RE: Theistic Inclinations
May 11, 2017 at 11:09 am
(This post was last modified: May 11, 2017 at 11:10 am by Neo-Scholastic.)
(May 11, 2017 at 10:35 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I still don't see how we can entirely blame someone for simply not believing any particular thing exists if they have not seen convincing proof of it. Refusing to believe because you don't like it or can't be bothered is one thing. But not believing because you just genuinely can't bring yourself to think it's real, is entirely different. And I think the vast majority of unbelievers fall into this latter category.
A common topic on AF is how much evidence is required to believe in God. I think it is pretty clear that for the overwhelming majority of AF members, no amount of evidence would be sufficient. As far as I’m concerned, God is not as hidden as they suggest. Everyone knows that some things are right and some things are wrong. It takes a special effort to believe in moral relativism. Everyone senses the transcendent in things of great beauty. It takes a special effort to attribute those feelings to just physiological responses. Anyone can see that things are not right in the world and that most often we have only ourselves to blame. It takes a special effort to consider yourself blameless in all this mess. The list goes on. That is what Paul is talking about; they suppress the truth in unrighteousness.
(May 11, 2017 at 10:35 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: How do you feel about what I said regarding people still having a chance to choose after they die and are made fully aware?
In Revelation 21, John describes gates in the walls of the New Jerusalem and specifically states in verse 25 that they will never be closed. Then, in verse 27 it says that only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life will ever enter. To me that means that God eternally invites all to join Him but that the unrighteous eternally reject that offer.
