RE: Evidence for atheist claims
May 3, 2016 at 11:21 am
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2016 at 11:22 am by Mister Agenda.)
Wryetui Wrote:Alright, you did not offer me any answer. Would you be satisfied if I told you exactly the same? "It sounds to me like you could do with getting yourself a good theology textbook. It's good that you're showing an interest in learning. If you're serious, you really need to drop the preconceptions and start from the ground up. As long as you hang on to pre-drawn magical conclusions, you will find it hard to learn about actual theology."
"I can't say I know offhand how to find the evidence supporting the current model. It's probably online somewhere, but I can't find it at the moment. Maybe someone will help me out with that.", well I need to know it. I am not interested about the age of the earth because it is not something that goes against christianity anyhow. I am interested in the things that supposedly go against the christian doctrine. What is the evidence that says that the earth was not formed by God? Yes, you can back this question to me: "What is the evidence that shows that God created the earth?" but I am a "uncultured redneck" (no offense to any rednecks reading this), right? So, how was the earth formed if not by the act of God and on what do you rely to believe so?
There's lots of different theologies but only one science. You're making an entirely different request of us than is being made of you. You're asking us to make a thorough study of your religion, we're asking you to get a basic education in science.
You might have a point if you were talking to someone who came to your Orthodox Christian Forum, demanding they answer questions about their beliefs, though. In that situation, it's not out of line to refer them to available information rather than spoon feed them information they could easily find out on their own. Really, they should have done that already before they came to beard the Orthodox Christians in their den.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.