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I prefer to see hard evidence myself. My posts largely provide hard evidence. And I can't stand it when I see, for instance, some Pindar b.s. up there, or the embarrassing flat earth nonsense. But Q has mentioned God extensively, and his willingness to bring faith into the equation is what brought myself and many others here. I don't see a problem with occasionally noting a post that draws the most attention in the thread.
Many are tired of seeing God shut out of the equation, and tired of seeing it put on the same shelf as "religion." Which Wiccan nation is a superpower? Any Scientologist nations brokering world peace between two warring states?
We're tired of having it equated to nonsense, when so many facts have simply been omitted for the sake of putting it down and associating it with stupidity and unquestioning complicity. While it is true that most Americans are familiar with the stereotype of the "close-minded Christian," the fact is that those people would be close-minded regardless of whether or not they were Christian. It's easy enough to prove–do you know any Liberals that refuse to change? It's a human archetype, not a product of faith.
Few people realize that Isaac Newton produced twice as much work on Christianity as he did math or physics. Fewer still realize that most of the greatest mathematicians were Christian; Euler and Gauss, for example. There is this constant revisionist history at work where obvious displays of faith is called into question by "experts," and people who are busy too to look into it themselves just accept it. But a huge part of destroying our country comes from eroding our morality–see Q's post on Civilization Jihad a few days ago, and ask yourself how it works.
The fact of the matter is that if we have no morality, no President will help. Look at many of the African countries–corruption everywhere, no sense of tomorrow, no sense that someone is always watching, no accountability except to family and associates. But it is the faith that we do what we do because it serves something greater than we can understand that allows us to achieve things that are greater than we ever thought possible. And yes, that wonderful faith is based on that which is inescapably human: self-interest. Why trade 70 good years on this crap planet for infinity beyond? In order to get what we want, we have to demonstrate faith.
Almost nobody understands the level of faith it takes to allow other people, whom you may fundamentally disagree with, the same freedoms you would want yourself–but that is the courage that gave us the freedoms we are fighting for right now…and it is because of those great acts of faith that we have become the greatest country in the world.
I am not saying that I am perfect. I'm almost positive that I have committed more sins than most on this board (except the clowns), and not just because I'm older. But I am saying this: if we are so enamored with facts, then we should be enamored with getting them right…and we should understand that Christian faith and reason are not mutually exclusive traits. Let us return to giving Christianity its due credit in laying the foundation for this great nation; it made America great, and it will make it great again.