tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post295289682925975891..comments2023-11-30T15:30:10.482+13:00Comments on True Paradigm: Reading atheist literaturebethyadahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post-35818185372062327202015-10-11T15:47:28.852+13:002015-10-11T15:47:28.852+13:00Agreed.Agreed.bethyadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post-46008157320603030852015-09-13T02:23:50.217+12:002015-09-13T02:23:50.217+12:00They are, and an experiential belief is subject it...They are, and an experiential belief is subject itself to being undermined by further experiences that seem at odds with earlier ones or expected ones. The best of both worlds would be to have a warm relationship with Jesus (an experiential affair) and a strong grasp on biblical truth (a propositional pursuit).SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post-80515702346424282262015-03-16T19:43:48.052+13:002015-03-16T19:43:48.052+13:00SLW, your comment is similar to the situation wher...SLW, your comment is similar to the situation where we know our mother, or father, or friend because we have met them. If someone produced reasoning to prove my brother did not exist it would mean nothing to me because of our relationship and I know him. <br /><br />And this would apply to people like John, and Thomas. <br /><br />Though I think it is possible to know Jesus like this, it is not totally analogous to other people because Jesus does not appear to us materially. So I partly agree, but I am also aware that arguments for the existence of God and the resurrection of Jesus are still meaningful. I would say that my confidence in theism is true is greater than my confidence that Christianity is true (though I am very certain of both). I still think propositional reasons are very powerful.bethyadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08990677679970591625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7993518718588952892.post-55529877792777780712015-03-10T03:02:00.415+13:002015-03-10T03:02:00.415+13:00I think the greatest danger exists for those whose...I think the greatest danger exists for those whose "beliefs" in Christianity are propositional rather than experiential. If one has been taught in a way that makes Christianity seem like a series of facts and propositions, that one will be more susceptible to the kinds of dangers you so ably wrote about. If one knows Jesus, personally, intimately, that one is in a much better position.SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04260137021205685080noreply@blogger.com