(August 12, 2010 at 6:12 pm)theVOID Wrote: I can only speak for myself, but my rejection of God claims has to do entirely with my wanting to be consistent and rational in my beliefs.I reject all claims that have no logical necessity or evidence in indication. It's not an argument directly for disbelief rather it's an argument against the validity of the claims being made.Great & clear post as usual TheVOID. Thanks for that.
Personal experience is useless, it leads to a potentially unlimited number of contradictory conclusions. If a standard or methodology for arriving at your answer can lead to contradictory conclusions when applied in the same way by other people (such as my personal experience said x=1 yours said x=2) it is not sound, therefore i do not accept it as sufficient.
I don't know how you can dismiss personal experience logically. Yes, it may not be corroborated, backed up by all other observers convincingly: so that you can make a definite statement about it; but it is a definite and positive experience never the less, and can't be dismissed as "no experience" ...because it clearly is "experience".
Also, those making the assumption (in Mainstream Christianity) all agree on the fundamentals. I think I can confidently state that I agree with all my fellow Mainstream Christians here on their observations. So assuming 'A', I and others assuming 'A' all agree that x = 1. Those not assuming 'A' don't agree.
