RE: 3 reasons for Christians to start questionng their faith
April 4, 2013 at 12:31 am
(This post was last modified: April 4, 2013 at 12:39 am by FallentoReason.)
(April 4, 2013 at 12:24 am)radorth Wrote:(April 3, 2013 at 1:19 pm)Faith No More Wrote: I'm thinking you should read up a little more on the burden of proof before trying to lecture others on the rules of logic and what they must prove. He specifically said, "Christianity fails to substantiate even the most basic of it's[sic] claims." Nowhere did he claim the bible writers are liars, so your insistence that he prove that is worthless and empty.
The claim they are liars is obviously implicit. If they are not liars, then you have more than sufficient proof.
I don't think it was ever about lying or not. Take the Aztecs for example. Are they to blame for thinking that the conquistadors were the incarnate ghosts of their ancestors? If they wrote an account of their encounters with what they would claim as the "incarnate ghosts of our forefathers", they wouldn't be "liars" as such. All we can conclude is that their understanding of reality is limited and shallow, which is understandable. If we keep this in mind and turn our attention to the Bible, then it's somewhat understandable that people believed in far-fetched superstitions.
(April 3, 2013 at 11:37 pm)Darkstar Wrote:(March 30, 2013 at 12:58 pm)jstrodel Wrote: Utilitarianism is a philosophy fit for factory owners.Could you explain what you mean by this? (I think you may have it backwards)
I think jstrodel is demonstrating his lack of understanding once again. Utilitarianism was a philosophy made popular by Mr. Bentham during the industrial revolution. How this means factory owners are pro-utilitarian... beats me.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
