tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post5584734588652021695..comments2024-03-27T09:11:00.450-04:00Comments on Incinerating Presuppositionalism: The Metaphysics of WishingBahnsen Burnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-9453138601461946302019-01-12T12:35:43.314-05:002019-01-12T12:35:43.314-05:00Hello Ydemoc,
Those are of course very poignant q...Hello Ydemoc,<br /><br />Those are of course very poignant questions. The notion of squirm-causing comes to mind!<br /><br />Another good question, which I’ve asked many times but to which I’ve seen no good answers, is: How can I reliably distinguish between what you call “God” and what you may merely be imagining?<br /><br />The problem here is all the more compounded by the fact that no matter what answer the theist might give, I still find myself having no alternative but to make use of my imagination to contemplate the religious position that the theist wants to defend. <br /><br />And there’s always the old “Why be born again when you can just grow up?”<br /><br />I’ve had a very busy couple of weeks and more coming as well. But I have some more posts in the cooker and hope to get one posted soon, time allowing of course!<br /><br />Regards,<br />Dawson<br />Bahnsen Burnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11030029491768748360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11714522.post-53668836175321882442019-01-07T20:25:00.832-05:002019-01-07T20:25:00.832-05:00Dawson,
Here are a few questions that popped int...Dawson, <br /><br />Here are a few questions that popped into my mind while reading your latest. Perhaps they can be employed as useful retorts to all the apologists, "testifiers," "witnesses," and whatnot lurking among us who are constantly trying to convince us that their make-believe is true:<br /> <br />• So, you'd like me to accept that wishing makes it so?<br /><br />• Would you like me to lie to myself?<br /><br />* Can you point to something in reality, anything at all, that was created by consciousness.<br /><br />• If no, then on what basis would you say I should accept your belief system?<br /><br />• If yes, then please provide detailed evidence which does not rely on your imagination. <br /><br />Thanks again, Dawson!<br /><br />Ydemoc<br /><br /><br /><br />Ydemochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03498165330193613762noreply@blogger.com