(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:Believing in God is different to believing in a truckEvF Wrote:What's the difference? You either believe something is so or not right?
(August 15, 2009 at 7:56 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: No. I see you don't get it.
So you are saying that you don't either believe something or not? I would have thought that was....true by definition??
(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:Quite. You don't understand. Therefore you're question of my belief is unfounded. It's meaningless to you.Quote:Your idea contradicts what we observe. How do you conclude that belief in God is completely 100% knowable?I don't. I don't conclude that anything is 'completely 100% knowable', ultimately - I'm agnostic on all matters.
(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:You can't accept the transcendental. Surely it's a simple concept to grasp? Of course if you keep on insisting that you won't consider the transcendental then you're never going to get it. How can you transfer the transcendental to the physical? You seem to be asking me to work that one out for you. To me it's madness. You can't. In your reality you never ever will make it fit. It just doesn't. This is getting circular now. Just answer this one point.Quote:Because he is transcendental. You are insisting he isn't by your statements. Which of course isn't my belief you're talking about, but your own misunderstanding of my belief.Could you explain it then? You say you've explained it...but however you 'reason about it', how does that change the fact you believe something or you don't as I said above?
(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:How can you conclude irreversibly (as you demand) something unknowable? ..if the horrific absurdity of that doesn't slap you in the face then I give up now. There's no hope for you!Quote:X's type of existence is unknown by definition (transcendental).God is unknowable, fine. What's that got to do with what I've been saying?
(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:I knew you'd have to jump on that oneQuote:The physical universe, Y, is different. It exists actually.So God doesn't then...actually exist? Oh, I thought so lol.
(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: But I'm not talking about whether you can 'know' it or not...I'm talking about whether you do believe it or not. Two different things.Now you're advocating a different definition. Previously you said belief = know.
(August 15, 2009 at 8:52 pm)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:Quote:Please don't keep repeating yourself. It's very boring!
Sorry, I'm doing my best to improve
EvF
Stopstealing the moral high ground