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Five Questions for Theists
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Posted by mjpb, Thursday, 22 May 2008 11:24:53 AM
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"Trivia: We a Trichomats. Turtles are Septochomats. Image how incredible their colour vision. Some scientists have speculated that dolphins hear in 3-D."
Obviously it is something that we would probably like to try but at least the old 'we don't know any better' in the sense that we haven't experienced it and won't miss it applies. BTW the image is projected on our retinas upside down and reversed in our brain but the original is the right way up so is right way up really a delusion or does it just reasonably seem like it if you don't look at the big picture?
"Reverting back to Dawkins, I recall Michael Ruse suggesting that most copies were sold to US evangelicals."
That is definitely a laugh particularly considering it might be true! ;-) The selfish gene book should have been more up his alley. Was it any better or did he get carried away in it too?
"See, I am not biased..."
Obviously bias was the wrong word but point made and good to see.
"I still unsure that the Theist have explained God to any where near the precision that Science has explained the Universe."
I am also unsure but I was of the impression that Science was struggling to explain the Universe to the point that more faith is required to accept some of the ideas floating around in respectable circles than is needed to be a theist. So how did it get there?
"Similiarly, many Christians, take an a priori position on Jesus, without study alternative gods or properly evaluating the ontological arguments relating to the Creation. They start at step ten. Poor methodology, risking the retort; methodology becoming mythology."
Many Christians are simple people like many atheists. In both cases it is not their nature to do so. I don't believe that that should be held against them.
"With infinite regress when pressed many-a-theist will respond addressing "Faith", but, as we have seen, "Faith" as we use it today, is only six hundred years old."
I believe that I missed that?
"Peace and happiness"
Amen