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The difference is, of course, that Firefly is real.
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It is not possible to choose not to believe. If it is then you should be able to choose to not believe in God for the rest of this afternoon and then choose to believe in him again this evening. Belief is a product of logic. Your logic tells you that God exists. My logic tells me that God does not exist. There is no choice.
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I have never heard anyone except Christians say anything like that. An atheist is someone who has no belief in God (or gods). A rebellion against God requires a belief in God to rebel against. An atheist cannot rebel against God because there is no God for them to rebel against.
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I agree with you here on one point - I can say nothing to change your mind. You can say nothing to change mind. You see evidence for God all around you. I see none at all. However, I must take you up on one important point - no atheist rejects God. For an atheist there is no god to reject. There is nothing willful about…
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It's worth noting that even some early Christians (such as Lucian and Arius) did not believe in the divinity of Jesus. It's also worth noting that the New Testament did not exist as we know it until the 5th century CE - 400 years after the events were supposed to have happened.
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Actually, it wasn't until the 2nd century CE that the gospel was attributed to Matthew Again, not attributed to him until the 2nd century CE. The commonly accepted date is 70CE at the earliest As a matter of interest - which version of Mark do you prefer the longer or the shorter version? Luke doesn't even pretend that his…
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The problem is, of course, that many Christians treat the Bible as a factual description of events written by people who saw the events themselves. However, this is not the case. If we look at Matthew, Mark, Luke and John - they are all at least second or third hand accounts written long after the events (it's worth noting…
