(March 16, 2015 at 1:04 pm)robvalue Wrote: OK cool. Well if you're happy with it, then that's fine Just trying to help you out, in case you want to debate points. If that's not your intention, then it's nothing to worry about.
I'm wondering if we need some sort of convention to say "this is a point I want to debate", or "this is a point I'd like opinions on" or "this is just my opinion/belief and I'm not putting it forward for debate".
Yeah. If there is one thing this forum has done for me, it has made me clear away all the extraneous stuff and try to pinpoint the real reason I believe in God. I came into it thinking that there was scientific evidence that could be used to prove God's existence, but there is not. At the same time, when many of us look around or contemplate the cosmos, we see God there. What comes across as evidence for me, wouldn't always pass as scientific evidence. Sadly, I believe that most of the time we're not arguing on common grounds, and consequently we can never come to a conclusion that suits both of us unless one goes over to the other side. Maybe the best that come from these discussions is gaining an understanding of the other person's worldview and then living with that.