RE: Debunking Christianity? It's actually quite as simple as asking "why?"
June 23, 2011 at 4:27 pm
(June 23, 2011 at 8:01 am)Cinjin Wrote: ...and without deism - I would (and possibly will) default to atheism. I will be the first to concede that God may not exist. It is an impossible thing to prove. For now however, Deism allows me the small amount of faith I always wanted and the ability to ridicule silly books about goat herders and superstition.
Not to point fingers or anything, but you do see how similar to a theist argument this is, don't you? Believing in something you just because you want to is not a good foundation for understanding. I get it though. After going through some really tough times in my life, I was a deist for a little less than two years. Once I completely examined why I believed that though, I realized it was nothing more than the fact that I needed it to be so. I needed there to be something to life beyond just random chaos. Ultimately though, our desires should not dictate our beliefs.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
