Does God exist? (William Lane Craig vs Peter Atkins debate) (24 Viewers)

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  • Man make God?

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acmilan

Plusvalenza Akbar
Nov 8, 2005
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Faith isn't just a decision made with the mind and those without it can not understand that it comes from a place beyond the mind.
it's not god's faith or perfection we are talking about but your, as a human being, faith in god, so it must come from you ... and your mind, your limited mind, must be part of the process. Unless you are implying you are god's equal and reside in or have access to the "place beyond the mind"?

And would really appreciate a more tangible answer not just another biblical prose ... you know, something coming from your mind not something your mind is merely reproducing. :)
 

GordoDeCentral

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Apr 14, 2005
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of the God isnt, most people who talk about religion on here are atheists

unlike believers who can't breathe even without incessantly looking for instruction in a certain book ;)
that is not reassurance, a believer is firm and unshaken in his conviction unlike you in a foxhole :)

it doesn't, quite the opposite, actually - it puts the limit at the center of the stage and makes it relevant for both sides, not just for one selected side
he talked about HIS limit, yet you saw it adequate to move it for him and interpret it the way it fit your argument, typical really.
 

AndreaCristiano

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Jun 9, 2011
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of the God isnt, most people who talk about religion on here are atheists



that is not reassurance, a believer is firm and unshaken in his conviction unlike you in a foxhole :)



he talked about HIS limit, yet you saw it adequate to move it for him and interpret it the way it fit your argument, typical really.
No need to add anything to that well said sir!
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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of the God isnt, most people who talk about religion on here are atheists
well, if you saw an ongoing mass delusion, would it not make you chatty about it? we don't have special buildings where we go to talk about this stuff specifically, so it's whatever opportunity comes up

that is not reassurance, a believer is firm and unshaken in his conviction unlike you in a foxhole :)
why would you be in a fox hole? isn't that where the fox is supposed to be?
 

AndreaCristiano

Nato, Vive, e muore Italiano
Jun 9, 2011
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well, if you saw an ongoing mass delusion, would it not make you chatty about it? we don't have special buildings where we go to talk about this stuff specifically, so it's whatever opportunity comes up



why would you be in a fox hole? isn't that where the fox is supposed to be?
Just because you assume its a mass delusion or find that as the best answer for something you can't explain , doesn't make it so. The problem with most non believers is just because they don't or can't bring themselves to believe. It automatically makes believers wrong or delusional or irratuonal. In the end neither are true
 

Martin

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Dec 31, 2000
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Just because you assume its a mass delusion or find that as the best answer for something you can't explain , doesn't make it so. The problem with most non believers is just because they don't or can't bring themselves to believe. It automatically makes believers wrong or delusional or irratuonal. In the end neither are true
Well, I do think it's a delusion. Or actually, I don't even think that. I think (suspect at least) that most so called believers have never lined up the theological pillars of their religion and asked themselves "is this true". Just like most people who go to a political rally, say, don't ask themselves "is Obama really a good candidate", they just join in because so many other people are doing it and imitate relatively mindlessly. I know that's what I was doing for years.
 

GordoDeCentral

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well, if you saw an ongoing mass delusion, would it not make you chatty about it? we don't have special buildings where we go to talk about this stuff specifically, so it's whatever opportunity comes up

why would you be in a fox hole? isn't that where the fox is supposed to be?

mass delusion? are we talking about religion or the higher power? surely you dont mean the latter.
 

JuveJay

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Mar 6, 2007
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that is not reassurance, a believer is firm and unshaken in his conviction unlike you in a foxhole :)
I'm sure there are plenty of people who fall either side of this line, for an atheist it could come when they are stricken by terminal cancer. For a theist they could see their child murdered horrifically. In those moments we see who is wavering in their belief.

After that you go into a fact versus faith argument which will never be decided, unwavering faith is one thing, but explaining your faith, your religion and why your religious texts are the right ones is a hot topic to debate. For atheists it is all a load of nonsense, a man made concept to control growing populations through love, awe and fear to adhere to a moral code, and the aspect of belief is the only interesting debate. What book it comes from is irrelevant, as is each religion.
 

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