Sparky,
Thank you for clearing all that up bluehillside...I did notice that you missed a few scientific facts though...facts like the doomsday clock which is getting very close to midnight. Facts like the arguments between Russia, China, USA, Syria, not to mention all the recent wars that have taken place. Though you have forgotten them there ar e many who still hold their grievances and are mad at the total mismanagement of the world...I suppose the Islamic hatred that is building up around the world could be included here.
I was just responding to various errors made by Vlad rather than conducing a
tour d'horizon of world affairs. But no, I haven't forgotten these things at all, just as I wouldn't have forgotten the black death, the hundred years war and the great European famine had we been having this conversation 600 years ago. And that's your problem - there have
always been bad things happening that the contemporary doom mongers have pointed to as supposed portents of their apocalyptic personal beliefs. Remarkably though, over the last couple of hundred years or so there have been many good things happening too. Consider for example the millions who lived who would otherwise have died but for modern medicines.
You see...there is a huge difference between a world where there are no wars and one that erupts into war every 5 mins.
We don't live in either, and again you're ignoring the silent evidence of the wars that have ended or didn't start at all because dispute resolution mechanisms were in place.
Almighty God has said that all the war-mongers and sabre rattlers will be part of the cleansing of this planet and those who can't see goodness as goodness or have a shade of dirty grey over their spectacles will join them.
As "almighty god" is just an undemonstrated article of your personal faith, so must be the quotes you attribute to him.
But...hang on...what about those who are promised everlasting life in a world free from death and distress...well...they will suffer the same pangs of distress but will be able to quote the Christ given amendment, just as long as they are members of Jesus' kingdom and harbour no animosity against being resurrected.
See above.
By the way, what happened to your earlier claim of an approaching solar system we'd be able to observe once I explained why you were wrong about that?
Do we just pretend that you didn't say it? That you didn't mean it? What?