Students and faculty at Virginia Tech University were in shock Monday after a gunman shot and killed at least 31 people and injured 21 during the most deadly shooting spree in U.S. history.Federal law enforcement officials told FOX News that 32 are dead, including the shooter. Police at the campus in Blacksburg, Va., said there was only one shooter responsible for the two shootings, which occurred about two hours apart from each other.
If you are in the area, please do what you can to help the victims in need. Money and blood donations are a good start.
When the evangelist Bush spoke at VT, he talked about the power of god. I wish that I would have heard him say instead, “I promise that by the end of this decade, through scientific studies, that we will find a reason why people commit these acts.”
I just heard on the news that the VA Tech shooter railed against Christianity in the materials he sent to NBC. It would behoove all atheists to emphasize that he was absolutely batshit nuts, and a stance against Christianity is NOT what allows this sort of thing to happen.
I can already imagine people claiming that this guy was a representative of atheism. When I saw the headlines, my stomach turned.
1. my heart goes out to the victims and their loved ones.
2.from what i could tell the gunman in his video seemed to compare himself to christ.
i wish people would stop pointing fingers at each other this was a deeply disturbed young man.i have been looking at comments on other sites and some are already pushing their pet adgendas.atheist or christian we need to love one another
because tomorrow who knows what may be.
Cho Seung-hui compared himself to jesus christ. This massacre may never have happen if the christians had acknowledged that their belief is a fantasy and a manifestation of their lack of ability to believe in reality.
ok – I am definitely sorry for offending anyone, but I am unapologetic that my life has changed only after accepting my Savior’s gift of forgiveness. When you ask for scientific proof of God – you are doing what the pharasis did to Jesus – even as He hung on the cross. He did not do miracles to prove Himself to them because He knew they were only looking to mock Him. The people He did do miracles for were the ones who truely saught the truth. The others He knew were lost and didn’t have ears to hear. My life is my evidence and there is also historical, prophetic & archaeological evidence – but I can’t get into all of that here. If you seek Him He will open the door to your hearts.
luva79
In what way do you think you have offended ppl?
I’m glad your acceptance of an invisible friend makes you feel better – but please realize that from my perspective what you are experiencing is indistinguishable from self delusion.
There is no scientific proof of gods – I think we all agree on that.
Accounts of miracles are only effective in reinforcing the beliefs of the sheep err I mean folk. To rational people they are merely tall tales.
You life is not evidence – it’s an anecdote at best.
The selective historical, prophetic & archaeological evidence is inconclusive at best. And the is certainly no evidence of any sort of the more fanciful claims of various theisms.
Last time I checked hearts did have doors – they are merely pumps – at least they are in atheists. Perhaps this is an account of another miracle?
luva79
You imply that your life changed for the better after you accepted your “Savior’s gift of forgiveness”.
While I’m glad you perceive your life to be better, I’m sorry that you have to resort to imaginary friends and fairy tales to get the comfort and relief that can come from within and from other real people.
Your life is no more evidence to the positive than you would accept as evidence to the negative someone else’s unfulfilled experience with the same deity. You would probably say that that person was lacking in some way, or didn’t listen or see or interpret your god correctly.
If what you’ve presented is all you’ve got, don’t expect us to take it seriously.
Good luck with your god, but remember to wear your seat belt, and look both ways before crossing an intersection.