RE: 10 Questions Every Christian Needs To Answer.
July 15, 2014 at 11:22 am
(This post was last modified: July 15, 2014 at 12:18 pm by John V.)
You need to work on the list or the title, as I counted 15 questions.
ETA: Actually 4 and 6 start with "If..." questions, so that's 17.
ETA: Actually 4 and 6 start with "If..." questions, so that's 17.
(July 15, 2014 at 1:41 am)whateverist Wrote: 1. How is the method by which you became a Christian reliable?N/A - I didn't claim that it's reliable. It's as reliable as the methodology I used for major life decisions like whether/who to marry, whether to have children, or what career to pursue. Seems good enough to me.
Quote:2. Apart from church dogma, how can you know what happens when we die?I can't.
Quote:3. What if you and your silly bible are wrong and there is no heaven, hell or afterlife of any kind?Then there's no afterlife. So what? I'm happier in this life as a Christian than I was before, so I've still gained from Christianity.
Quote:4. If you are God's unthinking lacky, how can you call yourself moral? Do you really think morality is simply a question of rule following?N/A - I think, so I'm not an unthinking lackey.
Quote:5. Even if there is a God, you are obviously free to do what you want. The prisons are full of Christians. Do you or do you not believe God gave man free will?I do.
Quote:6. If all you do is follow God's rules, how does your life have any meaning? What makes it your life?N/A, as I do more than follow God's rules. This is necessary, as God's rules don't cover everything. Read up on Paul and liberty.
Quote:7. Where did that which you believe created the universe come from?God eternally existed.
Quote:(And if anything can always have existed, why not the universe and all its prior conditions?)Philosophically, yes, the universe could have always existed. However, the current thought is that it had a beginning.
Quote:8. What about miracles? Aside from the most ridiculous claims, wouldn't most of what technology makes possible today have seemed miraculous to the ancients? So what's the big deal?The big deal is power over death. I don't know about you, but I like life and don't want it to end.
Quote:9. What’s your view of Dawkins, Hitchens and Harris?They're atheists.
Quote:Do you read anything else but the bible?Yes. I'm currently reading A Perfect Spy by Le Carre. It's not great, but good enough that I'll finish it.
Quote:10. If there is but one God, then why does every society have a different religion? [Props to Jenny.]Because people like to make their own rules I suppose.
