My Escatological Vision

[OnlyNatural]

One must accept certain a-priori beliefs, like I exist, which also cannont be proven.

Alright, I accept that I exist. I still fail to see how you automatically jump from 'I exist' to 'I have a soul, which will endure forever in a metaphysical realm.' There is evidence for our existence. There is none for your supernatural and metaphysical assumptions.

There is a perfectly legitimate and rational reason why homosexuality is wrong.

I'd love to hear your reason. Although there's a separate thread for this topic, you might want to check that out first.

We can do no good thing apart from God's grace.

I'm a good, moral person who lacks the grace of a non-existent god. I do not expect any eternal reward for being good. Doing the right thing is a reward in itself.

God knows the condition of man's heart and what he would have done in any given situation. For this reason it is certainly possible that God's salvation has extened beyond the visible walls of the Church.

I resepect all thouse who seek truth in charity.

And yet, if I do good in this world and live a life of charity, but I still reject the idea of a god, I'm going to hell anyway, right?

Christ teaches that all of the law is summarized in this, love God and love your neighbor as yourself, he further states the golden rule, do unto others as you would have them do to you.

How about I just love my neighbour as myself, and do unto others as I would have them do unto me? There you have it, a recipe for a good life, no gods necessary.

You were created with value, and you were further purchased at the highest price, the life of Christ.

No. You can believe your fairy tale all you want, but don't come in here and foist it upon others.

There is no form of you floating about in a metaphysical realm.

You got that right! Oh wait, you were being sarcastic...

I trust my reason before my senses

Apparently not. 'Reasonable' is not how I'd describe anything you've said. If anything, you're only trusting your emotions because it just 'feels' right to you.

I don't know why I even bother. You come in here with your a priori assumptions, insisting that nothing and no one will ever change your mind. What a waste of time. *sigh* 'If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people,' so damn true...