Why do christians bring up natural theology in theistic polemics when it doesn't prove their very specific God whom we supposedly know bia revelation?
You call anyone a Christian, but a Christian is someone that follow Christ's teachings and put them into practice in his daily life.
>>18449768If you believe that a God exist, then the probability of miracle claims increases. If I had a naturalist metaphysics, then it would be impossible for me to believe the resurrection in favor of an explanation involving hallucinations or something. By first showing that God exists, then it's easier to introduce arguments for the resurrection or other miracles.
>>18450523Tbh I still wouldn't believe in miracles if I believed in a personal first mover.
>>18449768I. THE SUPERNATURAL IS MADE EVIDENT IN THE NATURAL.II. GOD IS NOT «OUR GOD»: GOD IS GOD, AND GOD IS THE GOD.III. REVELATION IS NOT THE ONLY WAY TO KNOW GOD; REASON IS THE NATURAL WAY, AND THE ONE AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE; REVELATION IS THE SUPERNATURAL WAY, AND IT IS SPECIAL AND RARE.
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>>18450523>If you believe that a God exist, then the probability of miracle claims increasesDoes it though? That's like saying if God exists then the probability the sun won't rise tomorrow increases. Maybe it does by a microscopic amount, but I don't think it matters.
>>18450559Rabbi Yeshua diddled kids at Gethsemane
because they are ultimately low iqeven if you believe in universals, there is no reason to believe they were created or mediated through a personal deity
I don't understand the reverence for Aquinas.>Existence... therefore, Christian God!Wow. Incredible argument.
