RE: Near-Death Experiences (NDEs), Souls, and Atheism
November 22, 2011 at 5:00 am
(This post was last modified: November 22, 2011 at 5:23 am by Willpower.)
He was saying that I did not understand the explanations because I have a "god dulled brain," but did not indicate where my explanations had gone wrong. All i have there is the attack on my character, but he did not present any reasoning for his assertion. He said that it had all been previously explained, but I had already responded, in detail, to those explanations. In the end, he was saying the reasoning behind my argument was wrong on a basis of my assertedly incapable mind which led me there, but yet he failed to indicate where exactly my reasoning erred. In that aspect, he is dismissing my argument on a basis of my asserted character flaws (god-induced ignorance which prevents me from sufficient comprehension), yet he failed to articulate how exactly my comprehensive responses were indeed insufficient.
That's an ad-hominem attack.
He did not address, at all, how exactly my comprehensive responses were indeed insufficient and lacking. He says I'm wrong because I'm to dumb to comprehend, despite the reasoning that I presented. His response effectively ignored all the reasoning that I had already presented. I didn't want my whole posts's reasoning and argument to be so easily ignored. So I asked him to explain.
If you are still unsure about ad hominem attacks, check:
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/sk...busive.htm
Ad hominem attacks are casually called "Insults" and "Personal Attacks" as well.
And it really isn't that big of a deal...
That's an ad-hominem attack.
He did not address, at all, how exactly my comprehensive responses were indeed insufficient and lacking. He says I'm wrong because I'm to dumb to comprehend, despite the reasoning that I presented. His response effectively ignored all the reasoning that I had already presented. I didn't want my whole posts's reasoning and argument to be so easily ignored. So I asked him to explain.
If you are still unsure about ad hominem attacks, check:
http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/sk...busive.htm
Ad hominem attacks are casually called "Insults" and "Personal Attacks" as well.
And it really isn't that big of a deal...
"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect." (1 Peter 3:15)
The "Test of Life" is not whether you can blindly "worship and praise God”. The test in life is whether or not you can live your life according to virtue, and live a life that reverberates waves of positive energy, building people up, as Jesus His son perfectly exemplified. We can choose lives of virtue as is God's will, or to choose lives of selfishness, arrogance, and other vices which have led to the plague of humanity we have found on earth. If people choose vice, that is their choice. Do not judge them (1 Corinthians 5:12 ). But He sent Jesus as a prime example of virtue so that we could see the light and choose it, instead of poisoning the earth with lives of darkness. Many, including even "Christians," have failed in this regard. But Christianity is supposed to be the message of love, hope, faith, unity, and virtue, that creates heaven on Earth.
The "Test of Life" is not whether you can blindly "worship and praise God”. The test in life is whether or not you can live your life according to virtue, and live a life that reverberates waves of positive energy, building people up, as Jesus His son perfectly exemplified. We can choose lives of virtue as is God's will, or to choose lives of selfishness, arrogance, and other vices which have led to the plague of humanity we have found on earth. If people choose vice, that is their choice. Do not judge them (1 Corinthians 5:12 ). But He sent Jesus as a prime example of virtue so that we could see the light and choose it, instead of poisoning the earth with lives of darkness. Many, including even "Christians," have failed in this regard. But Christianity is supposed to be the message of love, hope, faith, unity, and virtue, that creates heaven on Earth.
