Science tries to limit itself to description but for science to be possible it relies on assumptions. It relies on non-evidence based assertions, for example science relies on induction or the uniformity of nature. But as Hume conceded that was built on custom not evidence. He had no...
This is assuming the thing you are trying to prove. If you merely believe and trust your senses for no good reason that is irrational. As a Christian, we start with God telling us our senses are designed to be sufficiently reliable and so we are not irrational we have good reasons to believe...
Carlita when you say you know these things why is this not just your mere opinion? What objective public evidence do you have to believe these things are true? Are there multiple gods? Do they control the world, did they create the world, are they eternal? Do they only speak truth?
Also what...
How do you know this? From your view can we have subjective experiences as a validation that this justifies our perspective? If that is your principle of justification how do you rule out mutually exclusive and contradictory subjective revelations?
Well the beauties of having a God who will not go back to heaven without dying for us first so that we can be with him forever is compelling and wonderful.
A God who delivers us from sin, our own brokenness, proves his truth in his own resurrection and wins victory over death for his people is...
Carlita I think that the reason most people talk about the Abrahamic God is because he is the most compelling, beautiful and defensible view of God. Look at the mountains of literature that exists in those three areas for the Christian God.
Most other gods are hardly even defensible. The...
There is no question that the thoughts of endless bliss can be used as a coping mechanism. There are numerous religions that offer a future endless hope that are mutually exclusive with each other in many instances.
The dreary view that all is sound and fury runs so deep against the grain of...