(November 11, 2013 at 11:06 pm)Avodaiah Wrote: ...in one easy-to-find thread!
Hi all, I'm making a list of all the problems people have with Christianity. So please post the ones that are most problematic to you. They can be in the form of questions, insults, logical arguments, or whatever.
I'll try and answer them the best I can.
My problem with religions as a whole is that they use "faith" as an epistemology.
The definition of "faith" needs to be wrestled down and clarified upon every religious conversation.
It is a conversation ender in some cases, in others, it draws it out for no other reason than to understand what the person of "faith" actually means by the word.
If one is pressed to give reason for how they know God exists, and they say "faith", they are making a knowledge claim, an objective claim. The word "faith" does nothing to solidify an objective claim as true. In fact, we haven't even scratched the surface.
How do you know that your God exists?
How have you ruled out all other gods?
Why should I believe you instead of another incompatible God claim?
The word "faith" does nothing to answer any of these questions.
