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there are no historical records of a Roman census happening in Judea prior to the 6AD census

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This is still false and I explained this thoroughly. But feel free to keep repeating it.

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there are no records of a census requiring you to travel to your place of birth to be counted

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This is also false, the Bible records one. And this brings up the moving goalposts that biblical skeptics consistently employ.

There is no record of X
X is discovered
There is no record of Y
Y gets discovered
There is no record of Z
Z gets discovered

At this point, skeptics are painted into a corner and they just say "God is stupid"

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Thats not how censuses work

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Prove it. You have no proof. This is total, complete conjuecture on your part and it's just more desperate God-hating

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tiny hook

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Except the Bible has been repeatedly vindicated historically. It's not tiny at all. That's just in your tiny brain

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I think I leaned enough on this forum to emulate a typical low-iq religious internet tough guy

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Says the wuss who won't answer questions when you get punched in the mouth like the sissy you are.

You have nothing. You are as big of a fraud as SFP is

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why did one of the sprinkler heads on my Clearstream septic system suddenly stop working

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Should be simple enough. Probably a clogged nozzle, or a bad solenoid. (provided your sprinkler valves are electric).

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and can I identify the cause and resolve the issue without seeking professional help? (I think I can figure it out for myself)

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I have faith in you.

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No evidential support?

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No. Proponents of the theory take the evidence for the big bang (CMBR, Hubble’s law) which shows that the universe is expanding, and arbitrarily assume the contraction. Theoretical models suggest that if the universe's density exceeds a certain threshold, gravitational forces could reverse the expansion, leading to a contraction phase.

Doesn’t exactly inspire confidence. But it gets worse for the theory. In addition to the fact that the theory has no mechanism to offset entropy- which pretty much kills the idea of infinite cycles of expansion/contraction on its own, now we know we’ve got dark energy causing the universe expansion to accelerate- indicating only that the universe will continue to expand, indefinitely, with no good reason to expect it to slam on the brakes and throw it in reverse.

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Pretty much all astronomers agree that the universe is expanding

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That’s not in dispute. There’s no need to answer questions I didn’t ask. Especially when not answering the ones I am asking. Now, show me one that currently supports oscillating universe theory over the big bang theory. Anyone.

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The god hypothesis is a simplistic answer.

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Also you:

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The presence of a supernatural being just adds to the complexity.

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Which is it? I’m not trying to be mean, but you keep contradicting yourself.

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you have to ask, where did that god come from?

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Please, at least read and understand the kalam cosmological argument and the unmoved mover. Or just one of them. Either one, once understood, will answer that question for you. I’d be happy to go through it with you if you want.

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I have a problem with the concept of supernatural entities of any kind, regardless of which religion is pushing it,

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I don't believe in gods, angels, devils, demons, ghosts, spirit animals, witches, warlocks, wizards, elves, and on and on.

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But you’re certain of the principle of uncertainty, convinced by the oscillating universe theory, claim “there are no facts. That is a fact.” All of which you take on faith- the same thing you mock the Christian for. What about aliens? Do you believe they exist?

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Aside from the fact that you can't prove that, you are on the wrong side of history. The idea that a vassal state wasn't paying Rome is ludicrous. And how are taxes assessed? Take a guess.

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They weren't paying taxes, if they were they wouldn't need a census in 6 AD dummy.

This is the lack of mental hardware I spoke of.

They paid Rome a tribute that was not based on a citizen count.

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This is also false, the Bible records one

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The Bible is in question here you tard. You're just begging the question now.

You're the low IQ version of Foo. I really hate how you frickers feel like you have to quote respond to every sentence typed. It's very tiring and details the conversation quite quickly.

You even quote responded to my tiny hook phrase. Holy shite man.

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When I saw Comrade "Bryon"

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can't even spell my name right. Don't worry once we have that Marxist free education you can take some adult literacy classes.

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I used the uncertainty principal as an analogy. I know it is not settled science, just like the Big Bang is not settled science, and the oscillating universe is not settled science

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The point is that you accept these theories on faith.

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They are just logical theories proposed by really smart people who know their physics and astronomy

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And you trust (more faith) these really smart people because…

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that are not reliant upon the existence of a supernatural creator.

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That is your prerequisite. There are logical theories put forth by Christians who really know their astronomy and astrophysics. But they don’t meet your third (first) requirement.

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Sorry if you feel like I mocked your Christian views. That was not my intent.

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Nah. I honestly didn’t mean it as though you were personally attacking me or anyone else. I meant “you” in a general sense, as in your worldview. The comment was intended to highlight how atheists and Christians both have and exercise faith; the only difference is where it’s placed. I find you to be very respectful. And I hope to reciprocate that.

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I just choose not to believe them

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That’s a refreshing admission. That’s all I wanted to hear you say. I’d like you to tell me why- what is your reason?

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Aliens - do I believe there is life elsewhere in the universe? I believe the possibility is high that there has been, is, or will be in the future.

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This is another great example. You’re open to the possibility of extraterrestrial life, but closed to the possibility that God exists. But there’s far more evidence for Jesus Christ than there is for aliens. You said it best: “I choose not to believe.”

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There is no evidence that I've ever been shown that convinces me that he was a supernatural being.

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So now it’s about evidence again? is written testimony not enough for you? Do you see what you are doing? You have a double standard. On one hand, you accept things like oscillating universe theory, and the existence of aliens, on faith, without evidence. on the other, you reject Christianity; citing lack of evidence as the reasoning, giving the impression of plausible deniability rather than an independent choice to apply a different standard to Christianity. If you applied the same level of skepticism to everything else that you apply to Christianity, you would believe nothing.

So, we’ve established that evidence (or lack thereof) is not the primary concern in building your worldview. Why then, are aliens highly probable, but God is impossible?

Why does that require more evidence than oscillating universe theory or aliens?

Better yet, what evidence would convince you?