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Re: The Faith Issue
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 16 Nov 2001 17:22:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Richard Marchetti writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Eaton writes:
> > I haven't noticed it at all on Lugnet. Quite the opposite in fact. Many more
> > times I've seen athiests (etc) try and convince the "Christian at large" that
> > one cannot believe in God, can't take the Bible on faith, etc.
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> It's probably hostility against the actions of such persons inappropriately
> expressing itself as antipathy for the ideas held by such persons.
For my interest, since on Lugnet I've pursued a more atheist posture than
theist, I would say that my enthusiasm for this debate (elsewhere, as much
as here) stems from my desire to prevent others from legislating their
beliefs and from a standing objection to the assertion that the bible is
inerrant, that it can be verified empirically, and that it is
non-contradictory. Except when participants make it personal--which doesn't
happen often here--I try to reserve my rhetorical aggression for the debate
and not for the debaters.
I've never tried to convince anyone that one can't believe in God--far
from it! I have, however, tried to demonstrate to people that one person's
faith in God, even if that faith is supported by a hundred personal
epiphanies, is insufficient evidence for anyone else to conclude empirically
that God exists. I have also tried to demonstrate to people that casual
"evidence" is not the same as empirical "evidence," and that the two are not
equivalent and cannot be used interchangeably.
Dave!
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| (...) It's probably hostility against the actions of such persons inappropriately expressing itself as antipathy for the ideas held by such persons. Just a thought, -- Hop-Frog (23 years ago, 16-Nov-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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