(September 2, 2014 at 9:52 am)Michael Wrote: Yes, I think it's always important to remember these arguments don't provide certainties. They simply proceed from 'reasonable' (but uncertain) premises to conclusions. I don't know anyone personally who has come to faith through philosophical arguments. I'm sure there are some somewhere, but I think it's pretty rare. I see these arguments more as showing that belief in God (or, in this case, an uncaused cause, or an unmoved mover) is not unreasonable. So stating that the universe had a beginning is a reasonable premise; it is in line with what data we do have and some philosophers also highlight problems with infinite regresses. But it's not certain, no.
No, for the most part, people come to faith by childhood indoctrination.
Skepticism is not a position; it is an approach to claims.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
Science is not a subject, but a method.
