If I thought there were other systems of belief that we’re better than mine, I would believe them. The writer of the article cannot get away with making a dogmatic statement with surety and then saying that those that do so know less. This is not logical. Those that do not believe in absolute truth have no standing from which to project any viewpoint.
I think the author is speaking in generalities. There are some things I believe pretty strongly because I’ve researched them exhaustively.
I believe the earth is round, though I’ve never seen it from a distance. I believe it pretty strongly.
[[The writer of the article cannot get away with making a dogmatic statement with surety and then saying that those that do so know less.]]
The funny thing is that the author is declaring that he is more informed than everyone else who believe things strongly- I suspect the author’s intent in this article was a dig at religious beliefs- suggesting that those of different faiths are ‘equally right’ because noone really understands well enough what it is that they believe in- therefore no one belief is more valid than the next=-
The thing is that when a person becomes saved- the Truth is revealed to them for the first time- some m ore than others, but all have the scales lifted from their eyes for the very first time- and them ore we study God’s word, the more the Holy Spirit reveals the truth of God’s word to us.
Salvation from God is based on an absolute moral system of justice and truth- Those that receive salvation participate in this absolute moral foundation- and therefore are more qualified than others to declare what truth is- Those that don’t believe in absolute truth absolute morality etc- are out of the loop-