[Coleman]

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if a god really paid attention to everyone, then why do good people die? (oh it was just his/her time) oOo:[/quote:3c979]Well, i know this is a mistake by making a refrence to this but i'll do it anyway. Ever see Bruce Almighty? Well, Jim Carey basically gives everyone what they want. Because of that, all hell breaks out. Example: Thousands of people prayed to win the lottery, and they all won--> give everyone $17 since they all "technically" had the winning ticket. Then they got all pissed off and started riots, etc. That's one stupid little incident. Think about what would happen if God made "peace" on Earth. It wouldn't be Earth then. What would the point of Heaven be if it was already on Earth? Overpopulation would cause havoc on the world's supplies and it would cause more hardships---so by killing people now through small conflicts (and/or world wars), it reduces the severity of later occurances.

May I ask if any of you people saw the one show on Discovery about Noah's Ark being true? They believe that it could have happened in the Mesopotamia (sp?) region. Scientists do believe that a large flood occured in that area. A large boat could have easily been built to carry all the animals of the known world for them, not the entire Earth. There is flaw in the text about the Noah's Ark story, but some of us look at it from a 'present-day' perspective. If you look at it from thousands of years ago, it does make sense.

Some of you already knew that I'm a hardcore Catholic. We believe that the Bible was written by man, but it is the word of the Lord. Here's everything more in detail. We recite it during every mass:

[quote:3c979]The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.


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We believe that the humans wrote down what God told them to write. It might not have been word for word of God though. Remember that Translations over the years changes the accuracy of the text as well. (I'm not saying that this makes up for the facts that have been proven wrong).