Quote:define "evil".
Evil is being separate from God, or separate from the intended order of creation. To go against the purposes of God is evil.
Quote:I don't know what is more valuable to me, but I'd say my own life is way up there among the most valuable things.
What does that say about my character? you're the philosopher, not me...
What you value most, that is how you will know what your character is. If you value your life more than you value doing good, you are a selfish person. Your character is a character of selfishness. It is a horrible condition.
Quote:I think you're projecting... I've never read anything by Hitchens nor Russel.
I'll tell you how I'd seek this god of yours. I won't.
Assume I'm apart from the rest of the civilized world, and have no contact with anyone who could provide me with the concept of god.
Knowing evolution to be a fairly accurate representation of the way human life came to be on this planet (considering life came to be on the planet, somehow, and moving from there... say you start at 65 million years ago, right after all the dinos dies off), at some point, early humans had no notion of any god. I expect to acquire knowledge of its existence the same way those people did all those years ago.
I will never accept other people's accounts, for they can, and most likely are, false (even if unknowingly).
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If you know, then why don't I?
Because I have spent years and years and years of my life purifying myself from sin and seeking God and have given up everything to follow Jesus Christ.
Quote:Why doesn't it provide everyone with the same knowledge?...
God always provides people with the same level of knowledge, based on how hard they seek Him and how hard they sanctify themselves.
Quote:(what about different religions...) why does it provide this knowledge in different ways so as to produce conflicts among the people?
What if the different religions all expressed aspects of the revelation of God that was distorted in different ways (Jews distort the Old Testament, Muslims distort the New Testament, Buddhism is like a philosophy that distorts some aspects, Christian denominations distort different teachings and come to different ideas).
Quote:I wouldn't call you crazy, but then again, I don't know you, besides all the things you write on here... I'd call you deluded, at least.
What evidence do you have that I am suffering from delusions, a specific medical term that is a very serious accusation to level at someone? To say that someone is deluded is to intentionally call their credibility into question. You don't typically see scientists accusing each other of having delusions. This is a very serious attempt at character assassination, you are trying to discredit someones testimony.
What evidence to you have that people are deluded.
