RE: Is nihilism the logical extreme of atheism?
October 7, 2014 at 2:55 pm
(This post was last modified: October 7, 2014 at 3:06 pm by fr0d0.)
Hi Jenny
My knowledge of God isn't flawed. That knowledge is so far undefeatable and therefore solid. My knowledge is however limited, as we can't know all there is to know about God.
We can make decisions based upon this reality being a just one, assuming a just God making it so. We know this reality is unjust. We witness that most days.
You and I know what justice would look like. Our perception of reality is shaped by it.
You're accusing the mainstream church of having a conflicting understanding of God, where the mainstream church maintains what it decides is a consistent understanding of God, all acknowledging the Nicene creed. You're going to have to be specific and state what exactly you find to be conflicting. We have a few different flavours of mainstream Christians here who could confirm either their connection or disconnection with me.
Belief shapes our understanding of reality. That applied to everyone.
Any flawed thinking is simply flawed thinking. It has no bearing on the differing realities perceived either side of justice.
Hi genkaus
I was trying to summise Jenny's points. It is a common concept that reality is unjust, and one that Christianity adopts. Human nature is flawed.
I'm not claiming anything more than a theological concept here. I'm never going to want to prove to you that there is objective proof of God that negates belief in him. Even accepting the notion is insufficient. But you get my point.
People failing at considering a just God... it was never people that were perfectly just. We fail as our nature makes us.
In not accepting coquettish positions on faith. The mainstream church accept variations that are complimentary.
My knowledge of God isn't flawed. That knowledge is so far undefeatable and therefore solid. My knowledge is however limited, as we can't know all there is to know about God.
We can make decisions based upon this reality being a just one, assuming a just God making it so. We know this reality is unjust. We witness that most days.
You and I know what justice would look like. Our perception of reality is shaped by it.
You're accusing the mainstream church of having a conflicting understanding of God, where the mainstream church maintains what it decides is a consistent understanding of God, all acknowledging the Nicene creed. You're going to have to be specific and state what exactly you find to be conflicting. We have a few different flavours of mainstream Christians here who could confirm either their connection or disconnection with me.
Belief shapes our understanding of reality. That applied to everyone.
Any flawed thinking is simply flawed thinking. It has no bearing on the differing realities perceived either side of justice.
Hi genkaus
I was trying to summise Jenny's points. It is a common concept that reality is unjust, and one that Christianity adopts. Human nature is flawed.
I'm not claiming anything more than a theological concept here. I'm never going to want to prove to you that there is objective proof of God that negates belief in him. Even accepting the notion is insufficient. But you get my point.
People failing at considering a just God... it was never people that were perfectly just. We fail as our nature makes us.
In not accepting coquettish positions on faith. The mainstream church accept variations that are complimentary.
