User Profile: TheCalvinistPastor

TheCalvinistPastor

Member Since: March 30, 2011

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  • ‘Everything I love About Teaching Is Extinct’: Teacher Resigns in Scathing YouTube Video Targeting Standardized Education

    May 29, 2013 at 11:03am

    Is it just me, or does The Blaze use the term “Scathing” waaaay too much in its headlines? lol

  • ‘It Brought Tears to Our Eyes’: American Describes Witnessing Thousands in Paris March Against Gay Marriage

    May 28, 2013 at 11:24am

    I hate it when the media always labels their supports as being “Pro” [Pro-Choice, Pro-equal marriage]
    and on the conservative side “Anti” [Anti-Abortion, Anti-pro marriage]
    Subliminal negative connitation

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 4:19pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    @philly

    Feel free to email me if you dont want to keep track of this thread. We can talk that way too: brock@contextministries.org

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 4:16pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    @Philly

    “yes, i would say that’s the kind of evidence i’d be looking for. i’m not sure there are any other kinds of evidence. what do you consider evidence?”

    Your really striking at the heart of the issue that has struggled philosophers for thousands of years.
    The struggle has been a couple of things:
    1- What is Reality?
    2- What is the starting point for knowledge

    its really the difference between Plato who believed nature was an “open system”, and Aristotle who believed in a “closed system” Both are bedrock assumptions, and both examine “evidence” through the filter of their presuppositions.

    So to make a direct reply to your question, it would seem that “evidence” is subjective data if not kept in check with ones assumptions. Since Evidence does not exist in a vacuum. There are assumptions, bias, experience, beliefs that are ASSUMED before anybody looks at “evidences” and draws conclusions.

    For example: Your bedrock assumption is that it is unreasonable to believe in a metaphysical reality. And the foundation of that belief is found in the presupposition that we exist in a closed system. In other words, reality and all that exists MUST be measured by my senses.

    You are right when you say there is no way to disprove God [arguing from a negative] but I would assert as a christian that the belief in God is a necessarry conditional presupposition in order to make sense of Empiricism in the first place.

    Lots to say here, and I woul

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 3:03pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    @Philly

    I think we all go through trials for a reason, my escape from the Watchtower [Jehovah's Witnesses] I think refined my character and taught me good life lessons in spite of my friends and family shunning me, lol.
    I also want to thank you for actually having a dialogue with me. Its good to see somebody who is not bombastically preaching their Atheism at me. A breath of fresh air.

    Based on your comments it seems that you are not arguing for the non-existance of God, but rather the unlikely possibility of God. for the sake of using terms that we can both relate to, I would have a hard time calling this Atheism [absolute no god], but would seem to fit more along the lines of Agnosticism [no knowledge of god].

    Your basis for your non-beleif in God stems from lack of Evidence. Couple things, you made the following statement:
    “for me to believe in the spectacular claim that their is a deity that we cannot detect in any way would require some significant evidence, and yet i’ve seen none. ”

    Do you believe that the existence of God [which is metaphysical in nature] MUST be solely based on Empirical evidence [see, touch, taste, smell, feel]?

    If so, would not that be setting up pre-conditions for what YOU feel to be reasonable as evidence before all factors are considered?

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 2:34pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    @Philly

    I grew up as a Jehovah’s Witness, and three years ago my life shattered into ruins when I learned of all the man made traditions I had to follow, the lies, misrepresentations of the bible. I agree with you when you speak about religion in this way. I believe that religion has always been mans expression of divine relationship. But however misguided mans rituals/traditions are, they certinaly do not disqualify or even prove the non-existence of God.
    It seems from this statement you made: “if religion was man made, why should i believe in the almighty?”
    it really just boils down to what is more reasonable to you. and finding something more reasonable is a very subjective emotional basis for belief. Which makes me wonder why is the nature of your non-belief any better then the Theist? [they too would find their position more reasonable]

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 1:53pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    @Philly

    I want to discuss the following statement: “when it talks about talking snakes, slavery, and murdering of children it gets tough to believe”

    You made the statement that you do not believe in the existence of a deity. Does your non-belief stem from and based on the foundation of this quote? or would you add anything more to it?

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 1:38pm

    The glue that holds Atheism together = Attitude

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 1:29pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    Thanks Philly for the clarification, I will wait for Infidel’s repsonse as well so I can dialogue on his comment. If he does not respond I can certinaly dialogue with you. Would you agree with his original statement first of all?

  • Pope Francis’ Sermon Sparks Debate: ‘Even the Atheists’ Have Been Redeemed ‘With the Blood of Christ’

    May 23, 2013 at 1:00pm

    In reply to athiest-infedel.

    When you say you are an Atheist, what do you mean? Do you deny Gods existence? or are you agnostic?

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