"Sure, you can make nice with the Christians. When people offer to pray for me, I just thank them. If they tell me something I disagree with, I disagree. Politely. That has little to do with my beliefs or lack thereof. That has to do with who I am. I…"
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"Exactly, Esther! To go even further back, how does he know that he's experienced the actions or presence of ANY divinity? Then, having grappled with that question, we come to yours: How does he know that any divine act or presence he may have…"
Esther Rhymes commented on Steve Curless's blog post 'Dialogue With a Theist'"How does he know that it's the christian god and not some other?"
"Thank you, Tulshidas. I don't take "offense" at your skepticism concerning my Christian Facebook friend. Perhaps he IS trying to manipulate me with a "blatant lie" about his conversion experiences. However, I don't jump…"
Tulshidas Singha commented on Steve Curless's blog post 'Dialogue With a Theist'"Thank you very much, sir,for your honesty and simplicity. A large number of persons among the believers are in the same state of transition,as you are. But all do/can not express their mental conflict open and above board for their fear or…"
"Gaytor, thanks for clarifying your skepticism regarding conversion experiences and for your tidy synopsis of Christian doctrine."
Gaytor commented on Steve Curless's blog post 'Dialogue With a Theist'"In order to be a Christian, you have to choose Jesus as your God, spiritual and moral leader. I couldn't choose that route. Luke 19:27 "But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them…"
"John, why should I "feel hesitant to reject" religions such as Christianity? That's a great question! The short answer is that because, once I reject them, I risk forever closing my mind to any possible truths, literal or…"
John Nguyen commented on Steve Curless's blog post 'Dialogue With a Theist'"Why should you feel hesitant to reject them, when you realize that there's no rationally compelling reason not to? It's not up to you to remain indulgently "open-minded" about Christianity or its sects therein. It's up to…"
Dialogue With a Theist
I discovered and joined this website two days ago and started this blog that same day. In my first post, I explained that I turned away from Christianity as a boy because I came to find it "ridiculously implausible" but that I've nevertheless enjoyed discussing Christianity almost ever since. I called it "following my Campbellian bliss," even if I wasn't sure exactly why I felt this way about it.Well, a Facebook friend read my post and revealed that, unlike my starting out Christian and turning…See More
"Lindsey, you make a very good point, and it's one I'm not sure how to address. In principle, I don't want to irrevocably dismiss ANY religion, and, yet, I'd be hard pressed to truthfully state that I haven't dismissed a…"
Lindsey commented on Steve Curless's blog post 'Dialogue With a Theist'"If you're open to the idea that christianity might be the truth just because you don't know for sure that it isn't, then you have to be equally open to every other religion ever practiced, because they have just as much probability of…"
"Gaytor, you raise some important issues. Aside from the question of whether we should remain "open" to Christian teachings we find "repugnant--hell being the most repugnant of all to me--is it possible to be Christian without…"
Gaytor commented on Steve Curless's blog post 'Dialogue With a Theist'"You can certainly have open communication. I find that if I'm not honest with people, I haven't been myself. If I'm not myself, it's not me that they are becoming friends with and I am wasting both of our time and efforts. Along…"
"Again, I'm not sure that atheism means "no religion." What it literally means is "without theism" or "without god." Can there be non-theistic--i.e. atheistic--religion? Most would say that Buddhism is an atheistic…"
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Dialogue With a Theist
Posted on July 1, 2010 at 2:00pm 13 Comments 0 Likes
I discovered and joined this website two days ago and started this blog that same day. In my first post, I explained that I turned away from Christianity as a boy because I came to find it "ridiculously implausible" but that I've nevertheless enjoyed discussing Christianity almost ever since. I called it "following my Campbellian bliss," even if I wasn't sure exactly… Continue
Beginning the Beguine
Posted on June 29, 2010 at 10:00am 1 Comment 0 Likes
I have too many blogs already, so why start another, especially when I'm neglecting most of my other ones as it is? I can't really answer that, except to say that it somehow manages to seem like a good idea at this time.
I'm fascinated by Christianity. I stopped attending church and considering myself Christian when I was still a boy. But I continue to marvel at how so many people throughout the world embrace or at least say they embrace the "faith," and I love to discuss…
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