RE: The Trap of Pure Rationalism
December 5, 2011 at 7:32 pm
(This post was last modified: December 5, 2011 at 7:33 pm by Doubting Thomas.)
(December 1, 2011 at 11:59 pm)Elihu Wrote: Do you feel that pursuit of truth is hindered by not allowing for the possibility of supernatural revelation?
Not at all. If some kind of evidence is shown which proves this supernatural revelation, then it can be considered. However, all supernatural revelation (presumably from gods) has shown to be nothing more than wishful thinking by the people who claim to have been spoken to by their god. Ever notice that this divine revelation about anything always seems to be exactly what the person receiving the revelation wants? For instance, Herman Cain said that God told him to run for President, and now look at where he's at. Why is it that you never hear a Catholic say that God told them that abortion is OK?
The problem with supernatural revelation is that any mook can just claim that his god told him this or that, and there's no way to prove it one way or the other. So as far as being useful in the pursuit of truth, well, it's about as useful as a wart on your nose.
Christian apologetics is the art of rolling a dog turd in sugar and selling it as a donut.
