RE: how do you tell the difference between a false
January 4, 2013 at 12:29 am
(This post was last modified: January 4, 2013 at 12:51 am by FallentoReason.)
Mark 13:13 Wrote:no i'm just making it plain that if i'm going to take this serious enough to try and flesh out the subject; I'm not doing it as a debate although I will expect points to be contested but its not about winning and loosing and as you can read from my replies to previous posters I want the half wits out. I'm sure this may settle into an interesting discussion once we do but if they persist then i won't bother to continue as I have other irons in the fire including a good movie by the TV.
It's not about winning and losing? Yeah, I agree that it shouldn't be seen as a contest per se, but I think you forget the nature of the subject. Tell me if I'm wrong, but I take it you think prophets literally have received divine revelation from the being that created you and I. I think it's to be expected that you'll recieve comments in return that feel like you're debating because your claims aren't some light-hearted personal sentiments but a legitimate take on reality, which we all know, you want us to adopt.
P.s. sorry if I came across a little harsh, but I feel like I know exactly what you're doing because I've been there. I would try and approach atheists with what seemed like a passive discussion as a way of lowering their guard while subtely and somewhat aggressively injecting the doctrine of my church.
My old self has made my current self treat every theist argument in the same way; question it and dissect it to see if there's reason behind it. Of course, I do this in a civil manner, but don't expect me (or maybe anyone else) to NOT ask the tough questions and just agree with what you propose.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
