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		<title>By: Jay Severin Has A Small Pen1s</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Severin Has A Small Pen1s</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2008 05:44:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The rapture has happened.  Everyone on earth has been left behind.  Global warming is the fire.  War is the hell being brought by the evil people.

Face it.  None of you are saved.  Make the best of it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The rapture has happened.  Everyone on earth has been left behind.  Global warming is the fire.  War is the hell being brought by the evil people.</p>
<p>Face it.  None of you are saved.  Make the best of it.</p>
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		<title>By: the bench stability tester</title>
		<link>http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2006/12/20/atheist-filmmaker-blasphemy/comment-page-1/#comment-83156</link>
		<dc:creator>the bench stability tester</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2008 00:39:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The problem with atheism is that it is like a campaign that tries to inform about the dangers of cigarettes in a world saturated.. no, buried in an avalanche of nicotine. In John&#039;s case it does not matter how well constructed and rational the argument presented appears, there is simply no chance in the avalanche of nictotine. I know this because I hail from a society that would kill/ostracize me if they discovered my religious beliefs (athiest)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The problem with atheism is that it is like a campaign that tries to inform about the dangers of cigarettes in a world saturated.. no, buried in an avalanche of nicotine. In John&#8217;s case it does not matter how well constructed and rational the argument presented appears, there is simply no chance in the avalanche of nictotine. I know this because I hail from a society that would kill/ostracize me if they discovered my religious beliefs (athiest)</p>
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		<title>By: J.R</title>
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		<dc:creator>J.R</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>may God have mercy on your souls</description>
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		<title>By: Icecycle</title>
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		<dc:creator>Icecycle</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2008 16:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why do we worship.
Because we are selfish.

Me; me; me.

Out of all the Souls in the world, we think ours; divine.
In a logical collection of sins that allows you to be damned.
For eating shrimp?
Fucking shrimp?

You are screwed.
You are going to hell.
You did something wrong that you did not even know about.
At least go to hell with dignity.

Okay.
I am a human.
I may or may not be the most intelligent life form on this planet.
But; I am all grown up now.
I will not bow down to terroristic threats. 
I will not worship a God that acts childish.
So, right; set yourself on fire next time.
I will get a book to read.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why do we worship.<br />
Because we are selfish.</p>
<p>Me; me; me.</p>
<p>Out of all the Souls in the world, we think ours; divine.<br />
In a logical collection of sins that allows you to be damned.<br />
For eating shrimp?<br />
Fucking shrimp?</p>
<p>You are screwed.<br />
You are going to hell.<br />
You did something wrong that you did not even know about.<br />
At least go to hell with dignity.</p>
<p>Okay.<br />
I am a human.<br />
I may or may not be the most intelligent life form on this planet.<br />
But; I am all grown up now.<br />
I will not bow down to terroristic threats.<br />
I will not worship a God that acts childish.<br />
So, right; set yourself on fire next time.<br />
I will get a book to read.</p>
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		<title>By: Robbin</title>
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		<dc:creator>Robbin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:28:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brian,

I will put this simply:  You are responsible for thousands, perhaps millions, of young souls finding the darkness.  It&#039;s amazing what some idiots, like you, will do for a dollar.

I used to be an athiest.  I am now a devout Catholic who believes in finding the best in people, which you so obviously do not.  I pity you.  

You do not want to &quot;provoke discussion&quot; at all, just like &quot;people&quot; like Harris, Dawkins and that drunken old fool Hitchens,  you just want to make money and you don&#039;t care how you make it.  You saw a gap in the market and exploited it, pretty simple really.  

What athiests like you want to do is try and win an unwinnable &quot;war.&quot;  Religion is, and always will be, too big and too meaningful for someone like you to subvert.  Your kind will always lose and  I rejoice in that loss.  

Your sin is unforgivable, but I know you don&#039;t care, not even for the kids you claim you are trying to &quot;save.&quot;  

Do you really think that threatening to kill Christians (as that fat moron Gawn has done) really works?  All you do when you do that, and I hold you ALL responsible for that single threat (and I mean ALL OF YOU),is show what angry little kids you all are.  

I just hope Jesus forgives you.  Even if you don&#039;t believe, in your most quiet moments, I can feel your fear and your regret.

May God have mercy on your souls...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brian,</p>
<p>I will put this simply:  You are responsible for thousands, perhaps millions, of young souls finding the darkness.  It&#8217;s amazing what some idiots, like you, will do for a dollar.</p>
<p>I used to be an athiest.  I am now a devout Catholic who believes in finding the best in people, which you so obviously do not.  I pity you.  </p>
<p>You do not want to &#8220;provoke discussion&#8221; at all, just like &#8220;people&#8221; like Harris, Dawkins and that drunken old fool Hitchens,  you just want to make money and you don&#8217;t care how you make it.  You saw a gap in the market and exploited it, pretty simple really.  </p>
<p>What athiests like you want to do is try and win an unwinnable &#8220;war.&#8221;  Religion is, and always will be, too big and too meaningful for someone like you to subvert.  Your kind will always lose and  I rejoice in that loss.  </p>
<p>Your sin is unforgivable, but I know you don&#8217;t care, not even for the kids you claim you are trying to &#8220;save.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Do you really think that threatening to kill Christians (as that fat moron Gawn has done) really works?  All you do when you do that, and I hold you ALL responsible for that single threat (and I mean ALL OF YOU),is show what angry little kids you all are.  </p>
<p>I just hope Jesus forgives you.  Even if you don&#8217;t believe, in your most quiet moments, I can feel your fear and your regret.</p>
<p>May God have mercy on your souls&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Ray</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ray</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jul 2007 21:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Here is a lesson in Context for all readers: The only way you will continue after this is because you dont want to embrace truth.

The case of the &quot;unpardonable sin / unforgivable sin&quot; or &quot;blasphemy of the Holy Spirit&quot; in the New Testament is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and in Matthew 12:22-32. The term blasphemy may be generally defined as &quot;defiant irreverence.&quot; We would apply the term to such sins as cursing God or willfully degrading things relating to God. It is also attributing some evil to God, or denying Him some good that we should attribute to Him. This case of blasphemy however is a specific one, called &quot;the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit&quot; in Matthew 12:31. In Matthew 12:31-32 the Pharisees, having witnessed irrefutable proof that Jesus was working miracles in the power of the Holy Spirit, claimed instead that the Lord was possessed by the demon &quot;Beelzebub&quot; (Matthew 12:24). Now notice that in Mark 3:30 Jesus is very specific about what exactly they did to commit &quot;the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.&quot;

This blasphemy then has to do with someone accusing Jesus Christ (in person, on earth) of being demon-possessed. There are other ways to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, but this was &quot;THE&quot; blasphemy that was unpardonable. This means that this unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit cannot be duplicated today because Jesus Christ is not on earth but seated at the right Hand of God; however, the Holy Spirit still accomplishes supernatural things through His servants. Although there is no unpardonable sin today, we should always keep in mind there is an unpardonable state-the state of continued unbelief. There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief. Remember, John 3:16 &quot;For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life.&quot; The only condition when someone would have no forgiveness is if that someone is not among the &#039;whoever believes in Him.&#039;&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here is a lesson in Context for all readers: The only way you will continue after this is because you dont want to embrace truth.</p>
<p>The case of the &#8220;unpardonable sin / unforgivable sin&#8221; or &#8220;blasphemy of the Holy Spirit&#8221; in the New Testament is mentioned in Mark 3:22-30 and in Matthew 12:22-32. The term blasphemy may be generally defined as &#8220;defiant irreverence.&#8221; We would apply the term to such sins as cursing God or willfully degrading things relating to God. It is also attributing some evil to God, or denying Him some good that we should attribute to Him. This case of blasphemy however is a specific one, called &#8220;the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit&#8221; in Matthew 12:31. In Matthew 12:31-32 the Pharisees, having witnessed irrefutable proof that Jesus was working miracles in the power of the Holy Spirit, claimed instead that the Lord was possessed by the demon &#8220;Beelzebub&#8221; (Matthew 12:24). Now notice that in Mark 3:30 Jesus is very specific about what exactly they did to commit &#8220;the blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.&#8221;</p>
<p>This blasphemy then has to do with someone accusing Jesus Christ (in person, on earth) of being demon-possessed. There are other ways to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, but this was &#8220;THE&#8221; blasphemy that was unpardonable. This means that this unpardonable sin against the Holy Spirit cannot be duplicated today because Jesus Christ is not on earth but seated at the right Hand of God; however, the Holy Spirit still accomplishes supernatural things through His servants. Although there is no unpardonable sin today, we should always keep in mind there is an unpardonable state-the state of continued unbelief. There is no pardon for a person who dies in unbelief. Remember, John 3:16 &#8220;For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have eternal life.&#8221; The only condition when someone would have no forgiveness is if that someone is not among the &#8216;whoever believes in Him.&#8217;&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Annette Rehkopf</title>
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		<dc:creator>Annette Rehkopf</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This one makes sence &quot;One&#039;s first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything - and one&#039;s last is to come to terms with everything.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This one makes sence &#8220;One&#8217;s first step in wisdom is to kuesstion everything &#8211; and one&#8217;s last is to come to terms with everything.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: Questioneer</title>
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		<dc:creator>Questioneer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2007 08:14:34 +0000</pubDate>
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STEVE: But this still leaves at least the possibility that you might discover something. The problem with atheism is that it doesn’t allow for anything beyond what we perceive now to be our physical reality.

BRIAN: I admit that there’s a possibility. I take a scientific approach.

DIANA: Ha! So you’re an agnostic.

STEVE: Outed!

BRIAN: It’s a misconception that you can only be an atheist if you declare absolutely that you have the answers and that you know there’s no god. An atheist has just looked at all the gods available and determined: no — none of these could exist, so probably there is no god. That’s not agnosticism. That’s really atheism.
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This guys is an agnostic.  He is just in denial that he is.  Arrogantly comes a says that it is a &quot;misconception&quot;. A misconception to what? to his own definition of what is atheism and agnosticism?

Get it through your head Dr. Flemming, who cares what your definition of atheism or agnosticism is. IF you believe that there is the possibility, as you do, that a God might exist, then you are an agnostic.  If you claim that there is NO possibility, which you don&#039;t, then you are an atheist.   And then at the end, atheism is just another belief system because you, not being able to know everything and look into all the corners of the Universe to see if God exists or not, you are left with your &quot;faith&quot; to truly claim that God does not exist. 

Yes, you are right Dr. Flemmings, Christians are atheists regarding other Gods but their, but Christians are honest to say that they are atheists regarding other God but theirs because they have FAITH that only one GOd exists (i.e., theirs). You, on the other hand, ridiculously appeal to reason. Come on! You are NOT being honest, as reason cannot give you infinite knowledge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
STEVE: But this still leaves at least the possibility that you might discover something. The problem with atheism is that it doesn’t allow for anything beyond what we perceive now to be our physical reality.</p>
<p>BRIAN: I admit that there’s a possibility. I take a scientific approach.</p>
<p>DIANA: Ha! So you’re an agnostic.</p>
<p>STEVE: Outed!</p>
<p>BRIAN: It’s a misconception that you can only be an atheist if you declare absolutely that you have the answers and that you know there’s no god. An atheist has just looked at all the gods available and determined: no — none of these could exist, so probably there is no god. That’s not agnosticism. That’s really atheism.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>This guys is an agnostic.  He is just in denial that he is.  Arrogantly comes a says that it is a &#8220;misconception&#8221;. A misconception to what? to his own definition of what is atheism and agnosticism?</p>
<p>Get it through your head Dr. Flemming, who cares what your definition of atheism or agnosticism is. IF you believe that there is the possibility, as you do, that a God might exist, then you are an agnostic.  If you claim that there is NO possibility, which you don&#8217;t, then you are an atheist.   And then at the end, atheism is just another belief system because you, not being able to know everything and look into all the corners of the Universe to see if God exists or not, you are left with your &#8220;faith&#8221; to truly claim that God does not exist. </p>
<p>Yes, you are right Dr. Flemmings, Christians are atheists regarding other Gods but their, but Christians are honest to say that they are atheists regarding other God but theirs because they have FAITH that only one GOd exists (i.e., theirs). You, on the other hand, ridiculously appeal to reason. Come on! You are NOT being honest, as reason cannot give you infinite knowledge.</p>
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		<title>By: J Paul</title>
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		<dc:creator>J Paul</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2007 18:20:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Brian Flemming requests demonstrative evidence for the existence of the after life. -There are atheists that insist that they have experienced life on the other side of this one. Today they are believers. Nevertheless, you don&#039;t have to believe them, you can find out for yourself (lol).

Flemming requests demonstrative evidence for the existence of The Holy Spirit. -The attributes for the Holy Spirit are non-physical (a no-brainer), therefore we must look beyond our five senses to demonstrate this. The laws of logic and moral absolutes are not sensory perceptive either. Yet without logic there would be no discussion. Without universal morals, there would be no reason to. Morals are a little trickier, but we all have them whether we like it or not (www.str.org). 

The existence of The Holy Spirit can be demonstrated in numerous ways, here&#039;s a few that come to mind; changed lives, changed hearts and changed minds. I know people who have had a sudden encounter with God, having been without any religious connection at all. After this encounter with the Holy Spirit, which encapsulated joy, fear, love and awe all at the same time, their life was forever changed. It is as if they were a walking zombie and came alive for the very first time; the grass is greener, the world comes to life with fresh colors and fragrances. Drug addicts and alcoholics are cured instantly. Hatred and violence is turned to peace. Backward antisocial derelicts are turned into leaders and cornerstones of society. Men and women without purpose now have meaning in life. They can think clearly for the very first time and understand things that they could not understand before. They begin to read the Bible and if they ever read it before, now it becomes real; they desire to meet with others who share their experience, when they would have never darkened the door of a church before. When God was never so much as an after thought, now He is present in the fore front of every thought. 

The Holy Spirit also inspires people to do great things such as build hospitals, establish schools, universities, orphanages, food pantries, homeless shelters, racial reconciliation associations, the abolition of slavery (i.e. William Wilberforce), the sanctity of life, emancipation of women, human dignity, etc. Churches all across America were first to respond to Hurricane Katrina victims. Incidentally, even modern science can be attributed to a Christian worldview. In short Brian would not be enjoying freedom in America today if it were not for Christian believers.

An atheist may think that all of this is completely based on a subjective point of view with a certain particular bias. The problem we run into is that the atheist cannot account for the raw data from a purely naturalistic frame of reference, nor can he (or she) allow the data to speak for itself, because the data points to God. Therefore the atheist must reinterpret the data based on his own presuppositions; that there is no God and that miracles are impossible. I&#039;m sorry; I just don&#039;t have enough faith to be an atheist.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Brian Flemming requests demonstrative evidence for the existence of the after life. -There are atheists that insist that they have experienced life on the other side of this one. Today they are believers. Nevertheless, you don&#8217;t have to believe them, you can find out for yourself (lol).</p>
<p>Flemming requests demonstrative evidence for the existence of The Holy Spirit. -The attributes for the Holy Spirit are non-physical (a no-brainer), therefore we must look beyond our five senses to demonstrate this. The laws of logic and moral absolutes are not sensory perceptive either. Yet without logic there would be no discussion. Without universal morals, there would be no reason to. Morals are a little trickier, but we all have them whether we like it or not (www.str.org). </p>
<p>The existence of The Holy Spirit can be demonstrated in numerous ways, here&#8217;s a few that come to mind; changed lives, changed hearts and changed minds. I know people who have had a sudden encounter with God, having been without any religious connection at all. After this encounter with the Holy Spirit, which encapsulated joy, fear, love and awe all at the same time, their life was forever changed. It is as if they were a walking zombie and came alive for the very first time; the grass is greener, the world comes to life with fresh colors and fragrances. Drug addicts and alcoholics are cured instantly. Hatred and violence is turned to peace. Backward antisocial derelicts are turned into leaders and cornerstones of society. Men and women without purpose now have meaning in life. They can think clearly for the very first time and understand things that they could not understand before. They begin to read the Bible and if they ever read it before, now it becomes real; they desire to meet with others who share their experience, when they would have never darkened the door of a church before. When God was never so much as an after thought, now He is present in the fore front of every thought. </p>
<p>The Holy Spirit also inspires people to do great things such as build hospitals, establish schools, universities, orphanages, food pantries, homeless shelters, racial reconciliation associations, the abolition of slavery (i.e. William Wilberforce), the sanctity of life, emancipation of women, human dignity, etc. Churches all across America were first to respond to Hurricane Katrina victims. Incidentally, even modern science can be attributed to a Christian worldview. In short Brian would not be enjoying freedom in America today if it were not for Christian believers.</p>
<p>An atheist may think that all of this is completely based on a subjective point of view with a certain particular bias. The problem we run into is that the atheist cannot account for the raw data from a purely naturalistic frame of reference, nor can he (or she) allow the data to speak for itself, because the data points to God. Therefore the atheist must reinterpret the data based on his own presuppositions; that there is no God and that miracles are impossible. I&#8217;m sorry; I just don&#8217;t have enough faith to be an atheist.</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Many of these people on Youtube have no idea what they are saying even if they repeat word for word what Brian has told them to. Brian doesn&#039;t even understand the concept. A good number of them are not commiting blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many of these people on Youtube have no idea what they are saying even if they repeat word for word what Brian has told them to. Brian doesn&#8217;t even understand the concept. A good number of them are not commiting blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.</p>
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		<title>By: Ron Pierce</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ron Pierce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>From a former Presbyterian Minister:

The calls for Mr. Flemming to debate a so called fundamentalist historian are patently ridiculous.  These people do not play fair in a debate because when reason fails, they try to slay their opponents with the &quot;sword of faith.&quot;  How can one debate against statements like:  &quot;You cannot understand because you do not have faith?&quot;

When reason, historical facts, and intelligent thinking are taken off the table, there is no room or purpose for debate.  How can you debate about heaven or hell when no one has ever been there and returned with photos?

Debating a fundamentalist is exactly the same as debating a Neo-Nazi, a member of the KKK or a Holocaust denier.   Such debates are a dog and pony show where the opponents always win and which intelligent thinking people wisely avoid.  Debates are based on facts, not faith.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>From a former Presbyterian Minister:</p>
<p>The calls for Mr. Flemming to debate a so called fundamentalist historian are patently ridiculous.  These people do not play fair in a debate because when reason fails, they try to slay their opponents with the &#8220;sword of faith.&#8221;  How can one debate against statements like:  &#8220;You cannot understand because you do not have faith?&#8221;</p>
<p>When reason, historical facts, and intelligent thinking are taken off the table, there is no room or purpose for debate.  How can you debate about heaven or hell when no one has ever been there and returned with photos?</p>
<p>Debating a fundamentalist is exactly the same as debating a Neo-Nazi, a member of the KKK or a Holocaust denier.   Such debates are a dog and pony show where the opponents always win and which intelligent thinking people wisely avoid.  Debates are based on facts, not faith.</p>
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		<title>By: Republican</title>
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		<dc:creator>Republican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 13:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My understanding is that the Holy Spirit is the ethical foundation of Judeo-Christianity.  The OT, NT, 10 commandments, golden rule, the general gist of the &quot;Good Word.&quot;  

Blasphemy is active and vigorous disrespect, physically planning a mutiny, conspiring with others.

Atheists sure do allot of, &quot;Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.&quot;  They aren&#039;t just content with &quot;not believing,&quot; they have to take it one step further and be ugly.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My understanding is that the Holy Spirit is the ethical foundation of Judeo-Christianity.  The OT, NT, 10 commandments, golden rule, the general gist of the &#8220;Good Word.&#8221;  </p>
<p>Blasphemy is active and vigorous disrespect, physically planning a mutiny, conspiring with others.</p>
<p>Atheists sure do allot of, &#8220;Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit.&#8221;  They aren&#8217;t just content with &#8220;not believing,&#8221; they have to take it one step further and be ugly.</p>
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		<title>By: Atheista</title>
		<link>http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2006/12/20/atheist-filmmaker-blasphemy/comment-page-1/#comment-2973</link>
		<dc:creator>Atheista</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2007 20:18:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah, what you said.

www.atheistactivist.org</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah, what you said.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.atheistactivist.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.atheistactivist.org</a></p>
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		<title>By: ajoy</title>
		<link>http://www.10zenmonkeys.com/2006/12/20/atheist-filmmaker-blasphemy/comment-page-1/#comment-1925</link>
		<dc:creator>ajoy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ok guys,let me try and explain the concept of Mark 3:29 breifly:

-You need the holy spirit to &quot;save&quot; your soul.

So if you dont believe in the holy spirit then you cant be &quot;saved&quot;.

Example:
If you are drowning and someone tells you that anyone can be saved!

But if you think that swimming is a weird concept then ....

ciao</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ok guys,let me try and explain the concept of Mark 3:29 breifly:</p>
<p>-You need the holy spirit to &#8220;save&#8221; your soul.</p>
<p>So if you dont believe in the holy spirit then you cant be &#8220;saved&#8221;.</p>
<p>Example:<br />
If you are drowning and someone tells you that anyone can be saved!</p>
<p>But if you think that swimming is a weird concept then &#8230;.</p>
<p>ciao</p>
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		<title>By: John</title>
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		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2006 15:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have to say after reading the articles and responses, there is nothing that know one can say or do to convince you otherwise, frankly it is confusing to me as to why folks could even debate such a serious event regarding peoples lives. I could never understand after all the warnings and the Bible as being the ultimate source of life and the life to come as being something so seriously taken out of context, I guess it is clear as I read anyway the last few words of the Book of Rev. is clear. 

We are in for a rude awakening for sure. I&#039;m so thankful that I have Jesus in my life and His power is beyond all of this junk that will end when you and your co-writers depart the earth with nothing but wishing that you never spoke of such matters let alone debated them.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have to say after reading the articles and responses, there is nothing that know one can say or do to convince you otherwise, frankly it is confusing to me as to why folks could even debate such a serious event regarding peoples lives. I could never understand after all the warnings and the Bible as being the ultimate source of life and the life to come as being something so seriously taken out of context, I guess it is clear as I read anyway the last few words of the Book of Rev. is clear. </p>
<p>We are in for a rude awakening for sure. I&#8217;m so thankful that I have Jesus in my life and His power is beyond all of this junk that will end when you and your co-writers depart the earth with nothing but wishing that you never spoke of such matters let alone debated them.</p>
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		<title>By: David Marinegold</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Marinegold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I discovered the information about Brian and his film on the website of
Dr. James R. White, christian scholar and debater.  His website is aomin.org.
I would love to see Brian in a debate against Dr. White or Dr. William Lane Craig.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I discovered the information about Brian and his film on the website of<br />
Dr. James R. White, christian scholar and debater.  His website is aomin.org.<br />
I would love to see Brian in a debate against Dr. White or Dr. William Lane Craig.</p>
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		<title>By: David Marinegold</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Marinegold</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Dec 2006 01:07:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I find it interesting that Brian refuses to debate any person on this subject unless they first agree with his worldview.  He knows that he wouldn&#039;t stand a chance in a formal debate with a person skilled in the areas of christian history and philosophy.  It seems odd that he will only debate a person if they
first agree with his position.  If Brian is confident in his worldview, why won&#039;t he debate with a person who takes the opposite worldview?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I find it interesting that Brian refuses to debate any person on this subject unless they first agree with his worldview.  He knows that he wouldn&#8217;t stand a chance in a formal debate with a person skilled in the areas of christian history and philosophy.  It seems odd that he will only debate a person if they<br />
first agree with his position.  If Brian is confident in his worldview, why won&#8217;t he debate with a person who takes the opposite worldview?</p>
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