All of you have been weighing heavy on my mind

MTDB1983 said

“This is a lie”.

“You are a liar”.

Two different things. I don’t know a stranger on the internet well enough to call him a liar.

With that said, I could just as easily provide you with 3 mainstream Biblical scholars who contradict what you have provided. I’m not going to because I don’t have the desire to change your mind. Rest assured that I didn’t become the man I am by blindly following my local pastor. I’ve read enough to know the truth. I am well versed in Theology and that’s from years of study; study that included reading the Scholars I just mentioned. But I have no desire to argue with you about whether or not God exists. I’m not trying to convert you. I don’t shove my beliefs down people’s throat. But is sure sounds like you would like to convert me. Not interested.

Continue you on your way and I will continue on mine.

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I have no desire to convert you to anything, and I'm not really sure where the existence of God came up between us (?). My comments in this thread had to do with why the Gospels are not considered to be eyewitnesses (which they never claim to be) and in general why the Bible shouldn't be taken at face value, and that these are mainstream positions among biblical scholarship. You said I was "parading untruths" and, if you didn't call me a liar you insinuated I was lying; I've provided evidence that I am not, so I'm happy to drop it here. Please believe what you want to believe, and follow your path where it takes you -- your faith is truly not my concern.

Otherwise, one of the things I love about Saints Report is that there can be mature discussion on different subjects, and members can hold completely contrary stances on some threads (particularly the PDB) while still finding common interests elsewhere. From other threads we've both participated in you honestly seem like a good guy, we just part ways in this regard, so I hope we can do the same.