(November 8, 2013 at 5:20 pm)Lion IRC Wrote:(November 7, 2013 at 8:28 am)ChildOfReason Wrote: Questions for theists:
Why is your bible correct?
Why is the truth true? Why does 2+2=4?
I don't understand your question. (Hint - epistemology)
Statements of fact in the bible are there for all to see.
If something in the bible is merely an opinion and can be disproven, then the counter-factuals can be presented.
(November 7, 2013 at 8:28 am)ChildOfReason Wrote: ...Why would a benevolent god allow suffering?
A benevolent God punishes those who cause suffering. According to atheism/atheology, there is no afterlife consequence, no eschatology, no happily ever after, no Book of Apocalypse in which the cause of suffering is dealt with.
In what way is the bible truth?
Also, it is perfectly possible to be atheist and not cause suffering.
¨I contend that we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you. When you understand why you dismiss all other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.¨
