(December 24, 2017 at 9:06 am)Wololo Wrote:(December 24, 2017 at 1:57 am)Dnte Wrote: I could turn christian after being an old man who has lived a worldly life.
That was kind of the original idea in christianity. It wasn't until well after it became the official religion of the empire that on your deathbed was no longer the accepted place of conversion.
(December 24, 2017 at 8:40 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I'm not a Christian because it "benefits" me. I'm Christian because I think it is true.
Even though the most basic level of thought towards it would show it false.
Yep. Critical thinking involves trying to look for the most reasonable explanation using the most reasonable approach(es) available to us, even if it leads us to a truth that is disturbing and challenges their current views. Given all the arguments Ive heard, I find it incredibly hard to believe that Catholics, or other people of religious faith, have arrived at religious truths using critical thinking skills.
