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are we talking commentaries as well? Anchor Bible, NIB, or just what we find in the local Barnes and Noble?

That is why it is very hard for some people to read the Bible, because God says he knows you far better than you know yourself.”

This implies that you believe what the bible says before you read it, more circular logic.

“Of course most Christians are going to say the same things and not “bring anything new to the table”—are they supposed to re-write the Gospel and make a different argument? And of course they are not going to appear very humble. When you say you KNOW the truth it sounds self-righteous—of course it will. That’s why Jesus, John the Apostle and others aren’t very “christ-like” when they say such things as “We right these things so you may KNOW you HAVE eternal life”. That’s a pretty darn arrogant thing to say.”

I think what he is getting at is that when someone quotes scripture as evidence they are missing the concept that the person they are trying to convince doesn’t hold the book they are quoting from in the same esteem they do. Nor do they have the ability to conceptualize the idea the verse or passage implies and bring new meaning to it. They would rather just blindly regurgitate the same meaningless words without having to put any thought into their response. Kind of along the lines of those door to door salesmen that use the same pitch over and over again and expect the product to sell itself.

I believe our God challenge is quite Biblical, to say the least. In the time of Elijah, the prophets of baal were taking over and supposedly Elijah put forth a challenge in which baal and yahweh would be put to the test. Elijah even mocked the believers in baal because baal never showed up – as the baal priests cut themselves with stones in agony.

How in the world is our challenge to yahweh any different?

Elijah was willing to submit his faith to a scientific test. Are you willing to do this? If you are, I am totally down with buying a plane ticket and a video camera to record the event. Let me know when and where… in this lifetime preferably.

The cool thing about this is that if we continue to be atheists after God proves himself, then you are justified in saying:

“I challenge every atheist to be a man or woman and stand up and just plainly state to every Christian that there is nothing we can say or do, there is nothing anyone can say or do, nothing God can say or do that will ever change your mind or position as an atheist.”

Until then, we wait…

Have you read my de-conversion story?

You are wrong.