RE: Theists: What makes your claims right and the claims of other theists wrong?
March 17, 2014 at 9:30 pm
(This post was last modified: March 17, 2014 at 9:32 pm by Ryantology.)
(March 16, 2014 at 11:58 am)Vicki Q Wrote: Interesting choice of word. Would you describe your beliefs as 'superior'?
My beliefs are only as valid as current evidence suggests. That does make them more practically useful than beliefs which dismiss the very idea of empirical evidence outright, or places a value on empirical evidence which changes depending upon how useful it is in terms of supporting the pre-supposed narrative. It really means that most beliefs aren't worth anything and most others aren't worth much.
The real reason I chose the term 'superior' is due to the total exclusivity demanded by the major religions. If the Christian version of the Yahweh tale is true as the Bible tells it, for example, then the Jews and Muslims are missing the entire point of the thing, worshipers of other gods are, by definition, worshiping false gods, and atheists/agnostics are simply wrong about everything. There is no room for compromise.
ChadWooters clearly says as much: if you're not a dedicated and willing slave of Jesus, you're simply doing it incorrectly. One can only assume he misread the title of the thread as "Your claim's right and claims of other theists are wrong", given his refusal to justify his assertion.
