One fine day in alt.atheism, patrick.barnes@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
us up with this:
> On Oct 22, 11:15 pm, Uncle Vic <addr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> One fine day in alt.atheism, patrick.bar...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>> bloodied us up with this:
>>
>> >> 2.. There are thousands of God beliefs. How do we KNOW which is
>> >> the REAL
>> >> God and which are FAKES?
>>
>> > Faith.
>>
>> Faith is mostly geographical. Did you examine the beliefs you harbor
>> thoroughly before taking the plunge, or do you believe what your
>> parents believe(d)? Would you be a Christian if you'd been born in
>> Afghanistan instead of (I assume) the USA?
>>
>
> I assume you're making a point and the questions about my personal
> faith are rhetorical. What you say about faith is true, but
> nevertheless what I say about faith is true as well. Your comment
> addresses how a person comes by their faith rather than the nature of
> faith itself.
On the contrary, I think where a person's faith originates says a lot
about the nature of the faith. You believe what you believe because it's
what everyone near you believes. IOW, you accept what you've been taught
without investigating what others believe, comparing that to your own
beliefs.
> There is no evidence clearly determining which
> conception of God, or lack thereof, is true. The only basis for
> believing in God is faith.
Which god? Had you been born a Hindu, the Christian doctrine would make
as much sense to you as it does to an atheist.
> How do you know your God is the real God?
> You don't. You take it as an article of faith. In the absence of
> proof, it's all you can do.
Some people investigate all religions, and make their decision afterward.
The are few and far between, though.
> That is true regardless of whether your
> faith derives from your background or from a comparative study of
> religions.
>
>> The truth is, there are religious sects all over the world that claim
>> they are the One Way to God, sans evidence, yet they contradict each
>> other on even the most fundamental issues.
>>
>
> Yes.
>
>> They can't all be right, but they can all be wrong.
>>
>
> They can all be right, just not all be all right.
What exactly does that mean? They can't all be right, simply because
they contradict each other. "X" and "not X" are mutually exclusive.
--
Uncle Vic
aa Atheist #2011
Supervisor, EAC Department of little adhesive-backed "L" shaped
chrome-plastic doo-dads to add feet to Jesus fish department.
Convicted by Earthquack.
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