(August 15, 2013 at 12:42 am)Undeceived Wrote:(August 15, 2013 at 12:25 am)FallentoReason Wrote: Why not say that Jesus was a chemist and I'm god with heating powers? Explanatory power for the supernatural is out the window.
What about the lame walking and blind seeing?
Two instances of explainable events through natural means, according to fr0d0. So what? Where's the miracle?
Quote: Suppose the supernatural exists. Wouldn't you be deceiving yourself to go on saying "It's not verified as supernatural"? We have to let the mind go where our senses cannot. Use reason. Or shall I call you “JustshortofReason”?
It makes *perfect sense* to say it hasn't been verified as supernatural. To demonstrate just how logical it is to ask that question, I'll once again make this claim: I'm god because I can turn cold air into hot air. Isn't my claim begging the question? Yep. Then why wouldn't Jesus' actions also deserve the exact treatment? Special pleading my friend.
The difference between you and me is our presuppositions. You presuppose that Jesus was divine and I'm not. Well, we're both going on the same "evidence", yet I can't see how you rationally came to the conclusion that Jesus was divine but I'm not. Show me this magical bridge that led you to that conclusion.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
