'Where would you say you are with that? What's been on your mind?|||If you start with the presupposition that there is no God, then you will obviously see it as a lie. However, what you have done is oversimplified and misrepresented Jesus' teaching and lumped it in...|||There are a wealth of analogies that help to fit it into a framework, but my favorite is this diagram: http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/14/aa352a0666a205e6b0e0c62c38ce794a.jpg  It doesn't...|||I respect you for you willingness to read Schaeffer. He comes from a theistic bias, but his reasoning throughout the book is worth consideration.  For the sake of the discussion, please define what...|||I was curious about that, so I looked it up: http://erlc.com/issues/quick-facts/persecution/ If you are incredulous, please feel free to check those sources. I don't know what you mean about...|||I have met two INTP women at my college here. Both of them are very intelligent, but also very different in their tastes. One is an avid reader of fiction, while the other will only read if it is...|||Scripture does not dictate that a person must believe the Earth be a certain age in order to be saved by Christ, so I don't really know nor care how old it is, though I might lean towards the <10,000...|||Christianity as a faith is not the same as a political power or state wearing a cross. Anyone who compares Jesus' teachings with the dirty history of Christianity will find that much of what...|||That's an assumption, which is, in effect, an act of faith. Your post self-destructs.|||As long as you approach sex as a consumer(what can I get out of it?), you're going to be disappointed. Sex is an expression of intimacy in a healthy relationship. Pursue that first(build trust,...|||I have an ESFJ friend.  She reaches out to me and we have a lot of laughs.  We have some good talks, but I have trouble telling how much of our friendship extends beyond superficial interaction.|||That was obscure.|||I know, right?  Some of those stories would require a miracle to be true!|||When someone offends me, it barely registers to me.  I rarely see the need to forgive because I don't feel wronged, even though someone may have done something wrong.  It's like, they broke the moral...|||A trend in physical proportions coupled with a certain body language, speech patterns, etc., all of which are distinguishable from masculinity to others in a common culture.|||No cleanup or moving files around!  Screencap it as is.  http://img547.imageshack.us/img547/1220/9sb7.png|||Here's a question: in your study of the Bible, have you read any passage saying that Christians need to experience God?  Is there any scriptural reason to believe that only real Christians have...|||Honestly, if she's got more brain than I do, that just attracts me to her more.  I really really hated having to explain things to girls in past relationships because they either didn't know a word...|||So: I went for a short walk with her and shared my feelings, said I'd like to get to know her more.  Her response was that she getting ready for a busy semester coming up and did not see things...|||I spoke with one of my professors about the subject.  He knows the girl and gave some encouragement.  In spite of the opinions given in this thread, I'm certain she's an ENTJ.  The Prof was surprised...|||I may give the book a whiff.  I'm meeting with the young lady tomorrow to talk about things.  I'm basically going to confess my feelings for her.  I will post what happens, maybe.|||I'm already quite familiar with the acceptance of adverse possibilities.  When a friend of mine confided in me about confessing feelings for a girl, I suggested that he first accept both worlds: the...|||I already have to some degree developed auxiliary extroverted patterns that I employ in group settings, mostly because of recognition of my own introversion.  But I know what you mean.|||What I do know is that if I did what I felt like, I'd be hiding in my room, wishing I had the courage to do X.  If overcoming that is evil to some degree, whatever-- the alternative is worse.|||The only person I want to manipulate is myself.  I find it difficult to put myself out there for her to reject, so I have to go against my own nature to get to know this girl.|||What I mean is that I don't want to use tactics.  Sorry if it didn't word that clearly enough.  I recognize that it's impossible for me to do anything without mixed motives--- but I want to pursue...|||Maybe no you, but others may.  Example:|||Youngest of 4, INFP mother and ENTJ father.|||Apology accepted.|||Just because you lack the capacity to imagine its purpose does not suggest that others have the same problem.|||Count me among the ranks!|||It bothers me that you would intentionally misinterpret my statement. :/|||Meaning comes from design. Communication is impossible without implication. Meaning is essential to communication.  To say everything is meaningless is a self-destructing statement for obvious...|||My parents try to act a certain way in order to project a desirable persona on me.  It doesn't work.  It destroys our relationship.|||If there is no God, life has no meaning.|||I do want to get to know her, don't get me wrong.  I'm talking about figuring out tactics and such.  That would be dishonest.  The last thing I want is to manipulate someone, especially her.|||I don't really want to figure her out.  I just want to show her how special she is to me.|||I wouldn't say that.  But I would never say that evolution is an acceptable explanation for the origin of man, nor for life.  I've seen plenty of evidence supporting variation within a species.  But...|||She's the daughter of a missionary couple who served in China.  I am going to school to be a missionary.  I know the majority is atheistic on this particular forum, but I'm not going to discuss that...|||I'm not certain.  I may have read too far into her text message, but she said I enjoyed spending time with you yesterday but I really don't have the time . . . I pray that God will bless you with...|||I don't take it personally.  I'm sure that evolutionists have done a fine job of earning your trust.|||As it turns out, potentially means I really don't have the time.  If you'll excuse me, I'm going to go feel for a while.|||It's not that I don't care for evidence.  I recognize that there are places where evidence falls short in every aspect of the earth's history.  To believe something about the origin of life, the...|||How so?|||It was quite an amazing evening.  I went out for coffee with her, there was not a time when either of us were bored or awkward, we have much in common, and we both had fun.  We walked around the city...|||You want to disagree, but you don't seem to want to do any mental work . . .|||http://vk.com/video-53308673_166552817?hd=2&|||You're going to have to be less vague.  Which instance are you talking about?|||By and large, all you have offered is your opinion of things I say, but you haven't actually engaged what I said and discussed it.  I'm quite sure you're more interested in disagreeing than...|||I wonder about that.'