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God does not supersede the laws of nature and reality, as I just implied. God is defined as being one with the laws of nature and reality. If you believe in the laws of nature and reality, welcome.
I'm seeking to address. You may have something more specific in mind to ask.
And this right here is why I started off by asking about if it's okay to personalize your religious beliefs to fit whatever you want.
Because what you just said is in total disagreement with 2,000+ years of theologians from all various sects of Christianity, who all read the same book and don't agree with your interpretation.
Then guess what... You're not a Christian!
Nobody believes the laws of nature came to earth in human form to die on a cross and relieve you of your sins, came back to life, and then floated into the sky. Nobody believes the laws of nature crafted a woman from a mans rib in some primoradial garden. Nobody believes the laws of nature have angels in heaven fighting for it's throne.
Nope that was all the supernatural magic man!
If it sounds stupid, it's because it is stupid. The more you try and change it to sound less stupid, the less right you have to call yourself a Christian.
What is Christianity? I had a feeling you'd start telling me what Christianity is as if that's been experimentally tested, so you didn't let me down. If you want to make up your own rules by which you judge me, it's only natural that you accuse me of doing the same. That's why I emphasized you start with pursuing truth. Truth pursuers recognize how to distinguish and qualify propositions like "I believe Christianity teaches X due to evidence Y" and "These two propositions look contradictory to me but the evidence that billions believe them should also be considered".
Personal/impersonal: Yes, God is also a Person, while at the same time he is expressed in impersonal terms such as Law and Light and Love. Christians do believe God is a "Law unto Himself" (autonomous). Any part of this law can become known, which is what we call laws of nature.
Question 1 again: Now if you find certain complex propositions stupid ("magic man"), I encourage you to go back to simple propositions as the best path for learning how not to judge the complex ones rashly. Perhaps you don't believe the Big Bang Theory in its supernatural first instant? Either BBT is supernatural and "fairytale" and "stupid" just like special creation, or (more likely) there are epistemological evidentiary criteria to judge the best explanation.
Interpretation: Yes, my first answer, when applied, shows that e.g. leftist interpretation belies itself as separated from the common-sense Constitution. Now we just need to agree how to interpret evidence by common sense ....
Direct question: Which frame of reference do you want? The one where everything follows partly-unknown laws of nature and thus no theory of reality is supernatural? Or the one where no theory follows all known laws of nature and thus every theory of reality is supernatural? Pick one.
According to you it's whatever you want it to be, because you can interpret it any way you please, and redefine any of the words to mean anything you want.
Ohh and you also get to cherry pick which version of the bible you're reading from too!
And on that note, I don't see the point in engaging in a theological debate with someone who doesn't believe in theology in the first place, because I don't believe in it either, just for different reasons.
I don't recall ever professing belief in the big bang theory.... Which is not actually a scientific theory because there's no way to test it.
No, we have a pretty solid agreement at c/Christianity that's never varied, that Christianity is defined by the Apostles', Nicene, and Athanasian creeds, which reflect the core teachings of Scripture. I just indicated that there is vast agreement on this core and that disagreements from it weed themselves out naturally, and Scored has proven that for four years. I believe in theology just fine, but why would I present theology to an atheist who doesn't believe in it?
At least thank you for agreeing that the Big Bang Theory is equally unscientific because untestable. Of course, once again, your theory that only testable propositions are true is also untestable. That's why I encourage you to work on that first. Sooner or later you get to realize that all the truth you seek is a reflection in your mind of the truth of reality, and thus truth is external and can be pursued and apprehended, and this is done by accepting it as axiomatic rather than deriving it from other, unrealized, imagined axioms.
As dumb as both of those people are person 2 is dumber because he realizes he's being fed bullshit, but still picks around it and tries to eat off the same plate despite knowing that. Someone who accidentally eats shit is not as stupid as someone who intentionally eats it.
And lastly I'll comment on the idea of interpreting scripture for yourself, and coming to your own personalized interpretation.
It's like when a leftist will say they believe in the constitution, but when you actually question them you find out they believe in censorship, don't think you should own a gun, and think the government should go around seizing private property.
And you're like "WTF, that's totally against the constitution."
And then they use a wall of text, sophistry, and word games to explain how according to their interpretation of the constitution, none of those things are actually rights.
It's like... No... You don't believe in the constitution at all... You're just twisting it to say what you want it to say. And in the process you're proving why there needs to be a designated authority to decide the interpretation of the constitution for all of us.
I'm not religious at all, and I don't think god is real at all... But if he was he would DEFINATELY need priests and clergy to enforce the true meaning of his word to keep idiots like you from twisting it into whatever you want.