(December 13, 2015 at 7:38 pm)Whateverist the White Wrote: Maybe but I don't think anyone was getting shrill. There is a reason for you to avoid claiming the existence of God to be an "objective" truth. We all get that you hold it subjectively as the truth. For you it even counts as knowledge. But to say it is an objective fact is to imply you have the argument or evidence which should persuade any impartial observer of the fact. This I don't think you have.
I do believe it is fact though. If I didn't, I wouldn't believe in it. I do have evidence for myself, but this is not evidence that I can show to other people. So I don't try to convince/convert anyone and I don't debate about it. People can believe what they want, and it doesn't bother me if others don't agree with me on the existence of God.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
