RE: What are the Characteristics of a NT Christian?
April 14, 2017 at 1:51 pm
(This post was last modified: April 14, 2017 at 2:01 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(April 14, 2017 at 1:42 pm)SteveII Wrote:There are mosques, historical people who believe, and "witness testimony" of events that..while still tenuous in my opinion, are orders of magnitude better in quality than those possessed by the NT. These are your criteria, you proposed this as rational justification. Do you not feel that another religion that meets those criteria provides a rational justification for -their- belief?(April 14, 2017 at 1:07 pm)Khemikal Wrote: Do you have a feasible alternative explanation (as in, alternative to Allah is really real™)for the existence of their places of worship, the existence of historical belief, and the existence of their religious texts?
I would say they have a problem with evidence. Supernatural revelations that only one person hears has got to be the lowest level of evidence possible (especially as the only evidence). There are no miracles to speak of and no witnesses to compelling events that back up claims of truth.
Quote:Additionally, it is my understanding that Mohammad tone changed and inconsistencies over the course of writing--which is interesting since it was supposed to have been revealed from Gabriel--who probably would have been more consistent. It is also my understanding that the teachings on Jesus and other matters were clearly influenced by existing works that were circulating in the Arab world.As many narratives in the NT have more than one author or source, or tell slightly different tales of the same event. Strange, since it's all supposed to have been guided by god, somehow, who probably would have been more consistent? It's also -their- understanding that the teachings -of- jesus and other matters in the NT were clearly influenced by existing works that were circulating in the mediterranean world
Your religion and theirs share many things, not just a god.
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