tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post3848765182481878627..comments2024-03-26T16:24:34.218+00:00Comments on Meeting The Masters: Atheism is EgotismWilliam Wildbloodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-77378936110466327552015-12-26T17:30:16.216+00:002015-12-26T17:30:16.216+00:00Yes, it is surely true that some believers believe...Yes, it is surely true that some believers believe because of wishful thinking and some for superstitious reasons but others do because they sense the truth in their hearts and that pushes them towards faith which endures even in dark times. <br />My teachers told me that the mind can argue for or against any point of view but the truth can only be known, and that makes sense to me.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-53542297291263679872015-12-26T14:58:49.789+00:002015-12-26T14:58:49.789+00:00"My view is that on many occasions he uses hi..."My view is that on many occasions he uses his reason to argue for something on which he has already made up his mind." Well that is just another problem with reasoning. It's so easy to come up with a reason to justify any position and because its what you really want. But we all do this to some extent. Maybe an atheist accuses theists of not wanting to die so they are predisposed to believing in God. Some theists lose faith when something bad happens to them. Some atheists gain faith when something bad is about to happen to them. The Bible verse about knocking and you will receive an answer comes to mind. People choose to believe or not. If you choose to believe you must continually seek and eventually you get to the point where your faith is beyond the need for a logical proof. That answer is guaranteed if you seek. The kingdom is here in this moment, whether good things happen or bad and you are connected to the kingdom. Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142985990046914740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-32930731346651713192015-12-26T12:41:10.902+00:002015-12-26T12:41:10.902+00:00And a merry Christmas to you too, Robert. Reasonin...And a merry Christmas to you too, Robert. Reasoning is certainly flawed taken on its own, but I was just wondering in this post what an atheist's reasoning is really based on. My view is that on many occasions he uses his reason to argue for something on which he has already made up his mind so even his reasoning in this instance is very selective. To me the idea that there is no divine source for all the beauty and order in the world, and that life just arose by chance from basically nothing is entirely unreasonable but I know that reason cannot replace faith. Its proper function surely in the religious field is to back it up and give it flesh, as it were.William Wildbloodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231219533755925897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-77034954832815159352015-12-26T02:53:08.099+00:002015-12-26T02:53:08.099+00:00"No two men agree on anything"
That shou..."No two men agree on anything"<br />That should say no to men agree on everythingRoberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142985990046914740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1513199068907090344.post-36901337571514207122015-12-26T02:48:22.874+00:002015-12-26T02:48:22.874+00:00Merry Christmas William :) Another nice post. Ther...Merry Christmas William :) Another nice post. There is definitely a lot of pride in egotism. A verse from Baha'i scripture comes to mind; “The most grievous of all veils is the veil of knowledge”. Atheists, understand a tiny spec of reality and then they *know* there is no God. I would disagree on one point. I think atheism's reasoning is legitimate but so is the reasoning that proves God. Reasoning is a flawed method to know something. The senses deceive us all the time. If we have scripture we have to use our reasoning to interpret what it means so that is flawed since we said reasoning is flawed. Our reasoning, our senses, our heart, our intuition, our understanding can all guide us to truth but all have limitations and can make mistakes. If they didn't have limitations we would be God. Even atheists have to admit that point. Believing in atheism or theism absolutely is a choice of free will. Believing everything is meaningful or nothing is meaningful. Atheists deny this point. Atheists will say I like fishing so therefore fishing is meaningful for me. So they are their own God deciding meaning for themselves. Then everyone gets to chose their own meaning. I find punching people in the face is meaningful therefore its meaningful. As soon as they deny that their house of cards falls although they'll never admit it. No two men agree on anything. How could they agree on what is meaningful. Meaning, and all virtues come from something higher than ourselves which is why they are so compelling. This suggest a God to me and I don't want to be my own god. <br />“the mystery of eternal might vibrates within the innermost being of all created things.”Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06142985990046914740noreply@blogger.com