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If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically?
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RE: If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically?
(June 15, 2013 at 1:51 am)ReasonableRuben Wrote: I can think of at least one reason: a certain person might reject revelation on the basis that the God of said revelation is purported to be omnipotent, omniscient, and omnibenevolent. "But," claims the person, "you have not presented any arguments for the claim that such a being exists." So you employ rational argumentation.
But revelation says he does exist. So if a person requires a logical proof of his existence, then they do not accept revelation. Because logical arguments for the existence of God-in-the-abstract are not arguments for the veracity of revelation, why should their beliefs as to revelation change after hearing such an argument?

If they do not accept revelation, then what basis can they have for believing in one particular being with the 3 omni- attributes versus any other?

Why use logic to answer the question "Does God exist?" and then go on to use revelation to answer "What is God like?"
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RE: If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically? - by Zarith - June 15, 2013 at 3:57 am

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