jogetz
@jogetz
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Joined: January 14, 2008 3:13 am
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Rotor, In one of your last posts to me, you started off by saying: “You mention extra biblical accounts of this story but you provide no ref...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Quote: "If you can come up with a response that goes beyond the traditional non-sequitur of "he's alive in the tree's/birds/in all of us" that is...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

dntw8up, Quote: "Sorry, but there are no eyewitness accounts. The stories were told around campfires for generations before people wrote the...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Rotor, As I said before my time is not the best right now, so I will unfortunately have to keep my response brief at the moment. First, ther...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Michael, Take a close look at the whole sentence that I wrote: "The central truth claim of Christianity is that a person by the name of Jesu...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

The truth that has been observed is no secret. The central truth claim of Christianity is that a person by the name of Jesus was killed, buried, ...

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

It is a common misconception by many that religion finds its basis on nothing more than "an absolute truth (which is called so) without being observed...

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

Thanks, Lizard. Also, please note that the bottom half of my "dictionar;y post" was me speaking (the "JG" part). JG

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

Lizard, OK. I can speak from both my mind and my heart, but I generally speak with words (ha ha ;)) and I think it is helpful to define what th...

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

LIzard, Are you addressing me with your post? JG

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary: ftp://ftp.uga.edu/pub/misc/webster/ faith Faith, n. 1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the t...

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

"A wise man proportions his belief to the evidence." David Hume

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

Antiqueone, You are right about the inability of science to demonstrate anything beyond the horizon of its current knowledge base. We know what ...

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

Belief is better defined as being convinced that something is true by supporting evidence that exists for it. When I say that I believe something...

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

The marketplace of ideas has always been a place where the truth claims of Christianity (as well as the evidence that supports them) has flourished. ...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Nor have I been offended .... a bit amused, but definitely not offended.

15 years ago
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Re: Tour St Croix from Afar

That is exactly how I use my St Croix dvd, scurrying mongoose and all.

15 years ago
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Re: why do you believe

Dannyboy, I believe (am convinced) of the truth and uniqueness of Christianity because I am compelled to do so on the basis of the evidence that ...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Hi again Antiqueone, You said: “jogetz: in response to your questions: the Truth of Christian belief is not based exclusively on subjective ...

15 years ago
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Re: Gov Property for sale on St. Croix

guymon, You might find this list of plot maps helpful in checking out the shape and location of these properties; For Carlton, scroll...

15 years ago
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Re: Atheism in the USVI

Hey, Antiqueone, Don't forget about my questons. Joe

15 years ago
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Re: Mongoose deterent?????

Mongoose dem generally deter the snakes by eating their eggs. They can also kill and eat adult snakes (ex. Kipling's story of Rikki Tikki Tavi), but ...

15 years ago
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Re: Mongoose deterent?????

I am new to the nuances of Crucian language, also. In some ways it is quite ingenious. No chickens? Then you should be OK.

15 years ago
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Re: Mongoose deterent?????

"mongooses (mongeese?)" Not "mongeese" but rather "mongoose dem". And quite the opposite. The presence of them on St Croix means there are...

15 years ago
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