RE: Dualism
June 28, 2009 at 3:04 pm
(This post was last modified: June 28, 2009 at 3:19 pm by Purple Rabbit.)
(June 28, 2009 at 4:16 am)fr0d0 Wrote: @ PR: mine is the NIV GodFrom the rational viewpoint it is not illogical to demand evidence for strong claims. In fact that is what logic is about, providing evidence. Apparently from your religious viewpoint it is illogical to demand evidence. Hey, what else is new? You say that you accept claims without evidence and I totally agree that your blind faith is a religious principle. In fact you're implying that the nature of religion is illogical and again I fully agree. But if you wanna enter logical debate, evidence is the thing that is required. To quote Hitchens on this: "That what can be asserted without evidence, can be dismissed without evidence.". Belief has to be a matter of faith so you are at liberty to choose your deity/ ridiculous notion. The reasoning then continues into the resultant benefits of your chosen deity.
My single point here is that there cannot be conclusive proof. This is integral the Christianity and most religiousbelief. Making the condition that there has to be evidence is entirely illogical.
"I'm like a rabbit suddenly trapped, in the blinding headlights of vacuous crap" - Tim Minchin in "Storm"
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0
Christianity is perfect bullshit, christians are not - Purple Rabbit, honouring CS Lewis
Faith is illogical - fr0d0