(April 4, 2009 at 4:55 am)athoughtfulman Wrote: You don't know if it's true? So is Christianity a belief simply as the result of Pascal's Wager? I believe that anything that lacks discernible proof is for practical purposes non-existent. Give me one good reason why one claim should stand above the rest? Or are you asserting that you simply believe that Christianity is different? If so, then I think we will have to agree to disagree, for we're arguing on different planes.I repeat: you are making the claim, it's you that has to defend it.
(April 4, 2009 at 4:55 am)athoughtfulman Wrote: [quote='fr0d0' pid='13142' dateline='1238834037']Christianity isn't about substantiated claims. I thnk I've made my position on that very clear. Do you not?
Simple question - why take Christianity over other millions of unsubstantiated claims?
Removing the crap in your statement... why believe in one faith and not another... because it makes sense to me where the others don't.. not that I then don't consider, reconsider and constantly re-appraise my stance on any position.
(April 4, 2009 at 4:55 am)athoughtfulman Wrote: You jokes and the use of the dog walking in circles is enough to equal the supposed "ridicule" of other forum members.I make serious points addressing actual statements keeping to the point in hand. Yes I joke. Some people enjoy that, you don't seem to.
(April 4, 2009 at 4:55 am)athoughtfulman Wrote: You've had countless questions asked of you and serious points raised yet you fail to give any intelligent answer. It seems to be a habit of yours to avoid any question which you can't answer. You consistently undermine intelligent discussion by turning a debate into a discussion about which point is what. Your tactics, it would seem, are to confuse rather than to educate.You are calling me unintelligent. Notice that I never call anyone else unintelligent. This is a personal attack and not addressing any point.
You repeat the same question and I keep pointing out to you the fallacy of the reasoning. You have to resort to ridicule rather than consider something outside the strict confines of discernible proof. Open your mind.