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Very good point. We see lots of religious folks who claim there is a glorious afterlife, but go to the greatest lengths possible to prolong their temporal life.
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Very good point. We see lots of religious folks who claim there is a glorious afterlife, but go to the greatest lengths possible to prolong their temporal life.When words don't match with one's actions, credibility tends to decline.
How do you reconcile the problem of evil?I have no idea what you are saying. Care to ask me a question?
You're probably right. I guess I should have emphasized "to the satisfaction of the questioner". I've seen way too many "conversations" disintegrate because no matter what someone says, the other person isn't satisfied. Philosophically speaking, why should someone have to justify their position to anyone?The necessity of justifying your position seems to be the way all human interaction occurs.
Very good point. We see lots of religious folks who claim there is a glorious afterlife, but go to the greatest lengths possible to prolong their temporal life.
What you are calling a provocation may actually be a harmless query. If I were as confident about something as Christians appear to be about their religious beliefs, I would be delighted to address any question or attack on my position.Because we are human, no different than you. We might react to provocations based on a variety of reasons. Sometimes those who antagonize Christians do it for the express reason of getting a rise and then focus on that to discredit them in some way.
Perhaps they take questioning as a threat to their beliefs? That the mere fact someone would question their beliefs suggests that they may be wrong.For some believers, there is no polite way to question their beliefs. No matter how the question phrased, such a believer will take offence at it. It goes without saying that this is not true of all religious people.
Colter already mentioned that he considers a question a "provocation". He apparently doesn't allow for his position to be questioned. That suggests he isn't secure about his position.To the OP, here is an example of what I was talking about earlier. There is no polite way to question Colter on his beliefs or to discuss them critically. You can be as civil and amiable in your questioning as you like, he will still take offence at it. As I said earlier, this isn't true of all believers though.
The two that come to mind are:OK. I'll take the bait: What questions did you ask Christians that you feel were not answered to your satisfaction?
I've had enough interaction with you to know what you believe, it's not a matter of suspicion or misunderstanding. In my theology, Lucifer also lost faith in the unseen Father, he also then set out to undermine the faith of others....but he was civil about it.
Well, from what I know, I was the product of human procreation between my mother and father. Feel free to ask me more questions.Who created you?
The two that come to mind are:
1) How do you reconcile the problem of evil?
2) How do you reconcile the problem of free will?
Thanks for asking. My point is the actions of most religious people suggest that they don't truly believe what they claim to believe. It makes it sound like wishful thinking."lots of religious folks" who have one common denominator: they are all human. They all have faults, flaws, sins, fears, doubts, etc. What's your point?
How can you reconcile mass calamity with a god which is all-loving and all-powerful?With what?
If God knows everything, then he'll know what you'll choose to do tomorrow. Then what if you choose to do something different from what God knows you'll do? What then happens to God's omniscience?What is the "problem of free will" and what am I supposed to reconcile it with?
Thanks for asking. My point is the actions of most religious people suggest that they don't truly believe what they claim to believe. It makes it sound like wishful thinking.
What is a devil?
How can you reconcile mass calamity with a god which is all-loving and all-powerful?
If God knows everything, then he'll know what you'll choose to do tomorrow. Then what if you choose to do something different from what God knows you'll do? What then happens to God's omniscience?
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