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Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 6:47 pm
(This post was last modified: October 4, 2013 at 8:37 pm by Lemonvariable72.)
I was reading yesterday about a atheist blogger at pathos that converted to catholicism and I was wondering how does one get from external morality to therefore god is real and it is the god of the bible and the bible is true.
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 6:51 pm
Head trauma?
Oxygen deprivation?
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 6:53 pm
Especially since the bible is one of the most morally bankrupt works of fiction still around.
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 7:21 pm
Quote:I was wondering how does one get from external morality to therefore god is real and it is the god of the bible and the bible is true.
Just a few easy steps:
1. Convince yourself that the logical progression of thought is not part of theist arguments.
2. Start with your conclusion and work back towards your premise.
3. Ignore the TCF (Theistic Convenience Factor: 'The God that is real is the God who is most like me').
4. Remember that religious bigotry is something that occurs in other people ONLY.
5. Never forget that the moral strictures with which you, personally, are most comfortable are the ones most likely to be true.
Once you immerse yourself in these, the sky is - quite literally - the limit: You'll be able to convince yourself of ANY theistic proposition.
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 7:49 pm
If an atheist wants to re-convert that's his choice. Just remember that he is by far the exception, not the norm.
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 8:27 pm
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What is "external morality"?
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 8:34 pm
I've always been skeptical of atheist-theist conversions
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 8:37 pm
(This post was last modified: October 4, 2013 at 9:02 pm by Lemonvariable72.)
(October 4, 2013 at 7:49 pm)Beta Ray Bill Wrote: If an atheist wants to re-convert that's his choice. Just remember that he is by far the exception, not the norm.
In this case it was a girl raised atheist.
(October 4, 2013 at 8:27 pm)Airyaman Wrote: What is "external morality"?
I was using it as a synonym for what theists call objective morality..
(October 4, 2013 at 8:34 pm)Searching4truth Wrote: I've always been skeptical of atheist-theist conversions In this case the girl (Leah friesco) I think her name was, effectively quadrupled her traffic to her blog for at least a week
To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,
Creeps in this petty pace from day to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle!
Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player,
That struts and frets his hour upon the stage,
And then is heard no more. It is a tale
Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
Signifying nothing.
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 10:51 pm
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(October 4, 2013 at 6:47 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: I was reading yesterday about a atheist blogger at pathos that converted to catholicism and I was wondering how does one get from external morality to therefore god is real and it is the god of the bible and the bible is true.
"Ya had to be there."
She was a bimbo undergrad who went ape-shit after her first real thought in her life, when she stopped talking Valley-girl, and actually took a Philosophy 101 class. She for the first time in her life heard the notion of Greek "idealism" and she actually thinks "7", (as in I kid you not) "seven" *exists* "out there", (in the ancient Greek idealistic sense). So she thinks "morality" (objectively) exists.
Coincidentally her new boyfriend just happened to be Catholic .. of course that had NOTHING to do with it. :p
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RE: Morality is external therefore the Christian god is real?
October 4, 2013 at 11:23 pm
(October 4, 2013 at 6:47 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: In this case the girl (Leah friesco) I think her name was, effectively quadrupled her traffic to her blog for at least a week sounds like a sociology experiment
(October 4, 2013 at 10:51 pm)Bucky Ball Wrote: Coincidentally her new boyfriend just happened to be Catholic .. of course that had NOTHING to do with it. bingo
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