RE: Future of Christianity in US
December 6, 2014 at 8:06 am
(This post was last modified: December 6, 2014 at 8:12 am by watchamadoodle.)
(December 6, 2014 at 12:48 am)Jhayward Wrote: Watchamadoodle and others: it is different to state that is reasonable to believe in Christianity, which it is, and to claim that all the claims of Christianity can be proven by reason and science. the Bible is not a scientific book but it is not unscientific. I argue that it is entirely reasonable to believe in Christianity while being a proponent of good science. I argue that there are many other good scientists who feel the same way.
It's not reasonable to believe in Christianity IMO.
- There is historical evidence that Judaism and Christianity evolved gradually from earlier forms of religion and changed fundamentally without any sign of inspiration from God.
- There are philosophical contradictions in Christian beliefs.
- Christian ideas like souls, heaven, free will, God, etc. are not accommodated by science. Science assumes that metaphysical naturalism is a working approximation of reality. How can supernatural entities observe and influence natural entities without being noticed by science?
- There are other religions besides Christianity, so why choose Christianity without any evidence?
A reasonable person can believe in Christianity if that person does not give it any serious thought. That's not the same as saying that Christianity is reasonable. (I'm sure I may have some details wrong in my list above, because I'm just a ordinary guy reading wikipedia articles. Hopefully my list conveys the basic argument even if there are subtleties that I missed.)
