RE: Proving The Resurrection By the Minimal Facts Approach
July 15, 2015 at 12:17 am
(This post was last modified: July 15, 2015 at 12:17 am by Randy Carson.)
(July 14, 2015 at 11:47 pm)Jenny A Wrote:(July 14, 2015 at 11:28 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: So, as a child, you had questions about God that no one answered. And those seeds of doubt grew up and have borne fruit in the form of unbelieving children. Yep. Makes sense to me. You've never experienced mature faith as an adult.
I'm curious, though. Have you sought answers to those questions since becoming an adult? With an open mind? Or do you spend the majority of your free time posting here and reading authors who continue to confirm what you have already decided to be true?
I can't remember ever believing in god, let alone as an adult. But let's not make this thread about me, it's about the evidence, or as it turns out the lack there of.
That's fair. I know what it's like to have a thread turn personal. And I don't like it, either.
Quote:Quote:Define successful.
Define rational.
Empirical, logical and convincing. Convinced anyone yet? Because I don't think it can be done rationally.
Well, in that case, there are many proofs of God that people find convincing. Here's a two-part article on an argument from Thomas Aquinas that you might like:
The Splendor of Thomistic Theism
http://www.strangenotions.com/the-splend...ic-theism/
Why Aquinas’ Argument for God Succeeds and Others Fall Short
http://www.strangenotions.com/why-aquina...all-short/
I plan on reading this tonight, so perhaps we can discuss it after we've both had a chance to digest it.