@Danish_SMF the atheist, of course, is the notion that "man is the measure of all things" - humanism. Which is great up until reality breaks through and you are compelled to acknowledge that humanity, in whole and in part, is a homicidal maniac and a child molester. (4)
@Danish_SMF very familiar place: personal choice! Either choose to believe in God, in the absence of evidence, and build your worldview accordingly; or choose for atheism, equally lacking evidence, and build the correspondingly appropriate worldview.
The appropriate worldview for (3)
@Danish_SMF If atheism isn't faith based, it must be evidence based.
What, then, is your evidence that there is no supernatural realm?
Always supposing, not unreasonably, absence of evidence, doesn't count as a evidence of absence.
@DSamsquanc72653@Danish_SMF ... decision to perpetrate abuse, should suffer equally and, during that extended period of suffering, be granted opportunity (no matter how long it takes) to choose an alternative option. 2/2
@DSamsquanc72653@Danish_SMF Let me speak from some (albeit limited) personal experience.
A child who experiences abuse at the hands of an adult, will carry the ghost of that abuse with them for the rest of their lives - which is in effect eternity. It seems only fair, then, those making a freewill ... 1/2
@Danish_SMF Asking "who created the devil" is like asking "who invented the motor car" after a fatal accident. The relevant point: it doesn't have to be like this.
@paulogia0 Is humanism better than natural selection, the same as, or worse? If I have the power, and it is to my advantage, why shouldn't I kill you, rape your wife, enslave your children, and carry off everything of use or value? You can't argue that doing so would be bad for me?
@paulogia0 How do I know Paulogia exists? He might be an AI generated bot? People claim to have met him - that's true. But is it prudent or wise to trust what other people claim? Wouldn't it be reasonable to doubt these claims in the absence of evidence?
@paulogia0 Do I need a verified source to believe that JC is risen? Isn't it true that I only need a verified source in order to convince someone who doesn't believe JC is risen - someone like you. Which makes the Resurrection subject to scientific oversight rather than personal insight.