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How to reconcile a theist's position?
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How to reconcile a theist's position?
Hi all,

I'd like your views on the following:
1. Theists are perfectly reasonable, or at least act like that. They tend to agree that it is better to b at a bus stop before the bus is due. Makes sense.
2. Theists demand explanations. If they are fined, they would like to know why they are fined and what evidence is their to their guilt. They qustion and try to think of alternative motives: "I was speeding becaus I was hurrying to my dying father." <- a theist would have no problem in inventing this, because he/she reasons that puts some presupposed reason for authority action at doubt (like, he/she might get a way with it, because he/she knows this is an unfalisfiable claim, which is the very reason it might work). Even if just as an exercise.
3. WHen their reasoning is about to be exploited, they can tell. You won't easily fool a theist into giving you money (or at least not without a God argument). They will at least want to make sure they really owe you.
4. Yet they are theists. Do Christians actually believe Jesus made more fish out of fish and no one noticed how? Yes. Do they doubt that? No. Why?

How can one be a coherent person given this duality? When it's just right along their path to say - "Well, there is exactly one such documented case. Is it possible the witness got it wrong?" But they don't do that. Why don't they do that?
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How to reconcile a theist's position? - by lwlodarczyk - July 30, 2014 at 7:11 pm
RE: How to reconcile a theist's position? - by Jenny A - July 30, 2014 at 7:16 pm
RE: How to reconcile a theist's position? - by Jenny A - July 30, 2014 at 7:36 pm
RE: How to reconcile a theist's position? - by Dystopia - July 30, 2014 at 7:53 pm

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