because if the root of the tree is a lie then so is the whole tree.
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Catholicism is not the root of the tree.  Using the analogy of a tree, Christianity is the root of the tree and Catholicism is a branch.  Catholicism was started when the Roman Emperor decided that Christianity would be the new religion instead of Roman Mythology.  There was no Pope when Christ ascended, that's a completely man-directed thing.  Christianity was simply believers in Christ sharing the gospel with those who didn't know about it.  Christianity (in all it's many denominations) is all about recognizing that Christ died for our sins, arose on the third day, and ascended into heaven so that we can have eternal life.  Oh, and Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses are not even close to Christianity (they aren't even part of the tree).  They don't adhere to the gospel at all.
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This problem come from a basic belief that there is no absolute truth.  If they don't believe there is anything that is absolutely right or wrong, then they feel they can make it up as they go along.
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Yeah you bet ... but it is not really a suprise because we live in a fallen world. All of us "fall short" and its just that those that don't "love Him" have a different heart, you will recognise a tree by its fruit - out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks - a good tree does not bear bad fruit and in the same way a bad tree will not bear good fruit. You have a Bible, you know the verses. I guess that some of the folks that "know Him" don't come on here due to some of the content on here such as that you have referred to. Hope this answers your question.
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A theory COULD be true even if the experiment to prove it was flawed.  It simply isn't PROVED to be true until an UNflawed experiment proves it.
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Trick question because if everything that he says is a lie  than intern the statement itself is not to be believed as the truth. Insinuating that he does tell the truth. It is a "catch 22".
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Both.  A lie is a lie.  If you don't get the whole truth you are being lied to.  Sometimes people tell partial truths so you will believe them entirely, they will even say stuff like hey I was honest about blah, blah, blah.  A lie of omission is still a lie.
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Some psychologists believe that pathological liars aren't able to immediately distinguish between what is and isn't true-- they often believe everything they say.  In this case, "truth" becomes relative, and a moot point.
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Lying.\n\nIf he were telling the truth, then the statement "everything I say to you is a lie," would be true; however, since the statement indicates that he's lying, he can't be telling the truth.\n\nIf he's telling a lie, however, then "everything I say to you is a lie" is a lie. This doesn't cause a paradox, because it's possible that only some of what the man says is a lie, rather than everything.
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B.\n\nAll of the rest are false.
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Mainly people lie because they don't want to face the consequences of the truth.\nI think lying, in general, is wrong. However, in some cases, such as where someones feelings are saved by telling a small lie, it is acceptable.
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Let's be honest. All the religions are based on lies.
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Cud be true to some extent partially or fully. But in anycase everywhere such things happen. It doesnot matter who said but doest it matter to us in reality or is it reflects something in real sense to our real life. Answer to this matters the truth of the story.
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if you find out the truth and see that they lied.
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No it is inherent for them to lie and obfuscate
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Because you are a human being, you have a right to believe what you choose to believe. If someone doesn't like it, that's their problem, not your's.
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No, it's not true. It's the product of a half-rotted delusional excuse for a mind.
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BECAUSE IT IS NOT TRUE