The Bible having contradictions doesn't make Christianity any less true. The belief in Jesus as God existed among early Christians before the Roman Empire adopted Christianity as its official religion.
There is no evidence that the Garden of Eden was in Iraq. It was destroyed, so its location can never be known.
The word 'Israel' in the Bible doesn't refer to any piece of land. Israel represents the people who trust in God by faith, not by place. The land was a conditional gift, not a birthright.
Now if you obey me fully and keep my covenant, then out of all nations you will be my treasured possession. Although the whole earth is mine, you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites." (Exodus 19:5-6)
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Although I suspect if real aliens exist, then CS Lewis's theory about them all being sinless is probably correct, though some of them could have experienced their own versions of the Eden incident and become sinful. This would also explain why the aliens that abduct people hate Jesus - Earth is basically the cosmic equivalent of North Korea under the dictatorship of Satan, who would only allow in evil sinful aliens.
(Now I want to research if any ufo encounters were pro-christian...)
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If a UFO encounter cannot be explained naturalistically, it is probably a demon.
Why should child labour be banned?
Pollution can be solved by private property rights. Pollution that injures others is aggression.
Anti-trust laws are useless.
In a free-market system, corporations cannot wield political power and influence policymakers through lobbying or campaign contributions. A company can only grow by serving their customers effectively and efficiently. Harmful monopolies cannot form in a free-market economy.
How would having a limited government cause corporations to enslave workers?
If nobody gets exactly what they want, then the government does not actually represent the people.
The existence of the government requires there to be taxation which is theft. The existence of government is unnecessary and evil. The free market can provide everything we need.
Politicians only care about gaining power and staying in power. They do not care about the people. Political influence is purchased for, not voted for. The vote of the average person does not matter.
Governments cannot represent the people as a whole unless everyone wants exactly the same thing. If the government does what the majority wants, then they would be oppressing minorities.
What do you believe happen to us when we die and how it will unfold? Im curious on your perspective.
I believe that there will be a bodily resurrection of the dead on a renewed and restored earth. Everyone will rise again. Those who are saved will be raised to life to live physically on Earth for all eternity. Those who are not saved will experience judgement and perish (their souls will be destroyed).
This does not address eternal life or the afterlife. Things will change when God renews the earth.
I do believe in eternal/everlasting life but I don't believe that it means heaven. I believe that we were made for physical existence.