RE: Tentatively Christian; looking for a reasonable discussion
March 18, 2015 at 11:47 am
(This post was last modified: March 18, 2015 at 11:59 am by watchamadoodle.)
One pitfall that I've noticed is that Christians try to debunk a vague deistic notion of God, and that is probably impossible.
In my case what helped was:
- learning how Judaism and Christianity evolved from other religions and changed in fundamental ways
- learning about the lack of evidence for God's activity in the world and what that implies about God's interest in humanity
- considering the injustice of heaven/hell based on a belief that is mostly a result of culture and upbringing
Also, it would help to know your denomination (they vary a lot you know
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On the first cause, why should God be exempt and the universe not be exempt? What's God's first cause?
In my case what helped was:
- learning how Judaism and Christianity evolved from other religions and changed in fundamental ways
- learning about the lack of evidence for God's activity in the world and what that implies about God's interest in humanity
- considering the injustice of heaven/hell based on a belief that is mostly a result of culture and upbringing
Also, it would help to know your denomination (they vary a lot you know
)On the first cause, why should God be exempt and the universe not be exempt? What's God's first cause?
