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I've read all your books and I've even read some of your peer-reviewed work because when I was going to speak to to you then I said you know what I'm going to do my my homework yeah so I read everything one of the things that you said one time in the maps of meaning you started off the book by saying when you were a young lad I don't know how how young you were you said that you found the doctrines of Christianity incomprehensible and absurd yeah and you also said that you found you had some kind of issue with Christianity because of the Genesis narrative and how incongruent it was with scientific narratives you went to a pastor you said or a church clerical sign and then you left the church now I've got a question do you still have the same position or have you changed your position well I've changed my position a lot I was only 13 then you know and I was I was caught up in in the battle you know to in so far it was manifested in me when I was 13 I was caught in the battle between Enlightenment rationality and traditional narrative belief I had no idea how to reconcile those two things do you feel like you can do that no I'm doing my best to reconcile yes and I think yeah well I certainly can do it a lot more than I did when I was 13. let me give you an example right this this point when you were 13 I think you were thinking straight I'll be I'm sorry to be very straight it's hard to believe that someone is disagreeable with you as you imagine because someone with an IQ of 180 whatever you have you had someone of your intelligence when you were when you were 13 you probably had an IQ of I don't know 120 or something yeah so he was you were operating like my friend over here alidao I said it's on his level we're at the age of 13. but what I was going to say was that you know the reason why I think he was there because look at the Trinity for example look at the schisms man this goes your specialism that the idea of three all-powerful entities that Jesus is all powerful that the father is all power the son is all powerful the holy spirit is all powerful but there's not all what there's not three or powerfuls there's one more powerful you have one ultimately willing being with your person which is Jesus then another person which is ultimately willing which is the sun the Quran says about this in chapter 23 verse number one 91 it says that Allah has not taken any son and he doesn't he did not have any creator with him had that been the case they would have stripped one another for what they would have competed and tried to outstrip one another for power meaning this idea of three all-powerful persons is unintelligible to say the least the idea that Jesus Christ exhibits two Natures for I know that there are schisms and there's a difference of opinion among Christians but the fact that you have this Human Nature where Jesus is walking and he sees the tree and he can't eat from the tree he doesn't know that the tree is uh in season or not although he doesn't know when the hour is or whatever it may be the Quran says it very clearly him and his mom you see food this proposition that they are limited and unlimited at the same time is a contradiction it's an affront to logic that's it this will cause you cognitive dissonance because if you want to be a rational actor and you want to be that's the thing yeah yeah I don't want to be a rational actor but you do when you do your scientific experiments that's true so why'd you why'd you separate the two things because rationality should be subordinated to something above it and I'm trying to subordinate myself to that the Bible is a root of wisdom inspiration and spiritual nourishment the Hallow app empowers you to explore the Bible's profound teachings and to effortlessly incorporate them into your daily life a great place to start while you deepen your understanding of the Bible is to check out father Mike schmitz's Bible in a year available on the Hallow app exclusively for brief daily readings and Reflections here you can dive into an extensive library of Bible reading plans accompanied by insightful Reflections and audio-guided meditations whether you're a seasoned Bible reader or just starting your journey hallow provides a platform for you to engage with scripture like never before the Bible's literary Brilliance has influenced countless writers poets and artists throughout history by studying the Bible yourself you'll gain a deeper appreciation for the power of Storytelling symbolism and metaphor enriching your understanding of literature across different genres the Halo app also helps you connect with a community of like-minded individuals sharing experiences insights and encouragement along the path to spiritual growth download the app for free at hallow.
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