RE: I have converted to Christianity
May 14, 2012 at 2:15 pm
(This post was last modified: May 14, 2012 at 2:18 pm by Logic.)
(May 14, 2012 at 1:20 pm)Ace Otana Wrote: Ok, so it all comes from emotion. You should never pass judgement on what's true or false through feelings/emotion, it's completely unreliable, but then again you don't seem interested in what's true.
So next question - Why Christianity? Among the many thousands of religions. Why this one?
I did not say that "it all comes from emotion". I said "primarily based on emotion". By this, I was referring to a theoretical reflection of my own personal emotional wisdom and morality.
As I have already stated, I believe that the majority of individuals passing judgement here are utterly ignorant of philosophy and assume that science (empirical evaluation) and mathematics have the ultimate answer to absolutely everything, which they clearly do not.
My new found interest in Christianity was only made possible by perceiving it through the lens of relativism and existentialism. The vast majority of people who have replied to this thread are speaking exclusively from a material reductionist perspective.
As I have already stated, I believe that God exists and does not exist simultaneously. I also believe that atheistic and religious beliefs are equally valid. If everybody subscribed to this pluralistic and relativistic approach, we would probably live in a more peaceful world. There are obviously many certainties in life, but uncertainty dominates the further we dig into the rabbit hole.