Atheist for an hour

tycoon wrote:

Damned right it's hard work, and downright scary at times. That's why I'm convinced the majority of theists possess an unexamined faith.

Well, yeah...that goes without saying.

I didn't see Eorl specifically addressing Christians real life.

Could it be he was including others besides you?

Chai wrote:

I didn't see Eorl specifically addressing Christians real life.

Could it be he was including others besides you?

As a Christian, I can only speak from that perspective.

I'll let others speak for themselves if they are not Christians.

....we therefore commit this body to the ground in sure and certain hope of resurrection to eternal life.....

I disagree with practically everything real life says, but I do try not to attack him personally. He is clearly an intelligent and passionate debater, and knows his stuff. He's more than capable of sticking up for himself, but still...it's more fun attacking the philosophy than the philosopher.

Eorl wrote:

I disagree with practically everything real life says, but I do try not to attack him personally. He is clearly an intelligent and passionate debater, and knows his stuff. He's more than capable of sticking up for himself, but still...it's more fun attacking the philosophy than the philosopher.

What you see as an attack is what I see as calling someone on what they mean exactly.

Too many times someone says something with a tone of authority (or not) and others follow and agree like sheep.

A clearly intelligent person obviously doesn't think they can't see something from another position. They bank on the fact people will just say "oh yeah, you're right".

real life wrote:

Chai wrote:

I didn't see Eorl specifically addressing Christians real life.

Could it be he was including others besides you?

As a Christian, I can only speak from that perspective.

I'll let others speak for themselves if they are not Christians.

that's total bull. why are you limiting yourself so? clearly you can see things from another perspective, we all do it multiple times daily.

what a cop out. admit it, you just don't WANT to see anything from another perspective. that being the case, there was no sense in you joining this conversation.

and....why are you addressing this only to me, when many others have said the same essential thing? do I look like the biggest pushover?

In that case, it looks like nothing I could have said would have pleased you.

real life wrote:

In that case, it looks like nothing I could have said would have pleased you.

As if on cue, real life goes into the next step, "condescending mode"




Or I suppose, seeing it from your perspective, that's what it looks like.

Or maybe we should wait and talk again in a week or so.