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Over 1200 Israelis have died as a result of the Hamas attack on Oct 7. I condemn it on the strongest grounds. But as a result of this action over 32,000 Palestinians have died. And predictions are that widespread starvation and death is inevitable for many Palestinians.

Because it is in everyone best interests that we cast off superstition, unfounded tales and challenge barbaric practices as acceptable. What if you died, did discover there was an afterlife, but denied heaven because God had decided that the bible and religion was a test for the gullible, who are not worthy of Heaven?

Consistency from external observations. For example, the spectrogram from a star a billion light years away displays the very same and rational signs as our Sun. All evidence, whether fossils or oil or spectrograms have firmly convinced the scientific community that the law of physics are universal everywhere and have been the same since the rapid expansion of the universe.

I have a friend who lives on a farm with a crappy well. They have not been able to get more than 3 gallons per hour. That suffices for daily needs, but in peak times the well runs dry and one must wait 90 minutes before the well replenishes.

Luke 23:34 And Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.” And they cast lots to divide his garments. It is not complicated. Just follow in the teachings and example set by Jesus.

If I introduce doubt, you blame me? In my opinion the truth should never fear hard examination, because in the end it will prevail. And once the truth has been verified it shall be an even stronger center for faith. I shall ask my question now. Why do you fear skepticism?

An influencer is someone in your niche or industry with sway over your target audience. That is the definition of "influencer".

Good point, my bad. I am aware that both dates (birth and death) are celebrated but both of them are basically unknown and the church has pasted those events on dates that are convenient.

Yes, God gave us abilities. What we do with them is what matters. One can use their strength for bad things, or to defend their family. One can use their genitals to rape or father a family. No. Use the Bible to dispute the Bible? I have seen pages of biblical quote-offs in here, each party posting passages from the Bible, with zero intellectual exchange of opinions. Unlike you and many, I do not take the Bible as 100% literally true. I consider it a nice book with wonderful inspirational messages.

Climatologist predicted many decades ago that global warming would trigger extreme swings in the weather.

Since God gave us the ability to be skeptical, it would be a sin not to exercise this ability. Applying skepticism leads us to the truth. And is it reasonable to infer that untruths are the work of Satan? I do suggest you research the First Council of Nicaea, a documented event that was the first amalgamation of various sects into one coherent religion, Christianity? For example, they decided on the day to celebrate Easter. Therefore one must infer that no one had hard evidence on the day of Jesus's birth. Think about that.

And how do they do this> What devices do they use in such an endeavor? Please describe the machinery, in detail. If you are unable, then you have invented a fantasy world that is not supported by evidence.

If you accept the proposition that there are aliens you accept the modern scientific view of the universe, that is is huge and has billions of planets and stars. But the moment you begin to delve into the details, that vast distances are involved. The nearest star is 4.246 light years away. If we sent a radio message, it would take over 4 years before aliens on Proxima Centauri get the message and if they respond, another 4.246 years before the message gets to us. Remember when I said the universe is huge? If you could travel at the speed of light and began at one end of the Milky Way, it would take you over 100,000 years to travel to tho other side. And our Milky way is not special, and it is just one of over a hundred billion galaxies, each with over a hundred billion stars. Yes, that is a lot, but the distances are vast. Why would any alien race want to go to the effort of visiting earth? They obviously have superior technology and that removes one reason for them to visit earth. Or is a second possibility that the US military and security services wanted a very remote air base to test experimental aircraft but keeping the public from knowing what they are up to? So they foster the "alien" stories as a cover for what's really going on, that such exotic and top secret aircraft as the U-2, F-117, or SR-71 flew from there under top secret security and if someone saw something weird or fast in the sky, the first thing people think about is aliens rather than "what a weird aircraft, what is it?"

It is not fancy, Jesus preached that we should love all. Follow the messages from Jesus.

Have we forgotten that Jesus was an influencer? There is nothing wrong with someone speaking their mind, and those words impacting others. Just about every public person you like is an influencer. Not all influencers are bad people.

Have you ever learned about the Euthyphro Dilemma? One interpretation is "is good and just because God wills it or whether God wills it because it is good and just".

Every valid piece of evidence points to the simple fact that the laws of physics are unchanging. What they were a million years ago, or ten seconds ago, no difference. If you can prove me wrong, then there is a Nobel prize and millions of dollars waiting for your collection.

I suggest you educate yourself on "First Council of Nicaea" where Christianity was finally and formally brought together. In that assemblage many texts were allowed into the bible, others not. There were also edits. Therefore it is not rational to believe that everything in the bible is true, or that the bible held all of the relevant facts. And of note, were those prophesies in the bible put to paper before they occurred or after?

Ownership of the stupidest question has just been re-assigned. So .... the short answer is you can not back up your assertions. You made a claim, it was challenged. But instead of backing up your claim with facts and evidence, you just go to ad hominem. 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect Read the Bible and follow the teachings of Jesus instead of engaging in such actions.

Who? Names please. From my enquiries the sole conclusion I can reach is that while there is a lot of circumstantial evidence, there is zero hard archeological evidence of Jesus and the Resurresction.

The Moon has the greatest influence on tides dragging the ocean's water around with it. This water flowing over the ocean floor is a drag, is slowing Earth's rotation and extending the day by a little under 2 milliseconds every 100 years. And because the Earth-Moon system can be considered a dual system, the laws of angular momentum dictate that if the Earth slows it's rotation, the Moon moves away from the Earth.

I good military mind always plans for the worst. So this is their job, to plan for such an eventuality. But the US is very aware that right now their space based assets are huge vulnerable targets. One of the latest satellites has (allegedly) an antennae that unfurls to a span of over 100 meters. So what is the counter? They are already working on this issue, going to instead have swarms of satellites, so that it is almost impossible to degrade any systems. SpaceX (Starlink) already have 5,500 Starlinks in orbit, 12,000 satellites are planned to be deployed, with a possible later extension to 42,000. Blue Origins (Amazon) intend to place their own communications system in orbit, with other nations following.

Is it? Personally I lean more towards Calvanism, where our spiritual fates have been decided long before we were born. There are aspects of predestination that are both appealing and a puzzle to me. But if one embraces predestination, then praying is an offense to God and a display of fear and weakness.

If you boil the global warming issue down to childish concepts, there are people who make billions selling oil and there are people who make billions by preventing the use of oil. Each side will hire "experts" and conduct studies just to support their position. For every study that "proves" that extracting oil from the North Sea is harmless, I can find a study that "proves" the opposite. Most studies eventually appeal to base emotions. But I do not, the chart I presented is an amalgamation from scientific data gathered by different organizations.

What about hermaphrodites, those born with bodies that are difficult to classify as either "male" or "female?"