RE: How Christians and there god sound to me.
November 27, 2012 at 2:20 pm
(This post was last modified: November 27, 2012 at 2:28 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(November 27, 2012 at 2:01 pm)CliveStaples Wrote: You say, "[H]e doesn't seem to anymore." What evidence is there to support this? What makes it "seem" that God doesn't interact with people?Well, you certainly aren't interested in establishing that god interacts with you, and he hasn't interacted with me...so in that limited group I can safely state that god isn't interacting with us. The evidence being that neither you or I can establish such interaction. Proof, no, evidence, yes. Is there anyone else capable of or willing to establish that such interaction occurs?
Quote:And what "lack of evidence" are you talking about? The fact that I couldn't personally give an account of God interacting with me?That would be a very tiny portion of what constitutes evidence Clive, yes. If you can't produce evidence that I stole something from you, for example...one could reasonably conclude that I didn't - on the basis of evidence-. Your inability to produce evidence individually isn't quite as compelling as our inability to produce any evidence for this interaction communally though, I'll grant you that.
Quote:I've heard lots of different accounts of God acting in people's lives in church. If you haven't ever heard a Christian give that kind of testimony, then I think you must not talk to very many. I'm sure there's lots of places you could find that kind of thing online.Wheres your Hitchen's quote now Clive? It seems that here, as was the case with your interpretation of a proverb, you're willing to bend to whatever suits your continued "arguments".
Quote:But that's your responsibility. If you want to gather the evidence for the claim that you keep claiming "seems" true, then go. Gather.I have a responsibility to discredit some claim made about your god by stating that no evidence has been offered? I disagree. I don't have any responsibilities with regards to your god. Not a one. Handle your shit Clive.
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