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Recent content by alien444

  1. alien444

    Best Argument for Christian God?

    By the way PhiloVoid. Could you refer me to the biblical verse(es) that you are referring to when saying "we would also be attempting to surmount an epistemological barrier that Christ and His Apostles indicated exists between humanity and the Divine"? Thanks
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    Thanks for the response. I was hoping for more than faith and personal experience but I will think about this and try to post tomorrow.
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    I can agree with that. Information is not necessarily evidence. I guess what I am curious about is that if we presuppose the existence in God is there a logical reason to believe in the Abrahamic God as the God? Furthermore, if there is no logical reason why doesn't one exist? I am not trying...
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    You may have to clarify for me a bit. All atheism is is an examination of existing evidence for and against the existence of God and a conclusion that belief in God is not reasonable based on the evidence presented. No more no less.
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    If sufficient information (evidence?) existed for the existence of the Abrahamic God then logical arguments supporting that information would exist as well.
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    If your starting assumption is that the supernatural doesn't exist, that "miracles" never happen, and that any naturalistic explanation (no matter how improbable) is always preferable then you never will find evidence... I disagree. I am open to all evidence. My starting assumption is indeed...
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    I disagree that their is an objective and absolute moral standard. If that was the case the right or wrong choice in all situations would be obvious. There are universal morals that all (or at least most) cultures agree upon but the word "absolute" is difficult to apply to human nature...
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    How can the resurrection be examined by the tools of history? Without evidence of the supernatural (truly exceptional) then one must assume it doesn't exist or at least is not probable. The neutral place to stand for objectivity is in the scientific method and methods of historical confirmation...
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    [MOVED from AP]2014 Warmest Year on Record Since 1880

    Unless it becomes profitable, there will not be enough action to reverse these trends. We all assume we can innovate ourselves out of this mess but sometimes I think that is just an excuse for us to avoid any kind of immediate responsibility. Eh, we'll think of something...
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    Best Argument for Christian God?

    Many are familiar with traditional and contemporary arguments for the existence of God such as the ontological, teleological, and pre-suppositional arguments (etc.) However, assuming that any one of these arguments are true, what suggests that Christians have the correct understanding of God...
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    Representing Christ in the Classroom?

    Good Point. I may have incorrectly assumed the OP was a teacher. If they just wish to express their religiosity in the classroom as a student then there are many instances where that would be appropriate. However, public school teachers should not be trying to convert their students to their...
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    Representing Christ in the Classroom?

    The OP may only want answers from other Christians but what he is proposing (if at a public school) will certainly not only affect Christians. Any teacher seriously considering "representing" (i.e. preaching) his/her religious beliefs in a public school classroom should be counseled as to the...