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Started this discussion. Last reply by Giakorina Mejia Jun 4, 2012. 113 Replies 0 Likes
Hi, everyone.Over the next several days or so, I should begin posting a variety of arguments for the existence of God. The purpose of this thread is to give context to those arguments so that people…Continue
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Giakorina Mejia replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"I have no problems with religious people. And I'm sure there are a lot of good points for them believing but i just dont believe. it just doesnt make sense to me and I do think politcally, the world would be a better place without it. Just my…"
CJoe replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"I think there has been plenty of encouragement for William to stay since practically everyone who has engaged has been asking questions and for clarification. I feel like we've already handled him with kid-gloves. He does seem like a nice guy,…"
Reg The Fronkey Farmer replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"I assumed that William did not mean he was born Atheist but that he had a religion he grew up with and like most born again or renewed in the faith types had labelled the time before he found Jesus as his spell with Atheism. Most Theists I know who…"
Simon Paynton replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"You could say that, but on the other hand, we have to remember that the nature of reality is ultimately unfathomable. Not just this universe, but whatever else there is "outside" it, outside of our space and time.
I…"
Unseen replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"Exactly. Atheism is an actively held position, not a default."
Unseen replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"If God were to exist, he would deserve more than the lukewarm "maybe he exists, maybe not" approach of Occam."
Simon Paynton replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"William -
tell us your arguments. If people aren't interested, then they can choose to look at something else. We're not going to cry if someone disagrees with us.
If atheists will only talk to other atheists, then…"
Sagacious Hawk replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"Not quite. Saying that we are atheists at birth implies that all atheists are ignorant, because that is what babies are. At birth, we all have zero knowledge of anything, which is ignorance. Atheism isn't' a lack of knowledge of the…"
Reg The Fronkey Farmer replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"Hi William – The problem for us is that they are old arguments. We have all collectively dealt with them on this site before or individually offsite. Every so often a Theist joins this site and offers this same list or a variation of it and…"
Simon Paynton replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"William, I have a question for you, as a Christian. This is not me sneering or trying to trip you up. It's a genuine request for information. Suppose you have an evil person. Someone who deliberately does things to hurt…"
Simon Paynton replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"William -
damn, just hit us already! Stop pussying around! It doesn't matter what reception you get. We want to hear your views. The basic rule is politeness and civility. Apart from that, it doesn't matter…"
CJoe replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"William. I found a blog by Richard Carrier via our weekly Sunday School(<--click me) blog by Nelson. It answers the alleged 20 questions that atheists can't answer. Several of the questions asked/answered are the ones you listed in your…"
kris feenstra replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'""That message" was implied to be a message in which he was encouraged not to speak, or in which his right to speech needed to be defended. What I am explaining is that I have sent no such message -- that this is a…"
CJoe replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"I don't read that as a threat of banishment. I read that as "what's the point of your participation here at all?" It sounds like genuine curiosity to me.
Just so we're all clear, William is in no danger of being banned…"
kris feenstra replied to William Occam's discussion 'One Theist's Agenda'"No, it can't be logically interpreted that way. It's actually quite the opposite.
He started out in the blog entry preceding this with a list of actual arguments and has somehow managed to drift further and further away from…"
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Posted on May 30, 2012 at 11:31am 53 Comments 0 Likes
Hi, everyone.
My goal here is not to argue that Christianity is true, but that I'm reasonable to be a Christian. I don't care if you agree with me about Christianity, but I do want to persuade you that I'm not stupid, crazy, insane, or in any other epistemically lamentable state, for being a Christian. What follows is a sketch that I can expand as people ask reasonable questions.
Keeping this as short as reasonably possible, I'm a Christian because I think that God exists and…
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