RE: God is so quiet
February 11, 2018 at 10:57 am
(This post was last modified: February 11, 2018 at 10:57 am by LadyForCamus.)
(February 11, 2018 at 10:34 am)SteveII Wrote:(February 11, 2018 at 9:15 am)LadyForCamus Wrote: I think Matt D. brings up a point worth noting about the argument from contingency by noting the distinction between causal contingency and sustained contingency. The argument itself is not an argument for sustained contingency...Not that that is its only problem Ofc. We have the Bible to fill in those blanks I guess. 😏
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=l6esL6yz52Q
I listened. There might be a point to make about the possibility God created the universe and in doing so ceased to exist. However, that is only a solution to the argument and does not address the rest of the reasons to think God exists (personal experience, people claiming to be changed/minor miracles, the NT, etc.). As I have always stated, the case for Christianity is cumulative.
Also, don't buy the nonsense of going through the premises and having Matt say the conclusion does not follow. He knows very well that is the summary version and discussion on the crucial premises take pages and pages to show the reasoning. I think there is 60 pages in my Natural Theology textbook on this argument alone.
Is there any particular point he made that you have a problem with? Or, is it just easier to go with your, ‘lots of important people write lots of important stuff on this topic,’ blanket dismissal?
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.
