RE: Hell
February 5, 2011 at 6:22 pm
(This post was last modified: February 5, 2011 at 6:26 pm by Matthew.)
(February 5, 2011 at 4:36 pm)OnlyNatural Wrote: Oh really? God must have made a mistake when designing our brains, then, since actual critical thinking, about the Bible as well as our accumulated real-world evidence, tends to move people further away from belief in the supernatural, not closer.How did you come to this conclusion?
Quote:Isn't the first commandment 'Thou shalt not have any gods before me'?That is the first of the Ten Commandments, yes. What follows?
Quote:I'll throw a quote out there too, from an author we actually know for sure existed: 'All thinking men are atheists' (Ernest Hemingway).The history of Western philosophy springs to mind for some reason.
(February 5, 2011 at 4:55 pm)annatar Wrote:Premise: God wants us to think.Quote:Perhaps God wants us to think.He doesn't want us to believe then...
Conclusion: Therefore, God doesn't want us to believe.
I'm am trying here, but completely failing, to think of a premise that both completes your argument and is worth believing.
Matthew
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"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C.S. Lewis
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"I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen, not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else." C.S. Lewis
