How many Christians are here in this “Christianity” forum?

[NilsGLindgren]

But you didn't.
Apart from that, many hindus become christians, muslims, scientologists or part of any other religion. What is your point? The ability of religions to convert gullible people has no bearing on wether they're true or not.
Also, many muslims convert to other faiths, or, become atheists.

Yes, at the risk of their lives. But that is, of course, OT.

[Spearthrower]

Would you also happily admit that if you were born in Pakistan you'd be a Muslim and in southern India a Hindu?

There are as many Muslims in India as in Pakistan; only in India the population is two large and Muslims are in minority; but they have a leverage in elections and therefore they are are a significant minority.

I am very naturally a Muslim; reason lead by its conjugal revelation supports it; without the conjugal the reason is always in illusions; as human eyes need light to see without light it will be dark and dark in the out.

You evaded the thrust of the question - you never 'became' a Muslim, you were brought up one. Your 'reason' evolved within the narrative of Islam, so of course it appears reasonable to you.

I don't agree with you; many Hindus become Muslims in India.

You're still evading the point.

India is both Muslim and Hindu (and Jain, Buddhist, Sikh) - it's a red herring with respect to this question.

You never became a Muslim, and it certainly was nothing to do with it being consolidated by reason.

[MattHunX]

I was a Christian but then I saw the light!

Get that fucking flashlight outta ma face!!

[MattHunX]

Paarsurrey, don't you get sarcasm or have you had your sense of humour surgically removed??

I recall paarsurrey had some post a while back where his English seemed to have suddenly improved, and considerably. Was that a copy+paste thing without citation or is he pretending/a poe? I'm always stuck between poe and writing him off as a genuine member of a flock. Can't decide. I lean towards one, then I get uncertain after a few dozen more of his vague, lazy, preachy, quasi-polite, slightly condescending posts.

[paarsurrey]

I was a Christian but then I saw the light!

Get that .. flashlight outta ma face!!

Is that a flashlight that dazzles your eyes; or you cannot bear even the normal light ?

[z8000783]

What is 'normal light' to you?

John

[paarsurrey]

What is 'normal light' to you?

John

The day dawns and the sun appears after a dark night; the sunlight starts shinining and everything looks naturally beautiful; I think that is the normal light. Don't you belive such thing occurs?

[z8000783]

What makes you suggest that MattHunX can't bear that?

John

[MattHunX]

I was a Christian but then I saw the light!

Get that .. flashlight outta ma face!!

Is that a flashlight that dazzles your eyes; or you cannot bear even the normal light ?

Fuck.Me.

Well, now that you mention it, I do squint more than the average person does when the Sun is fully out, and sky is all blue and cloudless. Takes my eyes slightly more time to adjust to the light outside. I like darkness, dark rooms, dark corners. And I hiss when the light of the sun hits my face and pull my coat in front of my face, then I turn into a bat and fuck off back to my castle, or I would, but I can't transform because then I'm only a daytime-vampire. Makes sense doesn't it.

[paarsurrey]

What makes you suggest that MattHunX can't bear that?

John

I think if the members in this forum learn to be little more polite then some or many Christians would come here to present their viewpoint; that would allow people here oppurtunity to excercise in reason and logic.

Will it not make the forum more interesting?

[z8000783]

What has that got to do with this:

Normal Light - The day dawn and the sun appears after a dark night; the sunlight starts shinining and everything looks naturally beautiful; I think that is the normal light. Don't you belive such thing occurs?

John

[Spearthrower]

What makes you suggest that MattHunX can't bear that?

John

I think if the members in this forum learn to be little more polite then some or many Christians would come here to present their viewpoint; that would allow people here oppurtunity to excercise in reason and logic.

Will it not make the forum more interesting?

Members in this forum are already adequately polite. The thing is, you might have one notion of polite, and other people might have an entirely different notion of polite. I don't find making up bullshit and asserting it as fact to be polite. For me, i couldn't care less what vocabulary people choose to express themselves. So there we are - 2 different notions of being polite, why should yours be the one we all are obliged to accept?

[paarsurrey]

What makes you suggest that MattHunX can't bear that?

John

I think if the members in this forum learn to be little more polite then some or many Christians would come here to present their viewpoint; that would allow people here oppurtunity to excercise in reason and logic.

Will it not make the forum more interesting?

Members in this forum are already adequately polite. The thing is, you might have one notion of polite, and other people might have an entirely different notion of polite. I don't find making up bullshit and asserting it as fact to be polite. For me, i couldn't care less what vocabulary people choose to express themselves. So there we are - 2 different notions of being polite, why should yours be the one we all are obliged to accept?

If they come to this forum to write; as they must very naturally like to; do you think they will convert you to Christianity?

[Doubtdispelled]

I recall paarsurrey had some post a while back where his English seemed to have suddenly improved, and considerably.

You mean like this?

The day dawns and the sun appears after a dark night; the sunlight starts shinining and everything looks naturally beautiful; I think that is the normal light. Don't you belive such thing occurs?

Or this?

I think if the members in this forum learn to be little more polite then some or many Christians would come here to present their viewpoint; that would allow people here oppurtunity to excercise in reason and logic.

Will it not make the forum more interesting?

Apart from one or two spelling errors or missing letters, there's the use of semi-colons to consider. How many natural English speakers who then write in English are conversant with the correct use of a semi-colon, or even attempt its use?

[Onyx8]

Feigning poor language skills does make being a poe rather more trivial, though.

[paarsurrey]

Apart from one or two spelling errors or missing letters, there's the use of semi-colons to consider. How many natural English speakers who then write in English are conversant with the correct use of a semi-colon, or even attempt its use?

Hi friend

Sorry, if I had not used semi-colon correctly; in our language there are no semicolons or even commas and full stops.

Punctuation is very important in writing; I try to learn.

[Doubtdispelled]

Apart from one or two spelling errors or missing letters, there's the use of semi-colons to consider. How many natural English speakers who then write in English are conversant with the correct use of a semi-colon, or even attempt its use?

Hi friend

Sorry, if I had not used semi-colon correctly; in our language there are no semicolons or even commas and full stops.

Punctuation is very important in writing; I try to learn.

Oh, no worries, Paar. Your use of the semi-colon seems fine to me, although I am no expert and others may disagree.

in our language there are no semicolons or even commas and full stops.

This is what makes the foregoing even more astonishing. What is your native language?

[amateur]

What makes you suggest that MattHunX can't bear that?

John

I think if the members in this forum learn to be little more polite then some or many Christians would come here to present their viewpoint; that would allow people here oppurtunity to excercise in reason and logic.

Will it not make the forum more interesting?

I think it's a culture thing. People here use cuss words generously without really meaning to offend. However, I found that most keep the discussion polite if the other person presents his/her arguments in a polite and unprovocative manner. One exception though is regarding preaching. We really hate preaching irrespective of how you present it and is anyways against FUA.

Also, you have to remember this is an internet forum. You get all kind of people (emboldened by the cover of anonymity) - expecting gentle responses is asking too much.

[Spearthrower]

What makes you suggest that MattHunX can't bear that?

John

I think if the members in this forum learn to be little more polite then some or many Christians would come here to present their viewpoint; that would allow people here oppurtunity to excercise in reason and logic.

Will it not make the forum more interesting?

Members in this forum are already adequately polite. The thing is, you might have one notion of polite, and other people might have an entirely different notion of polite. I don't find making up bullshit and asserting it as fact to be polite. For me, i couldn't care less what vocabulary people choose to express themselves. So there we are - 2 different notions of being polite, why should yours be the one we all are obliged to accept?

If they come to this forum to write; as they must very naturally like to; do you think they will convert you to Christianity?

No, I was already a Christian before, so I know all the arguments, the claims, the book etc.

See how I answered your question?

Now can you answer mine?

[NilsGLindgren]

Semicolons are evil; they should be avoided.