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Why We All Should Be A Skeptic...Are You A Good One?

Elora said:
Wrong...the truth is still the truth even if no one believes it...
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So then how does anyone know exactly what the truth is? Does it come with the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval?
 
Coming from jehova’s witnesses thats hilarious.
 
Gordy327 said:
What do the facts or evidence show? Truth is discerned from there. Not before.
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Same with the truth of God's Word...

"Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired statement,*+ but test the inspired statements* to see whether they originate with God,+ for many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1
 
Elora said:
Same with the truth of God's Word...

"Beloved ones, do not believe every inspired statement,*+ but test the inspired statements* to see whether they originate with God,+ for many false prophets have gone out into the world." 1 John 4:1
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You're starting with an assumption of truth. That is not skepticism.
 
Gordy327 said:
You're starting with an assumption of truth. That is not skepticism.
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No, I'm not...surely you realize facts are not required to establish truth...
 
Elora said:
No, I'm not...surely you realize facts are not required to establish truth...
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How can something be deemed truth without facts to support it? Without facts, "truth" is just an empty claim.
 
Elora said:
No, I always believed such doctrines until I studied the Bible for myself to find out they are lies...
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So you believed lies once? How can you trust yourself now?
 
Elora said:
No, thinking you've never believed a lie makes you more gullible...
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No, believing a lie shows you are easy to fool. And makes it likely you can be fooled again.
 
devildavid said:
No, believing a lie shows you are easy to fool. And makes it likely you can be fooled again.
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If you think you have never believed a lie, you are lying...
 
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