(November 14, 2017 at 8:05 am)Mathilda Wrote:(November 13, 2017 at 2:39 pm)SteveII Wrote:Quote:Children are taught that the consequence to their actions are irrelevant because only a non-existent god ca truly judge them.
1.1 - This sentence makes no sense. The second half does not follow from the first. God's judgement would be a significant consequence and very relevant. However, you made up what children are taught to make your point (classic definition of a strawman argument).
To explain, I am saying that that your god does not exist, not that children are taught that your god is non-existent.
Isn't it the typical Christian belief that only God can truly pass judgment?
If so then a consequence of this is that everyone else's judgment is less important.
"Only God can pass judgement" means only God can pass judgement on a person's soul. Meaning we can't condemn people to Hell. We can't say "Sussie who died last night went to Hell," because we cannot judge the state of her soul. NO WHERE in all my lifetime as a Christian, being raised by Christian parents, going to church, and going to Catholic school, was I EVER taught that consequences of this life are "irrelevant." That is an absolutely ridiculous thing to say about all of us and our parents and our faith.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
