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You're mistaken, people of faith care just as much about evidence as secularists. Any respectable belief system, and Christianity is one of them, encourages yo
by Kaizyn 18y ago
You're mistaken, people of faith care just as much about evidence as secularists. Any respectable belief system, and Christianity is one of them, encourages you to look at the facts and decide for yourself. Asking hard questions and being skeptical is a healthy thing. Because of their implications for how one lives one's life, truth claims about religion especially should be examined.
- philwelch 18y agoThis doesn't sound like any Christianity I'm familiar with, and I was raised in it. In fact, to me this sounds a lot like someone is overconfident in their apologetics. Every knowledgeable Christian I've discussed this with ultimately conceded there was a need for faith of the epistemic type, and no room for skepticism.
- oz 18y ago"Because of their implications for how one lives one's life, truth claims about religion especially should be examined." Absolutely. "Any respectable belief system, and Christianity is one of them, encourages you to look at the facts and decide for yourself." I disagree. I grew up in church-my father is a pastor, after all. I don't remember anyone being encouraged to look at the facts. You were to believe it because the Bible says it, and disregard what "those intellectuals" and the 'secular humanists" had to say. I'm in Jamaica, but its quite similar to the fundamentalists in America. And let's be honest: most people don't 'come to faith' because they are convinced of it's truth.