RE: In your opinion what causes christians to believe in Jesus
May 17, 2025 at 11:10 am
(This post was last modified: May 17, 2025 at 11:23 am by The Grand Nudger.)
Correct, determinism does not rule out the sort of freedom™ you think is involved in our will anymore than fatalism does. We see, now, that a meaningful unfreedom actually does fit with the structure of reality. Where was that sage observation moments ago?
Meanwhile, the silly god in magic book won't let me jump to the moon...so if that were a sin we'd all be spotless, but it will let us shake our pecker one too many times or get the sexy feels about the wrong kind of person and that, my friend...is a one way ticket to terror town that makes us very bad free willers. To put it bluntly. Christian free will is nothing more than an excuse for hate crime.
...and a desire to hate crime the shit out of someone certainly causes at least some people to believe in their Christ. You know the types. EIB Jesus. The border guards god. The type of ghost that appeals to bathroom panty sniffers.
Meanwhile, the silly god in magic book won't let me jump to the moon...so if that were a sin we'd all be spotless, but it will let us shake our pecker one too many times or get the sexy feels about the wrong kind of person and that, my friend...is a one way ticket to terror town that makes us very bad free willers. To put it bluntly. Christian free will is nothing more than an excuse for hate crime.
...and a desire to hate crime the shit out of someone certainly causes at least some people to believe in their Christ. You know the types. EIB Jesus. The border guards god. The type of ghost that appeals to bathroom panty sniffers.
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