RE: Christianity Is The BEST Religion....
February 18, 2018 at 11:50 am
(This post was last modified: February 18, 2018 at 11:53 am by sdelsolray.)
To Member Nimbus.
Two points.
1) You have made certain claims in this thread, e.g., a particular god exists, this god does certain things, humans have an afterlife. That's fine. However, you provide no evidence to support your claims. As such these claims are typically called "mere assertions". In rational discourse, the person making a positive claim has the burden of proof/evidence/persuasion regarding those claims. So far, you have not met this burden. In rational discourse, your mere assertions can be tentatively rejected unless and until you meet your burden of proof/evidence/persuasion. This is how rational/critical thinking proceeds.
2) Most theists, regardless of the particular religion into which they identify, were indoctrinated with the relevant religious tenets, traditions and dogma since childhood, usually by trusted adults such as parents, religious leaders and others. In addition, most theists also experience peer pressure from other members of the particular religion (i) to maintain that religion's beliefs and faith, (ii) to avoid other persons who do not share the same beliefs and (iii) to avoid topics which might challenge the various religious tenets, traditions and dogma.
Short version: You merely assert. I suspect you have yet to acknowledge, quantify or question decades of religious indoctrination and related peer pressure to which you have been exposed.
Two points.
1) You have made certain claims in this thread, e.g., a particular god exists, this god does certain things, humans have an afterlife. That's fine. However, you provide no evidence to support your claims. As such these claims are typically called "mere assertions". In rational discourse, the person making a positive claim has the burden of proof/evidence/persuasion regarding those claims. So far, you have not met this burden. In rational discourse, your mere assertions can be tentatively rejected unless and until you meet your burden of proof/evidence/persuasion. This is how rational/critical thinking proceeds.
2) Most theists, regardless of the particular religion into which they identify, were indoctrinated with the relevant religious tenets, traditions and dogma since childhood, usually by trusted adults such as parents, religious leaders and others. In addition, most theists also experience peer pressure from other members of the particular religion (i) to maintain that religion's beliefs and faith, (ii) to avoid other persons who do not share the same beliefs and (iii) to avoid topics which might challenge the various religious tenets, traditions and dogma.
Short version: You merely assert. I suspect you have yet to acknowledge, quantify or question decades of religious indoctrination and related peer pressure to which you have been exposed.
