Introducing Myself
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Introducing Myself
Post #1Hi everyone! I'm new to this site. I'm an evangelical Christian (I'm attending a Southern Baptist church right now). I am 23 years old, in grad school getting an M.A. in History. I joined this site because I think this topics is vitally important. I am not an experienced debater but I have read and thought a lot about Christianity. "The unexamined life is not worth living." -Socrates.
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JoeyKnothead
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Welcome to the forum. I look forward to us challenging each other, and hopefully finding common ground where we can.
Curious, why history?
My favorite subject is science, and more specifically zoology.
Curious, why history?
My favorite subject is science, and more specifically zoology.
Re: Introducing Myself
Post #3Welome DooglesDoogles wrote:Hi everyone! I'm new to this site. I'm an evangelical Christian (I'm attending a Southern Baptist church right now). I am 23 years old, in grad school getting an M.A. in History. I joined this site because I think this topics is vitally important. I am not an experienced debater but I have read and thought a lot about Christianity. "The unexamined life is not worth living." -Socrates.
Hopefully the many folk who have also read and thought a lot about christianity that you will come across here will help with your further education on the origins and purpose of not only christianity but all manners of belief in general.
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"Whatever you are totally ignorant of, assert to be the explanation of everything else"
William James quoting Dr. Hodgson
"When I see I am nothing, that is wisdom. When I see I am everything, that is love. My life is a movement between these two."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
William James quoting Dr. Hodgson
"When I see I am nothing, that is wisdom. When I see I am everything, that is love. My life is a movement between these two."
Nisargadatta Maharaj
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JamesWesley
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Welcome!
It seems like we have quite a bit in common.
I'm also very intereted in history. I live in the southern part of the United States and I also attend a Baptist church though I am an Agnostic.
It seems like we have quite a bit in common.
I'm also very intereted in history. I live in the southern part of the United States and I also attend a Baptist church though I am an Agnostic.
"Question with boldness even the existence of a God; because, if there be one, he must more approve of the homage of reason, than that of blind-folded fear." ~ Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Introducing Myself
Post #6WelcomeDoogles wrote: Hi everyone! I'm new to this site. I'm an evangelical Christian (I'm attending a Southern Baptist church right now). I am 23 years old, in grad school getting an M.A. in History. I joined this site because I think this topics is vitally important. I am not an experienced debater but I have read and thought a lot about Christianity. "The unexamined life is not worth living." -Socrates.
I suggest you read about the history of the formation of the canon of scripture. It will knock out any idea you may have had about God being involved.
Examine everything carefully; hold fast to that which is good.
First Epistle to the Church of the Thessalonians
The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John
First Epistle to the Church of the Thessalonians
The truth will make you free.
Gospel of John
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Thank you. I like history because it is about people. Through history you learn about human nature and culture. It's also made up of stories, and is therefore interesting. Science is fine, but I think it would be tedious to do that as a job.joeyknuccione wrote:Welcome to the forum. I look forward to us challenging each other, and hopefully finding common ground where we can.
Curious, why history?
My favorite subject is science, and more specifically zoology.
