Why I'm Anti-Theistic

[Eudaimonist]

Both.

Interesting. Can you give an example of something that the voice of your conscience has told you before? What did you hear?


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Tree of Life]

Could it be that your theology is wrong?

That is certainly possible.

 

[Tree of Life]

That one is a real head-scratcher. I don't know any of that.


eudaimonia,

Mark

According to the Scriptures it is something that you and I know but we actively suppress.

 

[bhsmte]

That is certainly possible.

Intellectual honesty, congrats.

I could be wrong too.

 

[Eudaimonist]

According to the Scriptures it is something that you and I know but we actively suppress.

You may be using a very different concept of "knowledge" than I am, because I don't see how one can know something without actually knowing it.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[anonymous person]

But you can be wrong about god, no?

I have already addressed this.

 

[anonymous person]

And your perceptions about things like God are infallible?

According to the power of God which worketh in me to do His good pleasure.

 

[anonymous person]

Interesting. Can you give an example of something that the voice of your conscience has told you before? What did you hear?


eudaimonia,

Mark

Don't do that.

 

[bhsmte]

According to the power of God which worketh in me to do His good pleasure.

Is this a yes or no, as to whether your personal perceptions are infallible?

 

[bhsmte]

Don't do that.

What is the problem? You brought it up.

 

[anonymous person]

What is the problem? You brought it up.

I was talking to Mark.

 

[bhsmte]

I was talking to Mark.

Open forum.

 

[anonymous person]

Is this a yes or no, as to whether your personal perceptions are infallible?

What I have written, I have written.

 

[anonymous person]

Open forum.

Yes I know.

 

[bhsmte]

What I have written, I have written.

I know, it is a tough one.

 

[Eudaimonist]

Don't do that.

Don't do what? Ask a simple question?

If you are embarrassed to give a real example, I understand. I'm not forcing you to do so.


eudaimonia,

Mark

 

[Davian]

I think nonbelief is forgiveable. One of the twelve was a skeptic.

Then where is this alleged justice I hear about, if everyone gets in [to Heaven]?

 

[anonymous person]

Don't do what? Ask a simple question?

If you are embarrassed to give a real example, I understand. I'm not forcing you to do so.


eudaimonia,

Mark

No Mark. That was the example. "Don't do that".

 

[Davian]

My theology would say a few things:

1. All people know God. They know that he exists and that they owe him recognition and allegiance. All are without excuse in this regard.
2. All people resist acknowledging God.
3. Only by God's grace can we come to a positive awareness of God and a trust in him.

So your theology says that we are all believers, just some of us lie about it.

Putting the accuracy of your mind-reading abilities aside for the moment, if we are all believers, don't we all go to Heaven? Why all of the religious rigmarole?

Apart from his grace we must ignore him because his reality is terrible to us.

What's so terrible? We get to go to heaven. Ice cream and circuses for everyone!

 

[Davian]

That is certainly possible.

I'm happy to hear that. Have you considered that telling others how they think, and being wrong about it, may not be the best approach for making your theology appear coherent to those same individuals?