(November 10, 2010 at 2:29 am)tackattack Wrote: I don't know if I subscribe to your definition of humanistic (I'm not a secular humanist nor a religious humanist), but I do believe that all of our actions should be justified internally with reason, ethics and justice. All that is encompassed by our developed human nature. I just factor in a few more checks and balances, such as intuition, the Holy Spirit, and a comprehensive scripture check. Just to clarify I don't deny any of my own human aspects and value every life at least as a fellow human.You clearly stated that your personal experience was in some way was subjective personal proof of a god. My contention is only if you are prepared to accept that is also true for others who have a similar experience, but with less desirable results (the serial killer or suicide bomber being examples). So do you concede that they also experience god, or that your experience is the true god and they are mistaken? If you concede that you know where I'll go next of course, but if you don't you still have offered no grounds on which to deny their claims, as all your defences could be used by them as well. Scripture can't really help here as it will support both the humane and murderous amongst us.
"I still say a church steeple with a lightning rod on top shows a lack of confidence"...Doug McLeod.
