Free Republic
Browse · Search
Smoky Backroom
Topics · Post Article

To: CarolinaGuitarman
Now, for the 3rd or fourth time, what is your evidence for the existence of a deity? Put your cards on the table or fold. This is getting tedious. If I am wrong that there is no objective evidence for God's existence, enlighten me.

Are you ready? Here it is.

You already have knowledge of God. God's existence is plainly evident to you. You resist it and attempt to suppress it, but you already have it, and it is implicit in your very replies.

You cannot even get out of the starting gate demanding evidence, or using logic, or rationality, or subjecting God to your scientific tests, believing what you mind tells you is true, or objecting to His existence, etc., without first assuming some standard of truth, the intelligibility of which you take for granted, but which utterly depends on God's existence. You acknowledge these sorts of metaphysical realities in your replies, in fact, you presuppose them, but in your world view you have no way to account for them.

I can go into more detail. And/or, if you will, read this short, classic piece. I can't think off the top of my head where it has been better stated. It will save a lot of time and bandwidth.

Do I expect you to agree with any of this? No.

Cordially,

2,161 posted on 12/22/2005 9:08:43 AM PST by Diamond (Qui liberatio scelestus trucido inculpatus.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1952 | View Replies ]


To: Diamond

"You already have knowledge of God. God's existence is plainly evident to you. You resist it and attempt to suppress it, but you already have it, and it is implicit in your very replies."

Mystical horse manure. I didn't think you had any objective evidence, and I was right.

"You cannot even get out of the starting gate demanding evidence, or using logic, or rationality, or subjecting God to your scientific tests, believing what you mind tells you is true, or objecting to His existence, etc., without first assuming some standard of truth, the intelligibility of which you take for granted, but which utterly depends on God's existence."

Sure I can. The existence of rationality is not evidence of God. Period.


2,163 posted on 12/22/2005 9:15:01 AM PST by CarolinaGuitarman ("There is a grandeur in this view of life...")
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 2161 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
Smoky Backroom
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson