(September 17, 2013 at 1:50 pm)Zone Wrote: Perhaps it did but the false teachings of Christianity supplanted it or something because you were born in the wrong country. Or certainly some people must have been born in the wrong country if there is one true religion, so how do you know you're not one of those people?I don't know...that's why it's called a faith.
And you know you were born in the right country because?
Quote:Science isn't a belief system it's methodology. Philosophy presents a different ways of thinking about life you can apply if you choose and religion gives you a list of things you have to believe and do. You can live happily enough with a list of anything you have to believe or do. Some people may enjoy being told what to believe and do but it would then seem more like a hobby rather than something that is true or relevant to life.Living happily seems quite relevant to life to me.
Quote:So if we both witnessed the Christ rise from his tomb 2000 years ago it wouldn't be a supernatural event because we would both be sharing the same experience?Yes, that would be supernatural, but you've changed the scenario from everyone to the two of us.
Quote:If the supernatural exists and if it does anything then will be potentially scientifically obtainable evidence for it. These will be things we can observe, detect and measure like anything else.Key words bolded. Phenomena that are observable like any other are considered natural, even if not yet explained.
Quote:It would still be supernatural in that it would originate beyond the natural world but detectable within the natural world because it operates within it. So we can have rock solid evidence for the supernatural if it exists and that's what we need.And how do you detect that it originates outside the natural world?
