Texas flooding

The catch-all forum for general topics and debates. Minimal moderation. Rated PG to PG-13.
MG 2.0
God
Posts: 5889
Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:45 pm

Re: Texas flooding

Post by MG 2.0 »

Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:39 pm

Amen!
You don't agree that two things can be true/relevant at the same time? Why?

Regards,
MG
User avatar
Everybody Wang Chung
God
Posts: 2773
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:52 am

Re: Texas flooding

Post by Everybody Wang Chung »

Rivendale wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:19 pm
I Have Questions wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:09 pm
They are simply accepting the “hits” as divine intervention, and dismissing the “misses” as not evidence of a lack of divine intervention. It’s very difficult to discuss things rationally with such irrationally minded people.
If something isn't true everything can count as evidence. The videos A Marvelous Work illustrates this. In the episode "How great the evidence" they go all over the planet finding things that could be a Book of Mormon site or artifact. Museums are full of Nephite artifacts according to apologists.
Wait....Are you trying to tell us there are no Nephite artifacts?
"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."

Daniel C. Peterson, 2014
MG 2.0
God
Posts: 5889
Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:45 pm

Re: Texas flooding

Post by MG 2.0 »

Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:45 pm
Rivendale wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:19 pm


If something isn't true everything can count as evidence. The videos A Marvelous Work illustrates this. In the episode "How great the evidence" they go all over the planet finding things that could be a Book of Mormon site or artifact. Museums are full of Nephite artifacts according to apologists.
Wait....Are you trying to tell us there are no Nephite artifacts?
Hi Wang. Hope your day is going well.

Regards,
MG
User avatar
Everybody Wang Chung
God
Posts: 2773
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:52 am

Re: Texas flooding

Post by Everybody Wang Chung »

Moksha wrote:
Tue Jul 08, 2025 10:12 am
Do any of you remember when Mormons on the apologetics boards claimed Hurricane Katrina was sent by God as punishment for the misdeeds of New Orleans?
I do indeed.
"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."

Daniel C. Peterson, 2014
User avatar
Rivendale
God
Posts: 1480
Joined: Tue Mar 16, 2021 5:21 pm

Re: Texas flooding

Post by Rivendale »

Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:45 pm
Rivendale wrote:
Wed Jul 09, 2025 4:19 pm


If something isn't true everything can count as evidence. The videos A Marvelous Work illustrates this. In the episode "How great the evidence" they go all over the planet finding things that could be a Book of Mormon site or artifact. Museums are full of Nephite artifacts according to apologists.
Wait....Are you trying to tell us there are no Nephite artifacts?
They are all Nephite artifacts.
Chap
God
Posts: 2761
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 8:42 am
Location: On the imaginary axis

Re: Texas flooding

Post by Chap »

MG 2.0 wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:36 pm
This was a freakish 'hundred year' storm.
Wouldn't it be great if it stayed that way? But extreme weather events are now occurring at decreasing intervals.

Why? because the atmosphere is being warmed up by the effect of higher levels of CO2. If air is hotter:

1. It can carry a heavier load of moisture that it will eventually dump as heavy rain.

2. It has more energy to drive higher winds and hence more damaging storms.
MG 2.0 wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:36 pm
2. The folks that lived in and vacationed in this area are praising God even in the midst of tragedy. The strength of the human spirit never ceases to amaze me. I think we might be able to at least agree on that.
Quite what praise your deity has deserved as a result of all those innocent kids being drowned, I can't see. But if it makes people feel better ...

If your deity has any rationality, I think he would be saying something like "Yeah, yeah. Thanks for saying all those nice things. But you know what I really want? I want you to get on with caring for and comforting the survivors, and then get yourselves sorted out, install decent alarm systems and PLEASE, PLEASE, stop destroying the nice supportive natural environment I set you up with. That stuff in your skull is called 'brains'. Start using them.'
Maksutov:
That's the problem with this supernatural stuff, it doesn't really solve anything. It's a placeholder for ignorance.
Mayan Elephant:
Not only have I denounced the Big Lie, I have denounced the Big lie big lie.
MG 2.0
God
Posts: 5889
Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:45 pm

Re: Texas flooding

Post by MG 2.0 »

Chap wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 11:17 pm

If your deity has any rationality...
That's rich. We're talking about the Creator of all things.

Go figure...He doesn't quite have it all together. :lol:

Regards,
MG
User avatar
Everybody Wang Chung
God
Posts: 2773
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:52 am

Re: Texas flooding

Post by Everybody Wang Chung »

Gadianton wrote:
Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:10 am
First Rusty can't get a revelation that would ever actually help a person that needed help and adding to that, he can't even convince the majority of his followers, 64%, to abstain from murder.
I guess it's just too much to ask the Prophet to actually prophesy, seer or reveal anything.
"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."

Daniel C. Peterson, 2014
MG 2.0
God
Posts: 5889
Joined: Mon Aug 30, 2021 4:45 pm

Re: Texas flooding

Post by MG 2.0 »

Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Fri Jul 11, 2025 12:47 am
Gadianton wrote:
Tue Jul 08, 2025 12:10 am
First Rusty can't get a revelation that would ever actually help a person that needed help and adding to that, he can't even convince the majority of his followers, 64%, to abstain from murder.
I guess it's just too much to ask the Prophet to actually prophesy, seer or reveal anything.
Rinse and repeat.

Regards,
MG
User avatar
Everybody Wang Chung
God
Posts: 2773
Joined: Wed Oct 28, 2020 1:52 am

Re: Texas flooding

Post by Everybody Wang Chung »

Rivendale wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:57 pm
Everybody Wang Chung wrote:
Thu Jul 10, 2025 10:45 pm


Wait....Are you trying to tell us there are no Nephite artifacts?
They are all Nephite artifacts.
:lol: :lol:
"I'm on paid sabbatical from BYU in exchange for my promise to use this time to finish two books."

Daniel C. Peterson, 2014
Post Reply