13 Questions

[Faith No More]

1. What evidence would convince you of God’s existence?

Him telling me so would certainly convince me but short of that it would have to be an astonishing miracle that went beyond any doubt of being of any origin other than God. Even seeing miracles performed by humans supposedly in the name of God would be questionable.

2. You see the words, “I love you” written in the sand at the beach. Is this man-made? If so, how do you know?

Yes, as humans are the only animal with the mental capacity for written language and such an occurrence would not meet the criteria I set out in question #1

3. If the God of the Bible were real, would He set the rules or would man set the rules?

The God of the Bible definitely appears to set rules for humans to follow. A non-specific God, however, might want humanity to be able to figure that out on their own.

4. Do moral laws exist? If so, do they exist independent of humans? How do you know what they are?

Moral laws are a human construct and do not seem to appear outside of our social structures. If one was to admit that God desiged everything, nature is definitely indifferent to the feelings of the individual and would have to wonder where morals belonged in his design.

5. If everyone on earth believed that rape were morally right, would it still be morally wrong?

No, morals are the applications of beliefs.

6. What is the most dangerous religion on Earth?

Since I am not educated in most religions I can't say specifically but it would be any religion that advocates harm to others. One could argue that just about any religion could be used in such manner

7. Where did the laws of logic come from?

The human abillity to construct absolute truths beyond what they perceive.

8. How did non-rational events and processes lead to a rational human mind?

Best guess would be trial and error over the developement of the species.

9. Why do some atheists such as Carl Wieland and Alister McGrath become Christians?

Can't say exactly but my best guess as to why atheists convert is that they lack something spiritually that they can only fill through religion. Atheists who can maintain spiritual balance without religion have no need for it.

10. How do beliefs and thoughts differ?

Beliefs are what the individual determines to be true based upon their thoughts.

11. Do you believe that God does not exist?

No, I have no beliefs on whether a God exists and believe it is a non-issue beyond its social implications.

12. Do you think that God does not exist?

I think it is beyond the human abillity to determine without 100% empirical evidence.

13. How do you think life began on Earth?

I think the best theory right now is the building blocks for life arrived on Earth from an asteroid.