Drich Wrote:Special pleading only applies if their is a logical inconsistancy being explained by special circumstance. This is not the case here. We are told (I can give you scripture if you like) that all of us can only see or accept God if He calls us. He will only call us if their is something worth saving. The fact that you have not been able to see God to this point does not mean you haven't been called. For not all that are called answer that call.
Actually, it is a textbook case of special pleading. It has been said frequently on this forums that if god showed himself, that would be sufficient evidence for belief, and you have consistently rejected this notion, saying that for god to show himself would take away our ability to do the one thing we were created for, to choose to be with or without him. Then you have claimed to have been shown god and hell, which has violated your will to choose. When asked why you were given this, your reply was that god must have seen something worth saving. That is special pleading.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
