RE: Plantinga's "Free Will" defense contradicts Christianity
February 7, 2020 at 5:32 pm
(This post was last modified: February 7, 2020 at 6:57 pm by John 6IX Breezy.)
I don't know why you think Christians can't disagree. The apostles disagreed and argued with each other. Jesus himself, although he always submitted to the will of the Father, has moments where he expressed his desire for a different outcome.
What I see happening with you is a phenomenon foundational to the psychology of prejudice. The brain tends to create in groups and outgroups out of relatively little information. As long as there is some commonality, the brain divides people into us and them. What's more is that it tends to attribute certain assumptions to each group. It tends to overestimate the diversity of the in group and underestimate the diversity of the out group.
Perhaps that is why you look at Christians and seem somewhat fascinated to discover there is diversity of opinion and belief within the faith.
You also seem to think that if two religious people disagree, or even two Christians, that their disagreement cancels out leaving atheism as the winner. I disagree with atheists as much as I disagree with Mormons. Why is that an issue?
What I see happening with you is a phenomenon foundational to the psychology of prejudice. The brain tends to create in groups and outgroups out of relatively little information. As long as there is some commonality, the brain divides people into us and them. What's more is that it tends to attribute certain assumptions to each group. It tends to overestimate the diversity of the in group and underestimate the diversity of the out group.
Perhaps that is why you look at Christians and seem somewhat fascinated to discover there is diversity of opinion and belief within the faith.
You also seem to think that if two religious people disagree, or even two Christians, that their disagreement cancels out leaving atheism as the winner. I disagree with atheists as much as I disagree with Mormons. Why is that an issue?
