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    I don't believe in right and wrong.

    In my opinion, you act the way you do for precisely the same reasons that Christians and non-Christians do. That is, you act out of instinct that has been shaped and modified by your experiences of life. All normal humans seem to have a sense of right and wrong, and that sense does not vary...
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    And don't forget that we even have a film of Bigfoot. What more scientific evidence could anyone ask for? Nothing seems to satisfy skeptics. The film was shot with a 16mm hand-held Kodak movie camera. It is so clear that you can even make out the zipper on the suit! ^_^
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    Absolutely. Other species have brains, too, and what we mean by "comprehension" is really grounded in the relationship between our bodies and our brains. You didn't even need the example of the blind person to convince me of this (although I suspect that even the brains of congenitally blind...
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    I'm not sure what you think is beyond human comprehension. You'll have to explain it a little more clearly. ^_^ However, I do agree with you that there are gaps in our knowledge. We perhaps disagree on the need to invent gods in order to explain the gaps in our knowledge.
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    First of all, the only point that I saw you make in your post was that there are some facts which we cannot discover the truth of. We will always be ignorant or mistaken of some facts. Secondly, you make the bald assertion that the origin of the universe was supernatural. It is difficult to...
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    I would add to the Bellman's point that the something in question could be a delusion. Your point was that direct experiences might not be delusional. All of our evidence of events in external reality is from indirect experiences mediated through direct experience. So all experiences are...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Hi, Izzy. I understand your feelings and your point. In this thread, I have not been particularly concerned about God's goodness as much as how we reconcile God's behavior with fairness, which is a virtue. How does the Christian religion make sense of God's behavior? One can always claim...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Izzy, would you then be willing to admit that God is not fair? That would seem to contradict the idea that God is perfectly benevolent. Unfairness--arbitrarily conferring favors on some and depriving them from others--strikes me as a reasonable trait for a pagan god, not the Christian one.
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    Buzz, when you make that argument, please keep in mind that every delusion ever experienced, without exception, has been a direct personal experience. Are you claiming that God has lost patience with us? That his omniscience failed him? That the Hebrews snookered him into thinking that...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    That's not quite it, although I have posed this question as well. The basic argument is that a fair test would be one in which all souls are tested under the same conditions. Since all of us live life under different conditions, there is no way to compare the results fairly. How can one who has...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Didaskalos, I respect your opinion on what constitutes Christianity (which you have not explained or elaborated upon in this thread), but that argument could be made of every single challenger to Christianity in the Apologetics forum. Although my view of Christianity may be mistaken--and that is...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Hi, folks. For reasons that are unclear and unexplained, this thread--a debate over a commonly-recognized antinomy in the definition of God--has been moved out of Apologetics to "Non-Christian Religion". I have appealed the move, because it makes no sense to me. Also, I had thought that this...
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    Speaking for myself, I wouldn't agree with your observation, Lifesaver. While I think that the Soviets predisposed their citizen scholars to some rather goofy ideas about science, they were fairly rigid in their economic doctrines. In fact, the Communist Party behaved very much like a church...
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    Are Christians more gullible?

    This is a very good question, although I would not fault people for straying beyond the limitations of pseudo-science and the supernatural. The thread topic appears far more general than the OP question allows. If one were to ask about gullibility in general, one would have to ask whether...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Dear 12volt. Thank you for taking the time to give your perspective on this. As you know, we have some very strong disagreements, and I note that you have challenged my sincerity and veracity a few times. In light of that, it doesn't look to me as if we can continue to have a profitable...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    12volt_man, this is getting somewhat tedious and repetitive, so I'll just respond to those elements of your last post that seem in need of a reply. I won't continue to assert that I read Romans 5, since you seem determined to believe that either I must agree with your interpretation of it or I...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    He simply claimed that redemption was without condition. You made clear that there are conditions, although you seem not to want to admit that. Heaven is not a reward? That sounds a bit bizarre to me. I suppose that being excused from eternal torture, which you claim all of us are headed for...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Gosh, you have a much harsher view of things than Codeman. :) BTW, that "reconciliation" decision there--that's what I call a "test". You may choose to call it something else. Must have missed it the first time. Anyway, not being a Christian, I'm not really in a position to demonstrate those...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Hi, Codeman. Thanks for your perspective. What makes you think that? This is good news. The specific conditions I had in mind were (1) sincere belief in God, (2) acceptance of Jesus Christ as my personal lord and savior, and (3) adherence to the correct Christian moral code. However, I'm...
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    God's Test of Human Souls: Is it fair?

    Then there is no Judgement Day after the Second Coming, right? :doh: I wasn't aware that you were asking me to demonstrate any Christian interpretations. Perhaps you forgot. I'm not the one who is the Christian. I am quite willing to discuss your interpretations, though. So you say. But...