tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post8061908932973837037..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: The attractions of evilA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-54177565464785649062015-06-25T19:47:12.470+01:002015-06-25T19:47:12.470+01:00Woodsy - would an atheist ask the question though?...Woodsy - would an atheist ask the question though? I would be much more inclined to focus on the behaviour of those who believe and those who don't together with the culture which belief engenders. <br /><br />Graham - to my mind the problem is the lack of common ground rather than the arguments themselves. I see no evidence for the points you make yet to you the evidence is presumably overwhelming.<br /><br />On the other hand, there seems to be much more potential for common ground in aspects of human knowledge, moral behaviour, political behaviour and culture.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-67381459808906042302015-06-25T08:05:04.844+01:002015-06-25T08:05:04.844+01:00Woodsy. What a strange inversion of logic:
"O...Woodsy. What a strange inversion of logic:<br />"One could suggest that if we are the result of an intelligent process then by definition there is a God, even though that god would not be a supernatural all-seeing being"<br /><br />Atheists have only themselves to blame if they cannot "see" God for there is an abundance of evidence to support the historic claims of the Christian faith. Here are three.<br />1. The history of the Jewish nation and the supernatural intervention of God in it.<br />2. The book of nature which can be read by all - intelligent design presupposes an intelligent Designer who of necessity is super intelligent, as well as being a mathematician, Artist, and creator, just like any other creator, but on a cosmic scale.<br />3. The history of Jesus Christ, and in particular his resurrection from the dead.<br />Atheists still struggle to give an adequate explanation of all three. graham woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13104720099020515294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-86628650415218594352015-06-25T00:16:32.376+01:002015-06-25T00:16:32.376+01:00Doeasn't your absolute dichotomy break down if...Doeasn't your absolute dichotomy break down if you ask the question "What is God?" One could suggest that if we are the result of an inteligent process then by definition there is a God, even though that god would not be a supernatural all-seeing being.Woodsy42https://www.blogger.com/profile/12355671210161625647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-21183980789232974582015-06-23T22:09:15.827+01:002015-06-23T22:09:15.827+01:00Roger - I agree. Although Ug now knows what that s...Roger - I agree. Although Ug now knows what that shiny thing in the sky is, Eg has moved on to economics and climate change among many other seemingly endless options.<br /><br />Henry - change is so unpredictable too. This isn't a blanket argument against it but as you say, change for the sake of change is pointless and likely to lead to unforeseen consequences.<br /><br />Demetrius - it does explain a lot and it seems to be how we are made. <br /><br />Sackers - indeed. <br /><br />The best lack all conviction, while the worst<br />Are full of passionate intensity.<br /><br />Modern times in two lines.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-66395952027686697822015-06-23T19:12:02.461+01:002015-06-23T19:12:02.461+01:00Deep. "The best lack all conviction" etc...Deep. "The best lack all conviction" etc.Sackersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17284329249862764601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-45771641622635480362015-06-23T13:27:56.292+01:002015-06-23T13:27:56.292+01:00I like the idea of humans being hard wired to be g...I like the idea of humans being hard wired to be gullible. If so it would explain a lot.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-45743300175347587382015-06-23T12:57:37.990+01:002015-06-23T12:57:37.990+01:00I suppose that I,too, am an atheist in that I don&...I suppose that I,too, am an atheist in that I don't believe in the religious images of a God. I find it hard to believe that all this "just happened" but I have long since accepted that I (and the rest of mankind) will never know. I do, however, recognise the contribution to our civilised existence of the moral philosophy generated by what I consider to be the two main religious bodies - Judaism and Christianity. It's easy to criticise the many illogical aspects of both religions (and I do) but they both provide the basis of our civilised existence. I therefore find it sad that there are such efforts today to attack that moral philosophy and replace it with what I can only refer to as a form of anarchy. I am sometimes accused of being resistant to change but I reply that I am only resistant to unwise change - or change for the sake of change.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03267170289726545355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-13314916904215429142015-06-23T07:17:55.736+01:002015-06-23T07:17:55.736+01:00Imagine a state of nature long long ago when human...Imagine a state of nature long long ago when humans were monkeys. I am pretty sure the weak were dominated by the strong long before the word or even the concept 'transcendent' arose. As society developed perhaps Ug asked the slightly smarter Eg 'what is that shiny thing in the sky' and religion/politics was born - and Eg got to be priest and Ug got to be subject. So don't ask questions, they caused the fall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com