(May 24, 2012 at 5:55 am)NoMoreFaith Wrote:(May 19, 2012 at 4:08 pm)Polaris Wrote: Nothing. Christians would still be Christian.
But would their children? Their children's children?
If children are not indoctrinated, if christianity did not "spread the message", basically taking the human propagation of the faith out of the equation. Would it survive. That's the question.
NMF Wrote:I'll repeat the short form of the argument,
1. If Christianity is true then the Christian faith will probably not die out if Christians stop proselytizing.
Christianity being true would not stop proselytizing, through the faith in Christ God would motivate us.
NMF Wrote:2. The Christian faith will probably die out if Christians stop proselytizing.
The Christian faith will never die out, God will make sure christians will continue to proselytize.
NMF Wrote:3. Therefore Christianity is probably false.
Therefore Christianity is true.
NMF Wrote:Essentially we are asking, if the Christian faith stopped talking about Christianity full stop, would God intervene, or allow the True™ faith die out.
Your answer is above.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.
