[QUOTE="xTw1st4x"]10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours. You kinda have to deny the existance of other gods, when your religion expressly says that their is only one. Anyone who is "outraged" by other opinions regarding christianity is a bad christian however. You should be proud in what you believe, and should defend it when necessary, but never should you force your beliefs on others or be insulted by those who choose another line of thought.
9 - You feel insulted and "dehumanized" when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt. Usually people are insulted by evolution because it goes against the idea that mankind is special, and the work of god. Evolution simply concludes that it was all one big accident. It's not so much the means through which men were created which is insulting, but the ideas that both beliefs create.
8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God. Same as number one, really. Christians believe that there is only one good, so obviously they do indeed not agree with people who worship many. Triune God isnt really the same thing though, as it's rather three aspects of one god than the worship of many.
7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the "atrocities" attributed to Allah, but you don't even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in "Exodus" and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in "Joshua" including women, children, and trees! Surely that's the old testament when God was defied as "the angry lord" and not associated with Christianity?
6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky. Greek Gods have been all but proven mythical. I dont think thats the same thing at all. They even invented new gods when they realised a certain aspect of life didnt have one.
5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old. I dont think science has loopholes right now, but rather giant chasms. Look at the likes of string theory, which completely wipes the floor with so much modern science that many have believed to be the real deal thus far.
4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs -- though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most "tolerant" and "loving." Personally i think that's a creation of the church, that we will all suffer in hell. Still, you could argue that it's a legitimate belief in terms of people rejecting the ideals of christianity as being loving and tolerant. You could interpret it as those who reject good morals and values, rather than just believing in god.
3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in "tongues" may be all the evidence you need to "prove" Christianity. The whole point of religion is that it's based on faith. You dont need it do be proved at all, and anyone who actually IS a proper christian wouldnt bother trying to prove it.
2 - You define 0.01% as a "high success rate" when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God. That's not really a valid point; it's more hyperbole than anything else. The uses of prayer vary entirely from person to person.
1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian. Often very true.
-Stolen from a facebook thread. Discuss.Ninja-Hippo
My attempt at a rebuttal. :P
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