Thanks!

Is that what this is about to you? (How our behavior compares to animals?) It sounds like you are arguing that, since people do evil things they are not as important as animals. If evil deeds alone were the criteria, I’d have to agree. But that would be backward thinking in my opinion.

Which animal is the most evil has nothing to do with which one is the most important, in my opinion. It has to do with the food chain, in other words- science. Human beings are at the top, period. We eat the rest (hold the anchovies).

In the case of Bob Parsons going elephant hunting, he did it in a humane way. He specifically picked a place that had too many elephants already, and killed one where several would have to be killed anyway, with or without him. And he did it humanely, one shot, one kill. The reason I called them lunatics at Namecheap is because they played it out as though elephants were an endangered species. They are not. Not only that, but every bit of that animal was utilized by the locals, for its meat and hide (and maybe more, as I recall).

As far as I’m concerned, if you have hungry people, and too many elephants, the choice is simple- kill one and feed them.

I assure you I am not insecure in any way. And I do have empathy. I love animals, more than I could possibly love any material object, but less that I could love any human being.

Thanks for taking the time to comment. But I disagree.

So by what logic do you put yourself above animals? Insecurity? Some sort of ingrained lack of empathy? Bob Parsons is a sociopath, a low life cretin who’s type are being superceded. And you side with him? Did it not occur to you that an elephant gets hungry, that it doesn’t differentiate between sown crops and regular scrub? Did you not know that an elephant doesn’t know about human’s desire to partition property,or that the penalty for transgression would be its life?

I have only contempt and pity for your atavism, your false sense of superiority. But I’m also pleased that a greater proportion of people see beyond such stereotypes. Your sort are on the way out, like the slave ship owners and blackbirders of old.

What do you have to say about the accuracy of the Bible? People have been trying to prove it wrong for over 2000 years and still can’t. Coincidence?

For me, this was the final step. The closer I looked at it, the more convinced I was. At this stage in my life (having spent a few months debating atheists back in 2007, researching so-called Bible fallacies, and looking at the questionable science of evolution, ans since then having so many prayers answered), I now say I am absolutely certain that not only is God real, His name is Jesus, and the Bible is His actual infallible Word.

I welcome your responses.

I’m disappointed.

I don’t consider personal experiences (or more accurately, personal interpretations of their experiences) to be evidence of anything supernatural. My mom thinks that god is real because when my dad was having a heart attack, all the traffic lights turned green for her on the way to the hospital. She is not that technical, and it never occurred to her that the traffic lights are on a timer and that she just happened to be going the right speed to catch them during their timed sequence. Still even after explaining that to her, she would rather believe it was god. If that gives her comfort, so be it. I am more honest than that with myself.

Even in a court of law, “hearsay” evidence is considered flimsy. In science, anecdotal evidence is the same as no evidence at all. It’s not enough to say, “it happened to me”. You must be able to repeat the experiment and provide details on how others may also repeat the experiment. If you cannot, then it is likely that it was a coincidence or pure luck.

If you think that you can actually prove the existence of god or anything supernatural, you should contact the James Randi Educational Foundation. They are offering $1 million dollars to anyone that can prove it.

I know you’ve convinced yourself, and likely have lots of reinforcement from other like minded believers, but I’m pretty sure you’ll need some hard scientific evidence to convince people like me, who are honest enough with themselves and fearless enough to demand real proof.

I think you need to re-read the Bible. And this time, instead of trying to twist things to what you wish they said, take it for what it is and change your mind to God’s way of thinking.

If you want to continue this conversation, give me a Bible verse that proves your point, and I will show how you took it out of context (or agree if it is in context).