That's not what I said. Often, we have no idea what happens to the money we give people on the street, they can buy food or they can buy drugs. How is it helpful if they buy drugs? In other words, there are other ways far more better ways to help the poor that don't require giving money to people on the street. Donating to food banks if far more effective, for example.
Do you think that a side effect of atheism is an inherent lack of compassion OR do those who lack compassion gravitate towards atheism? This is like a chicken and egg question.
But what I was saying is not just giving a few coins to the occasional beggar, but taking a beggar under your wings and giving him a life. That degree of hurt.
I doubt many would and I dont think it is a good idea to go further than giving some money to people you do not know. Giving, especially when you are low on funds means a lot though. I was interested in bringing out a point to Q that no one wants to be in that situation.
It wouldn't be unheard of. If the beggars are "professional" beggars they wouldn't do it, but there are people that aren't just begging for a living.
could you post that verse from bible where it says that god gave us freewill..right now all you have is hearsay btw if you didnt know it,your god is too contradictory to exist www.evilbible.com/Impossible.htm
Atheists seem to end with better morals, of which compassion is a component. Religions divide. Secularism unites. Which is better? [video=youtube;94f2h-5TvbM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94f2h-5TvbM&feature=player_embedded[/video] Regards DL
Who can be more skilled at anything than God. Break the first commandment and name the God of evil if it is not the same God as the God of good. Who is more powerful and more evil than God? Regards DL
I think that that is a lie. God did not allow A & E a free will. Please tell us what happened to A & E the first time they used their free will. Did God not murder them by neglect and keeping them forcibly away from the tree of life? Is that you idea of what free will is? Is a death sentence not something that annuls a free and unencumbered free will? Regards DL
IF god is omniscient and created ALL,,he created your future so everything is Predestined and you cant have free will..
Getting your information about Christianity from Pat Robertson is like getting your information about evolution from Pat Robertson. If a person believes nonsense about one thing, they are likely to believe nonsense about everything.
