tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post4049716871681053841..comments2024-03-28T19:18:04.235-07:00Comments on Deity Shmeity: Doubting SoloGrundyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-89421634261784529652013-08-12T00:04:21.930-07:002013-08-12T00:04:21.930-07:00I have enjoyed the Star Wars twist this week. I ag...I have enjoyed the Star Wars twist this week. I agree God could easily make me a theist and he knows how to do it.<br /><br />I think even if it was a personal encounter I may be convinced. But it also realize then that no body would believe me and I could also not fault them. I would be a theist for a personal reason that by all means would not be rational.Christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01243905647317437724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-71420632759062608712013-08-11T11:21:11.629-07:002013-08-11T11:21:11.629-07:00That's funny because a couple of episodes ago ...That's funny because a couple of episodes ago on the podcast, we did a story about someone who is convinced that all of these stage magicians and illusionists are actually using satanic power, they can't imagine that these illusions aren't actually true.<br /><br />You'd think some of these theists were really convinced they're living in the Star Wars universe.<br /><br />httpCephushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11003137850809061013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-17988158274048160182013-08-10T20:53:09.849-07:002013-08-10T20:53:09.849-07:00Exactly. On both points.
I think the key here is...Exactly. On both points.<br /><br />I think the key here is that <i>can</i> be converted with evidence. "But come on, God killed His only son 2000 years ago just for you" doesn't quite cut it. ;-)TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-69010264323719203562013-08-10T15:52:46.793-07:002013-08-10T15:52:46.793-07:00Chris Angel sounds like "all a lot of simple ...Chris Angel sounds like "all a lot of simple tricks and nonsense." :-)<br /><br />Yes, I agree. It speaks to Hitchen's "extraordinary evidence for extraordinary claims." The demonstration would ideally be reproducible on the fly, in random situations, and multi-faceted...like the Force. Yoda didn't just levitate stuff one thing in one spot under requested conditions, Grundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07339125862340793733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3217153430513050163.post-43948402961160347282013-08-10T15:35:11.734-07:002013-08-10T15:35:11.734-07:00Great sentiment. It should be relatively easy to ...Great sentiment. It should be relatively easy to convert atheists. <br /><br />However, we are living in some interesting times, when magic tricks are phenomenal and digital image processing can make an alternate reality out of thin air. Chris Angel walked on water in Vegas, but I don't think that God exists because of that! ;-)<br /><br />In other words, convincing proof is getting that TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.com