RE: How long will Christians wait for Jesus?
February 24, 2017 at 1:00 pm
(This post was last modified: February 24, 2017 at 1:03 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(February 24, 2017 at 9:40 am)SteveII Wrote: 1. That's why we define our terms. In the case of the tree, purpose requires a "reason...for which something exists". Under a naturalism worldview, there is no reason why a tree exists rather than something else.Will you ever get tired of being woefully and trivially wrong? There is no shortage of naturalistic reasons as to why trees exist. To be blunt.,...the naturalistic reasons are the -only- reason trees exist. There is no "divine" or "supernatural" reason for trees. What need does a god have for a tree? To provide us with oxygen? Hardly, god can provide the oxygen directly. Because they're pretty and green? Hardly, god can provide pretty and green directly. Because they just are? Negatron, nothing "just is" in the case of divine origin. Because god wanted trees? That's a desire, not a reason.
Quote:It is simply the product of time and chance--just like humans. Under naturalism, the reason for human existence is not "to avoid extinction"--there just is no reason.You gave one of many reasons...directly before saying that there was no reason...doesn't that strike you as.......inane?
Quote:Of course, as I said before, individuals can live for the purpose of x,y or z, but those are subjective and change and are often at odds with other people's purposes.Just as god's purposes are subjective and change and are at odds with my own. What's the problem?
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