RE: Hell
February 7, 2011 at 4:17 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2011 at 4:23 pm by Matthew.)
(February 7, 2011 at 11:42 am)OnlyNatural Wrote: Why don't you just tell us what constitutes evidence for you.Because we are critically thinking about your assumptions and definitions, and to give my view would be irrelevant.
Quote:So tell us, how can you possibly know that God exists, then?Well, according to Christian epistemology, all people are given immediate knowledge of God by way of His self-revelation through what He has created (including ourselves).
(February 7, 2011 at 11:57 am)Minimalist Wrote:I am giving an internal critique of OnlyNatural's assumption that evidence is necessary in order to demonstrate that it is self-refuting. I, personally, do not accept OnlyNatural's assumption that evidence is necessary - so even if there were no evidence of God as you claim, it would not be hypocritical of me to accept His existence. It would only be hypocritical if accepting God's existence violated some epistemological principle which I hold myself and others to.Quote:This is itself a truth claim, but I can conceive of no evidence that supports it. By its own lights, then, I must reject it.However, there is no evidence which supports your particular superstition either, yet you accept that and even try to explain it to others. This makes you something of a hypocrite.
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