(January 23, 2016 at 3:15 pm)athrock Wrote:(January 23, 2016 at 11:45 am)Crossless1 Wrote: What does any apologist want other than to reassure themselves that playing make-believe is intellectually respectable and that their sophistry is pleasing to their god?
Every morning when I wake up, I'm plagued by doubts caused by the inevitable march of science.
So, I log in here to steady my trembling nerves.
Who said anything about the march of science? 'Make-believe' was the operative phrase. You Christians believe obviously contrived and fantastic stories, yet you don't hesitate to dismiss the equally fantastic stories of other traditions. For some believers, such blatant hypocrisy demands some sort of explanation -- some reasons. Hence, apologetics. It's the back-handed compliment religious faith pays to reality and the demands of intellectual integrity.
It just falls far short of the mark.
