RE: Disproving Odin - An Experiment in arguing with a theist with Theist logic
March 7, 2018 at 6:00 pm
(March 7, 2018 at 5:25 pm)Mathilda Wrote:(March 7, 2018 at 5:14 pm)SteveII Wrote: I don't think there is anything in the Bible that couldn't have happened (metaphysically speaking).
I was told that just the other day by a talking donkey and he took offence when I didn't believe that he existed. I tried to argue with him that he was a product of my brain and a shit load of drugs that I had just taken but he tried to convince me that seeing him was itself evidence.
I have to say though, it was more tangible than a temporal lobe seizure and a personal relationship with an invisible presence you cannot hear or touch.
That's your example! It is not metaphysically possible for God to use a donkey to send a message to its obstinate owner? Perhaps the donkey spoke or perhaps Balaam just heard the wise-ass speak. Neither is metaphysically impossible.
Quote:(March 7, 2018 at 5:14 pm)SteveII Wrote: In addition, the Bible narrative has consistent themes throughout that do not contradict each other.
So does Shrek and its sequels. Which incidentally also contains a talking donkey.
You probably don't even know the story--saw it on an internet atheist list of sophomoric objections to Christianity. You're way out of your depth discussing these issues because you just don't know nor understand what you are objecting to (even at a basic level). One of my favorite quotes comes to mind: "Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."