Quote: The xtian god is an incoherent being and therefore irrational
It is interesting that you lack the ability to concieve of God. I can understand a being of which no greater can be concieved. If that is not understandable to you then you lack something that I do not.
Quote:Why is the xtian god irrational? Becuase his attributes are logcial contradictory (and they are well surveyed and understood). As yet their xtian refutations amount to ah but we don't really understand god, and are extremely weak.
It is rational to conculde that if there is another realm not subject to change that it would be wholly different than are own and that are minds would not have access to it as we have nothing to compare it to. It would be irrational for their to be love, intrinisic value, etc. unless there was such a thing as God, but if there is such a thing then love etc can make sense. Once more I believe in love a priori.
Quote:There are also a set of powerful inductive arguments (hiddeness of god, mind-brain connection, religious confusion, success of natural science, the problem of innocent suffering and evil; to which the bluster of the FWD has not been totally successful), which make atheism far more likely. Whether you think they amount to a refutation will depend on your view of each of the premises and arguments.
I agree for the most part. I just say that these arguements are not as persusive as the arguments theists give.
Quote:There are many heros and monsters in all walks of life, it proves nothing about Catholicism nor any other organisation. I wonder if the little boys and girls who were raped, (which was then covered up by the institution you seem to want to promote) are warmed by your condemnation or those of the pope.
I agree. Yeah I doubt many of them will be "warmed" by anything. The evil predators injured them in such a way that is most difficult to heal. But I hope that they will find healing. And I understand that there is nothing I can do to make it right, and I wish there was something I could do. However, I do belive that Christ did something that will make it right in time. And I belive there healing will come in relation to how well they accept that Christ will heal them of all their wounds. Of course this is my view, and many do not share it, and that is ok. I choose to hope that the evils of this world will be swallowed up and inundated with a love that is so powerful as to make all evil look insignificant in comparison.