Comments on: Why Won’t God Heal Amputees? http://blog.derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/ Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:25:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: rendrea http://blog.derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/comment-page-1/#comment-271 rendrea Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:16:44 +0000 http://derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/#comment-271 The validity of comparing the reality of batman and superman vs jesus and other "messiahs+ is very sound. The only difference between batman/superman and jesus/other messiahs is the fact that batman/supermam stories is more coherent and than the jesus/messiah stories.In other words the events in the first follow a logical non contradictory patttern ,while the later hold numerous inconsistencies created by a writer or writers that did not proofread their work. The validity of comparing the reality of batman and superman vs jesus and other “messiahs+ is very sound. The only difference between batman/superman and jesus/other messiahs is the fact that batman/supermam stories is more coherent and than the jesus/messiah stories.In other words the events in the first follow a logical non contradictory patttern ,while the later hold numerous inconsistencies created by a writer or writers that did not proofread their work.

]]> By: derek http://blog.derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/comment-page-1/#comment-270 derek Thu, 04 Oct 2007 21:13:01 +0000 http://derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/#comment-270 Hmm, coherent perhaps. I didn't find it very persuasive. There's no reason to think those stories in the Bible are about actual events that took place on planet earth, in fact there's quite a lot of reason to think they are just stories, like comic books today. For instance, Jesus was only one of about 20 or so messiah-characters from that time in history. Here's some things they all had in common: being born on Dec 25, announced by 3 kings/wise men from the west bearing gifts, born the son of god, performed miracles, healed the sick, had 12 disciples, was crucified and rose from the dead on the third day. So what's supposed to convince me that the ones about the character Jesus are actually true, while all the others are not? That's like saying Spiderman and Batman are obviously fake but Superman, now we all know that really happened. So quoting things about what this fictitious character supposedly said and did is hardly persuasive of more than people's gullibility. So God gives amputees mechanical legs? Can't he give them real ones? Why doesn't he? How is that different than if Man gave them new legs? It looks kinda like men made new legs for them and attached there where the legs that "god" gave them used to be. Good legs, don't get me wrong. Just don't look much like the ones "god" makes. Our rationality evolved, and that is truly amazing. No invisible deity required to poof us into existence and don us with "his" reason. And I wonder why he didn't give reason to everyone? The world would be a much better place if he had. I guess he knew that and didn't want us to live together peacefully? The fact that we do not all share identical logic and reason is evidence that it evolved and was not applied onto us by some invisible deity. Hmm, coherent perhaps. I didn’t find it very persuasive.

There’s no reason to think those stories in the Bible are about actual events that took place on planet earth, in fact there’s quite a lot of reason to think they are just stories, like comic books today. For instance, Jesus was only one of about 20 or so messiah-characters from that time in history. Here’s some things they all had in common: being born on Dec 25, announced by 3 kings/wise men from the west bearing gifts, born the son of god, performed miracles, healed the sick, had 12 disciples, was crucified and rose from the dead on the third day. So what’s supposed to convince me that the ones about the character Jesus are actually true, while all the others are not? That’s like saying Spiderman and Batman are obviously fake but Superman, now we all know that really happened. So quoting things about what this fictitious character supposedly said and did is hardly persuasive of more than people’s gullibility.

So God gives amputees mechanical legs? Can’t he give them real ones? Why doesn’t he? How is that different than if Man gave them new legs? It looks kinda like men made new legs for them and attached there where the legs that “god” gave them used to be. Good legs, don’t get me wrong. Just don’t look much like the ones “god” makes.

Our rationality evolved, and that is truly amazing. No invisible deity required to poof us into existence and don us with “his” reason. And I wonder why he didn’t give reason to everyone? The world would be a much better place if he had. I guess he knew that and didn’t want us to live together peacefully? The fact that we do not all share identical logic and reason is evidence that it evolved and was not applied onto us by some invisible deity.

]]> By: David Williams http://blog.derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/comment-page-1/#comment-269 David Williams Thu, 04 Oct 2007 19:48:14 +0000 http://derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/#comment-269 Snort. This is hardly a real question, but a coherent response can be found here: weblog.xanga.com/Beloved_Spear/619619240/why-doesnt-god-heal-amputees.html Snort. This is hardly a real question, but a coherent response can be found here:

weblog.xanga.com/Beloved_Spear/619619240/why-doesnt-god-heal-amputees.html

]]> By: rendrea http://blog.derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/comment-page-1/#comment-268 rendrea Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:45:45 +0000 http://derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/#comment-268 in rebuttal to the last statement from the other Rendrean, the myth told of Abel and Cain in the bible is not the same thing as the Rendrean version. Kain was angry because Abel had the easier task of tending the sheep while he had the burdonsome, brutal labor of tilling the soil. Later, he asked Adam, not God, if they could trade for just a day. Adam said not! because you are the one most fit for your task. So, Kane in his resentment, rose up and slew Abel . Kaliz (God) played no part in it. in rebuttal to the last statement from the other Rendrean, the myth told of Abel and Cain in the bible is not the same thing as the Rendrean version. Kain was angry because Abel had the easier task of tending the sheep while he had the burdonsome, brutal labor of tilling the soil. Later, he asked Adam, not God, if they could trade for just a day. Adam said not! because you are the one most fit for your task. So, Kane in his resentment, rose up and slew Abel . Kaliz (God) played no part in it.

]]> By: rendrea http://blog.derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/comment-page-1/#comment-267 rendrea Sun, 11 Mar 2007 09:21:54 +0000 http://derekgulbranson.com/2006/12/05/why-wont-god-heal-amputees/#comment-267 it seems to me that god is just unfair. if we look back into genesis, god accepted the offering made by able, but rejected the offering of cain. cain was the first one to bring an ofering of that which he had. he had the harder job while able had the easier task of tending the flock. i just never got the signifigance of this event until i step out side of christianity an saw it for what it was, total unfairness. that's why he wont heal amputees it seems to me that god is just unfair. if we look back into genesis, god accepted the offering made by able, but rejected the offering of cain. cain was the first one to bring an ofering of that which he had. he had the harder job while able had the easier task of tending the flock. i just never got the signifigance of this event until i step out side of christianity an saw it for what it was, total unfairness. that’s why he wont heal amputees

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