From: Jim Eisele (jeisele@starpower.net)
Date: Sat Nov 09 2002 - 13:11:31 EST
Walt writes
>Agnosticism is not the worst thing in the world but it is just a wimp's way
of
>avoiding taking a position. Keep a foot in all possible worlds and then hop
back
>and forth depending upon the way the rocks are flying. Criticize everything
and
>defend nothing. But Agnosticism cannot be true unless atheism is not a
viable
>world view.
Once all of the evidence is in, it's easy to dismiss the "God" of the Bible.
I honestly don't see compelling arguments for or against God. From what I
can tell so far, agnostics stand firmly for evidence, reason, and logic (of
course, no one is perfect).
>The proper response is manly atheism. Seize the bull by the horns and live
life
>without the God that does not exist anyhow. Recognize morality for the
facade
>that it is and size the moment to grab everything just for numero uno. It's
the
>logical path.
Agnosticism provides all of the freedom that you need. If there is a God,
he
would seem to reward agnosticism. Atheists can be perceived as
"hard-liners."
Not having your life (more or less) controlled by the church opens up
opportunities, financial and otherwise.
>IMO that leads one to eventually think the problem through completely and
tends
>to result in the path followed by C. S. Lewis: From atheism to theism to a
>personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Once one is that point, THE BOOK
is for
>spiritual edification -- not the literal cornerstone of one's faith
Christianity of personal experience. Not to diminish anyone's personal
experience, but that is very subjective.
Jim Eisele
Genesis in Question
http://genesisinquestion.org
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