(August 18, 2015 at 8:05 am)Neimenovic Wrote:(August 18, 2015 at 8:02 am)Randy Carson Wrote: I did? Sorry...
Yep. You said you'd do it but you don't want to have too many threads active at once. So if you have any time, feel free to do it anytime here.
Speaking of which....anybody seen Kingpin? ._.
Sorry vic, was gone for a few days with family stuff. I'm back now!
Here's my response:
First cause: Everything physical no matter how you slice it can only get the explanation for its existence outside itself. Causation is either self-caused, uncaused or caused by another. Self-caused is self defeating. So the first cause must be something that is uncaused and non-physical.
Deism: An always existing (uncaused) spirit that brought in to existence all things. I find the first cause premise to be logical, so getting to Deism is a natural step.
Theism: This is where some cannot make the logical leap. There three major monotheistic religions in the world. Islam, Judaism and Christianity. For me the leap revolves around the person of Jesus Christ, his fulfillment of messianic prophecy, his death and resurrection in history, the explosion of the early church and willingness of the disciples and apostles to die for the gospel message lends credence to its truth for me.
Abrahamic God: See above
As far as my particular Abrahamic God, I would say that we don't all believe in a different God, but we all have differing viewpoints of God in how our personal lives have been affected by belief in Him.
I am personally non-denominational, and actually have a lot of issues with "religion" in general and the approach the church takes on many issues. Belief in God is a personal thing, a personal relationship and should stay as such.
My personal version of this God is as I explained above, will be subjective to the personal experiences in my life.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.