tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post116922210945066406..comments2024-03-25T17:35:02.238-04:00Comments on Debunking Christianity: Why I've Adopted My Control Set of Beliefs.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169661213281595982007-01-24T12:53:00.000-05:002007-01-24T12:53:00.000-05:00Concerning sociological: It's curious that both of...Concerning sociological: It's curious that both of my brothers became Christians as young men, one is a fundamentalist, while I am a non-believer. As a family we went to church early on and then stopped. Religion was never pushed and my mother had a liberal spiritual view. I, as a young man tried various things including Christianity and finally ended up deciding it was not true. So here's three brothers growing up in the same environment with 3 different outlooks.<BR/><BR/>Concerning philosophical: Rich I would say that the miracles portrayed in the Bible do indeed fall outside of natural law as we know it. I personally have never witnessed or heard of anyone else rising from the dead or turning water into wine. It suits your purposes nicely to say well God just knows more, but that is a convenient assumption.<BR/><BR/>Historical: Despite what anyone says the history as portrayed in the Bible and what scientists are discovering in the field do not line up. So which do you choose? The one you can visit, see, feel, study facts about? Or the one based on an ancient book that itself claims to be the truth and you have to take on faith.<BR/><BR/>Scientific: I just don't understand how anyone could shrug off science and then go to the doctor when they are sick. If the bible answers everything wouldn't one just have to look there? Which causes me to wonder about people who claim the Bible contains all the knowledge we need to live life. The Bible says nothing about the kinds of things we deal with in life today and although the Bible is static, ethics, values and morals are constantly evolving.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169353414319787752007-01-20T23:23:00.000-05:002007-01-20T23:23:00.000-05:00"Know" is a strong word. I don't know a lot of thi..."Know" is a strong word. I don't know a lot of things with utter certainty, but there are a lot of things I believe. Of those beliefs, many are based on or influenced by 1. what I was taught growing up, 2. my culture, 3. my life experiences. Any honest person -- believer or skeptic -- must admit this.<BR/><BR/>The third influence is probably the most powerful and trumps purely philosophical considerations. I've had at least one concrete experience that convinced me of the divine reality and God's activity in the Christian tradition (not that He's necessarily confined to that tradition). Had you challenged me immediately afterward with, "I can give you five compelling philosophical reasons that this was not a divine encounter," I probably would have laughed.<BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean I'm right in any absolute sense. Despite my conviction, I may be wrong. But I can live with the provisional nature of belief.Hacksaw Duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08779494116778446650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169343596905145342007-01-20T20:39:00.000-05:002007-01-20T20:39:00.000-05:00John,I think you did a good job making a summary o...John,<BR/>I think you did a good job making a summary of how and why a person would be skeptical of Christianity. I think what is interesting is that these skeptical approaches are used by Christians when it comes to every other miraculous claim that someone other than a Christian makes and they are right for doing so. No Christian just assumes that a Muslim is correct in their claim that Muhammad ascended to heaven on a magical winged horse. This is a highly dubious claim that a person is perfectly justified in being skeptical of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169258410569035712007-01-19T21:00:00.000-05:002007-01-19T21:00:00.000-05:00Sociological- I agree with your reasoning and sugg...Sociological- I agree with your reasoning and suggest this aided in bringing about your skeptisim<BR/>Philosophical- you have not seen a miracle and therefore do not believe in God. I would argue that there are many things that you have not seen, but do not doubt their existence.<BR/>Biblical - do you not see things that are barbaric and superstitious in our modern world?<BR/>Historical - Christianity is not a historical religion. Christianity is a lifestyle choice<BR/>Scientific - I don't believe that there is a scientific reason for war, unless you mean Geopolitical. I also submit that scientifically literate people are sufficiently gullible.<BR/>Philosophical - your pattern of reason should lead you to the fact that this world is in it's present condition as a result of the actions of humanityAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169257292399692102007-01-19T20:41:00.000-05:002007-01-19T20:41:00.000-05:00Jeanna,Exactly what things has god told you that h...Jeanna,<BR/>Exactly what things has god told you that have not been proven wrong? And are they things that can be proven?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169233790778238302007-01-19T14:09:00.000-05:002007-01-19T14:09:00.000-05:00May I recommend taking a look at Richard Dawkins' ...May I recommend taking a look at Richard Dawkins' essay <A HREF="http://cscs.umich.edu/~crshalizi/Dawkins/viruses-of-the-mind.html" REL="nofollow">Viruses of the Mind</A>? It has a lot to say on why humans end up believing and what they believe.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21219785.post-1169223582235032702007-01-19T11:19:00.000-05:002007-01-19T11:19:00.000-05:00"I'm interested in how we know what we know."Isn't..."I'm interested in how we know what we know."<BR/><BR/>Isn't it that people search for answers? And sometimes people get revelations from God. As for Christians, our God has told us things and they haven't been proven wrong. Or what have you found that is wrong?<BR/><BR/>What do you think of the Fairness Act?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com