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Sceptical Theism

December 28, 2018 at 21:42 76 comments Philosophy of Religion

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and we are back to twitter. what you really want to do is just argue, it in some way feeds your ego, or feeds some need that validates you. From the o...
March 28, 2019 at 16:39
it is not, but you calling every call for you to make and support your positions a red herring is one.
March 28, 2019 at 16:34
because........., and support please - or it is just opinion agree because......., and support please - or it is just opinion and neither do you.
March 28, 2019 at 16:32
Let's not go round and round all day, like twitter. Let's do philosophy . We make an argument to influence others that their view is in error, or to c...
March 28, 2019 at 16:28
I have no need to support it, I am not trying to change your POV. I have no issue at all with what you believe. I can't prove to you that God is, is a...
March 28, 2019 at 15:32
But I have a bigger question for you. Why do feel such a need to proselytize me on your atheism. In all the talks we have had on the subject, I have n...
March 28, 2019 at 15:03
Scientifically - your example is evidence. The evidence is the observation that we 1. knew what we were looking for, 2. Knew what it would look like i...
March 28, 2019 at 14:36
you made this point on a different thread - matters some what you mean by guessing - i guess ( couldn't resist) here is an example: You and me are pla...
March 27, 2019 at 21:11
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- understand, my bad - my issues is source - mea culpa - typed too fast - apologies
March 27, 2019 at 19:14
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that could actually be the worst philosophic argument I have ever heard. Isaac - I completely understand your point, and I completely disagree. Nothin...
March 27, 2019 at 18:38
I vote for it was cadbury's idea. Enjoy the chocolate.
March 27, 2019 at 17:57
what are your thoughts on retroactive antinatilism ? Asking for a friend.
March 27, 2019 at 17:49
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I meant what is the basis of TS's and I think your core belief that all mental phenomena is by definition subjective. TS has already acknowledged and ...
March 27, 2019 at 17:41
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thanks Edward, really. But I'm good on opinions on this topic. I just checked back in to see if my understanding of the base assumption was correct an...
March 27, 2019 at 16:57
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March 27, 2019 at 15:34
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No worries - I think we are fine to agree to disagree now - i just wanted to check to see what the basis of your core assumption was, to make sure I w...
March 27, 2019 at 15:19
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firstly, this is your flying teapot, not mine. It should not be my job to prove your point is false. In pure argument form - I can just remain unconvi...
March 27, 2019 at 15:14
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and as on many many many other things - lack of evidence, is just lack of evidence. And even that is in dispute. And at the core of point all along. N...
March 27, 2019 at 14:57
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I understand what you are saying, and if I have missed it mea culpa ahead of time. But has this point actually been supported here. Again - not being ...
March 27, 2019 at 14:38
No real issue with all that - may argue some there is some balance point between experience, refection, and attempts at understanding. But of course o...
March 27, 2019 at 13:57
how about we both stop writing sermons, I will go water my plants, and enjoy their beauty. Contemplate supper, a thought worth the time. Look forward ...
March 26, 2019 at 23:05
no need, I think Rahner would quite agree with all of that. Rahner's way at looking at some of that, is his point that we humans are both transcendent...
March 26, 2019 at 22:49
an interesting tangent here is the advancements in AI, and biotechnology. How far away are we from being able to download ourselves into a computer an...
March 26, 2019 at 15:12
this is very much in line with what Rahner would call - "Anonymous Christianity" worth looking into if you are interested. what Rahner would say is we...
March 26, 2019 at 12:23
the point was in the post above the one you highlighted, which is why not just believe them.
March 26, 2019 at 09:45
thought you might find this quote but Rahner interesting. "What is made intelligible is grounded ultimately in the one thing that is self-evident, in ...
March 26, 2019 at 02:26
not sure i am up to this task. And a warning I can't do this without getting pretty religious. Not evangelising here just answering a question. Firstl...
March 26, 2019 at 01:37
Not argument, just explanation. A tenet of Ignatian spirituality is to see God in all things. When one goes through the Spiritual Exercises, a large p...
March 25, 2019 at 23:44
Agree - science is very much in the business of looking for stuff that does not exist, and very much not in the business of denying anything with out ...
March 25, 2019 at 23:27
and I know you need the last word
March 25, 2019 at 16:45
no just don't want to waste time with you. There is a difference.
March 25, 2019 at 16:41
Ok - thanks for sharing - as in your original faith= guessing I have no desire to argue you over it. You asked, and seem still to be asking me to defe...
March 25, 2019 at 16:34
That is not an argument for faith = guessing. And has little to do with faith. I agree and have like a thousand times said that there is no physical e...
March 25, 2019 at 16:13
I am not doing anything YOU said Faith = guessing , with no support, and asked me to prove that it does not - My last post on this - unless you make a...
March 25, 2019 at 16:02
I will take a deep breath and try to explain YOU asked if any theist would say why they believe I said - faith YOU said that faith = guessing, and ask...
March 25, 2019 at 15:51
I am not - I have no issue or point I am trying to make. S asked, I said faith - He said that equals guessing and wants me do defend it is not. That i...
March 25, 2019 at 15:41
make a succinct and cogent argument all in one place about the conclusion you want to show me is true - or go back under your bridge or find someone e...
March 25, 2019 at 15:29
for what state your conclusion
March 25, 2019 at 15:23
don't tell me how you would argue - make an argument - you just are trolling me to type something you can throw rocks at. I do not care at all if you ...
March 25, 2019 at 15:16
I don't have an epistemological issue - you say i do - support your claim or not - as you wish.
March 25, 2019 at 14:51
that is your claim not mine, it is up to you to support it.
March 25, 2019 at 14:34
I am not making any claim at all, it seems you are - would you care to make an argument that faith + guesswork I would be happy see what I think. But ...
March 25, 2019 at 14:13
My theism is based on faith - now you can try to make guesswork = faith if you wish. I have never claimed God is, is a fact. And I maintain that God i...
March 25, 2019 at 14:01
Not sure how conventional it is - but they are very different - seems we are in violent agreement
March 25, 2019 at 13:58
to a scientist they are not the same thing at all science does. All scientific theory - as the best current explanation of a physical state of affairs...
March 25, 2019 at 13:54
All I ever said is all science says about lack or evidence is that there is a lack of evidence. Many here and elsewhere erroneously believe science sa...
March 25, 2019 at 13:28
that is a conclusion based on evidence. You a mis-understanding me - I am not saying science will not say something does not exist, but they will only...
March 25, 2019 at 13:03
the entire purpose of drug trails is to establish evidence -
March 25, 2019 at 11:56
sadly - i quite agree
March 25, 2019 at 11:54
I'll take one example of this. Without evidence science does not use words like implausible, incoherent. Without evidence science is completely agnost...
March 25, 2019 at 02:05