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  • Special Debate Tonight

    Tonight is the main event.

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    What's coming up this evening? Let's plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out.

    Tonight is a big night in the ministry of Deeper Waters. While I have done debates, this is going to be my first live debate against an atheist in a public setting. Most of my other debates have been done via Podcast, which is fine, but tonight, I get to see the audience up front and person and to take questions from them.

    The event is available here. Everyone and their mother have asked me about livestream and recording. I do not know any more than you do. I trust that both will happen, but I do not have a website or anything like that that I know will be streaming the debate.

    I do know that people from the churches Allie and I attend are both planning on coming which is really good. It's always helpful to have that audience support for an event like this. I do have an opening statement and it's one that some friends worked with me on to help me get it better than it was originally no doubt.

    The debate will be on if God exists. I do want to stress that I wish to focus on that part of the debate. At this part of the debate, I am not interested in demonstrating that the Bible is true or Jesus rose from the dead. Those need to be demonstrated eventually, but the big focus is to demonstrate that there really is more than what meets the eye.

    It is also both humbling and honoring to be chosen for this position. I have familiarized myself with Barker's material and many of you know that I have an ebook that I have co-written responding to Godless by Dan Barker. The title of the book I helped to write is Groundless.

    It has been a great blessing to hear from so many of you to give your vote of confidence and belief in me before this event. It's again humbling and honoring and I want to make sure I do my best to show that I don't disappoint you. It amazes me in the few years I've been doing this ministry that I've managed to already have such an impact.

    I also have to strive to remember that the event tonight is not about me and it's not about Dan Barker. It's about God and it's about Christ. At the same time, it's something to really think about when an event comes up like this and you realize you are the one who is up there who has the duty of defending Christianity. Again, it's a time to pause and be humbled and at the same time to give thanks. There are plenty of people praying for this event and if you can't come, I pray that you will be one of those such people.

    Should it be recorded and there is a link up, I will put it on my webpage under the section of interviews and debates. If so, I appreciate your feedback. If you're at the event tonight, come and see me. I'd love to get to meet you.

    In Christ,
    Nick Peters

  • #2
    Originally posted by Apologiaphoenix View Post
    Tonight is the main event.

    Link

    -----

    What's coming up this evening? Let's plunge into the Deeper Waters and find out.

    Tonight is a big night in the ministry of Deeper Waters. While I have done debates, this is going to be my first live debate against an atheist in a public setting. Most of my other debates have been done via Podcast, which is fine, but tonight, I get to see the audience up front and person and to take questions from them.

    The event is available here. Everyone and their mother have asked me about livestream and recording. I do not know any more than you do. I trust that both will happen, but I do not have a website or anything like that that I know will be streaming the debate.

    I do know that people from the churches Allie and I attend are both planning on coming which is really good. It's always helpful to have that audience support for an event like this. I do have an opening statement and it's one that some friends worked with me on to help me get it better than it was originally no doubt.

    The debate will be on if God exists. I do want to stress that I wish to focus on that part of the debate. At this part of the debate, I am not interested in demonstrating that the Bible is true or Jesus rose from the dead. Those need to be demonstrated eventually, but the big focus is to demonstrate that there really is more than what meets the eye.

    It is also both humbling and honoring to be chosen for this position. I have familiarized myself with Barker's material and many of you know that I have an ebook that I have co-written responding to Godless by Dan Barker. The title of the book I helped to write is Groundless.

    It has been a great blessing to hear from so many of you to give your vote of confidence and belief in me before this event. It's again humbling and honoring and I want to make sure I do my best to show that I don't disappoint you. It amazes me in the few years I've been doing this ministry that I've managed to already have such an impact.

    I also have to strive to remember that the event tonight is not about me and it's not about Dan Barker. It's about God and it's about Christ. At the same time, it's something to really think about when an event comes up like this and you realize you are the one who is up there who has the duty of defending Christianity. Again, it's a time to pause and be humbled and at the same time to give thanks. There are plenty of people praying for this event and if you can't come, I pray that you will be one of those such people.

    Should it be recorded and there is a link up, I will put it on my webpage under the section of interviews and debates. If so, I appreciate your feedback. If you're at the event tonight, come and see me. I'd love to get to meet you.

    In Christ,
    Nick Peters
    May the TRUE Force be with you, brother!
    The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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    • #3
      I will try to listen if you do live stream it.

      You could have Allie go live on Facebook with a phone.

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      • #4
        Blessings to you Nick. May the Spirit of our Father help you with the words that need to be said.
        That's what
        - She

        Without a clear-cut definition of sin, morality becomes a mere argument over the best way to train animals
        - Manya the Holy Szin (The Quintara Marathon)

        I may not be as old as dirt, but me and dirt are starting to have an awful lot in common
        - Stephen R. Donaldson

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        • #5
          What Bill said.

          I kinda blew my chances this morning of having tomorrow off so I could attend. Let's just say I opened my big mouth when my boss was chewing out our group (never have liked being addressed like an errant 9 year old) and she was none too pleased.

          I'm always still in trouble again

          "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
          "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
          "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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          • #6
            Tonight went well. There will be a link there. Mike was there and he was quite proud of how I did.

            One stunning statement of the debate tonight was Dan Barker saying 2 + 2 = 4 was not true during the time of the dinosaurs.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Apologiaphoenix View Post
              Tonight went well. There will be a link there. Mike was there and he was quite proud of how I did.
              I read Mike's praise of you on facebook. Nice job!

              One stunning statement of the debate tonight was Dan Barker saying 2 + 2 = 4 was not true during the time of the dinosaurs.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Apologiaphoenix View Post
                Tonight went well. There will be a link there. Mike was there and he was quite proud of how I did.

                One stunning statement of the debate tonight was Dan Barker saying 2 + 2 = 4 was not true during the time of the dinosaurs.
                Glad to hear it and wished I coulda been there but had to be at work even earlier today but for only half a day as it turned out (usually need to be there by 4 AM today it was 3).

                Really want to get the details on how basic addition has changed.

                I'm always still in trouble again

                "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by rogue06 View Post
                  Glad to hear it and wished I coulda been there but had to be at work even earlier today but for only half a day as it turned out (usually need to be there by 4 AM today it was 3).

                  Really want to get the details on how basic addition has changed.
                  Obviously it evolved.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post
                    Obviously it evolved.
                    Dinosaurs sucked at addition, that is why they went extinct.

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by Cerebrum123 View Post
                      Obviously it evolved.
                      Mrs McIntre was absolutely ADAMANT that 2 + 2 = 4, every single time, no exceptions! And she came from the dinosaur era, so she would know!
                      The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                        Dinosaurs sucked at addition, that is why they went extinct.
                        It would be their failure to multiply that would cause their distinction.
                        The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                          It would be their failure to multiply that would cause their distinction.
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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Sparko View Post
                            Dinosaurs sucked at addition, that is why they went extinct.
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                            I'm always still in trouble again

                            "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                            "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                            "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
                              Mrs McIntre was absolutely ADAMANT that 2 + 2 = 4, every single time, no exceptions! And she came from the dinosaur era, so she would know!
                              Guess we could ask mossy for confirmation.

                              Let's get Sparko to do it

                              I'm always still in trouble again

                              "You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
                              "Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
                              "Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman

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