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Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 7:21pm On Dec 18, 2010 |
Christian Handbook of Reason and Insight for Scientists and Technologists: Culled from the free book "Christian Handbook of Reason and Insight for Scientists and Technologists", addressing 10 questions like the above with classical logic. Get it at at http://www.christianapologetic.org/docs/Christian%20Handbook%20of%20REason%20and%20Insight%20for%20Scientists%20and%20Technologists.pdf P.S. Note carefully how [list] [li]Blind faith in a learned person[/li] and [li]Hegelian synthesis based on feelings, intuition, and emotions[/li] [/list] are the order of the day in the church today, where we revere MOGs blindly and we accede to their emotional and intuitive synthesis. ![]() I may post more from the ebook on this thread later. ETA: I slightly rearranged the flow of the argument when I culled the article. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Chrisbenogor(m): 7:29pm On Dec 18, 2010 |
::raises his hand and waves so the teacher would allow him ask a question:: Uncle me! Uncle me! |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by PastorAIO: 7:32pm On Dec 18, 2010 |
Chrisbenogor: you dis sniper. If they allow you to ask a question now, that is how you will disappear again and we won't hear anything. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Chrisbenogor(m): 7:41pm On Dec 18, 2010 |
Pastor AIO:It is ejiro that carries me out of school sir, he takes me to one place where I carry him on my shoulder and he peeps through the window. He says I would get my turn one day to see the divine. Can I ask now? |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Jenwitemi(m): 11:13pm On Dec 19, 2010 |
Reason, logic and critical thinking do not belong in the same sentence with christianity, inesqor. What are you trying to prove? The minute religions like christianity allow those three, they seize to be religions. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Nobody: 11:59pm On Dec 19, 2010 |
Jenwitemi:U've made an assertion. could u be more elaborate by trying to prove the bolded? |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Jenwitemi(m): 12:54am On Dec 20, 2010 |
toba:I like your aptitude to false pretense. This is not an assertion but a well known fact, even to you, toba. The very foundation of religion like christianity is faith and faith only. That is how religions like christianity have been able to garner so many adherents to keep it alive and kicking for many centuries right up to today. It is very well known by all that the foundations on which a religion like christianity is based can never withstand reasoning, critical thinking/analysis and logic. So what is there to prove? If all the adherents of this religion should start using all these three faculties to assess their beliefs, most of them would loose their religion pretty fast enough. That has happened in europe and what is left are large magnificent cathedrals that are always empty. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 10:19am On Dec 20, 2010 |
I knew Jenwitemi would show up here like jagunlabi used to do on any thread with Christianity and logic. And of course they never have anything useful to say to the subject matter except to point fingers, twiddle thumbs and end up saying nothing. I have carefully listed Bible verses showing how logic is required, and I have in the OP also used classical logic to disprove the Hegelian synthesis and blind-appeal-to-authority systems popular, but definitely wrong, in Christianity today. Even Jesus (our example) in his day was a radical apologist who used logic to defend his faith rather than the blind-faith system the Pharisees used, so what's the fuss here? If you have anything useful to say, disprove the logic above or show how the attendant Bible verses are false. Dont show up on my thread or any thread and say the proposition is a lie cos thats not what you observe daily. That is very childish and shortminded in my opinion. Who told you that the ones you observe are doing it right? T[b]he problem here is NOT what people are doing but rather what they should be.[/b] Note that the OP was culled. And speaking for myself, I know what I am doing with logic and Christianity irrespective of what whoever else does. The day you guys understand that Christianity is a personal race is the day these nonsensical generalizing posts of yours will end. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Mudley313: 1:33pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
christianity + logic = ![]() infact, christianity + (0.0000000000000666)logics= disbelieve disbelieve=atheism or something similar. okay, let's see: ![]() @ OP, our minds are for thought not memorizing obscure outdated legends and metaphors so stick with good ol |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Krayola(m): 2:12pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
@Inesqor Interesting post. Just have a few questions. Do you think logic can tell us about past events? As in can I use logic to find out what you had for breakfast yesterday, what goes thru Chrisbenogor's head when that big booty chic in his office walks past? Can we use logic to discover who impregnated Mary, or if Jesus walked on water etc? stuff like that. The reason I'm asking is because popular Christianity belief is based on faith in the person of Jesus, believed to have done many "amazing" things. He is believed to have been born of a virgin, never did a "bad" thing his entire life, walked on water, raised the dead, resurrected from the dead, and is also believed to have saved the souls of people that believe he did all these, and follow him, or sumn like that. How does one use logic to verify these claims? I don't think logic can do anything significant as far that that goes. At some point we have to use the evidence we have to check out how valid these claims are. From my own experience people can not do those things. I dismiss other ancient stories on the grounds that they are too fantastic, and do not match my own experience of reality. Do you believe Jesus was born of a virgin? Do you believe he walked on water? Do you believe his death saves your soul from burnin in hell for eternity? DO you believe he turned water to wine? Do you believe he healed a blind guy by rubbing spit and sand in the guy's eyes? How do you make sense of all these claims? How can you make sense of this, logically, to someone that does not share you faith, without special pleading. e.g I believe in an all powerful God that can make anything possible and did in the case of Jesus. Is blind faith required, at least to accept the fundamental claims of popular Christian belief? If not how can one make sense of them? |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 5:47pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
@Mudley313: I can see your post. @Krayola: Thank you. My post in the OP is not against faith, but is an argument against the abuse of Fideism (leading to blind "faith" ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fideism Fideism is an epistemological theory which maintains that faith is independent of reason, or that reason and faith are hostile to each other and faith is superior at arriving at particular truths (see natural theology). The word fideism comes from fides, the Latin word for faith, and literally means "faith-ism." In the definition of Fideism above, I do not believe faith is independent of reason or that it is hostile to reason. It is superior at arriving at particular truths, however this is not to be abused. Superior in my opinion will mean faster and more accurate. But to avoid abuse, when someone makes a faith claim, it must be backed by reason IN THE SAME DOMAIN. e.g. Making a spiritual claim and reasoning it out in the physical domain will get you nowhere. If you make a claim as a theist about my religious beliefs, it is in the same domain and we must reason it out. If you are an atheist and you say the spiritual domain does not even exist, there is little that can be done that will not be considered "special pleading" because one is attempting an interlocution across domains. In essence, I am saying I believe faith is a platform to begin with. The logic I speak of is WITHIN the confines of this faith. We reason ON the platforms of faith. Axiom: a proposition that is not susceptible of proof or disproof; its truth is assumed to be self-evident Logic works with axioms that are not to be proven by the self-same logic, and so the axioms I employ in my logic with Christianity are founded in faith. I (like some known apologists: C.S. Lewis, John Macquarrie, Karl Jaspers, etc) ardently and honestly subscribe to Christian Existentialism, of which the 19th century philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855) is posthumously considered the originator. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Existentialist Kierkegaard maintained that the individual is solely responsible for giving his or her own life meaning and for living that life passionately and sincerely,[7][8] in spite of many existential obstacles and distractions including despair, angst, absurdity, alienation, and boredom. What I really lack is to be clear in my mind what I am to do, not what I am to know, except in so far as a certain knowledge must precede every action. The thing is to understand myself, to see what God really wishes me to do: the thing is to find a truth which is true for me, to find the idea for which I can live and die. . . . I certainly do not deny that I still recognize an imperative of knowledge and that through it one can work upon men, but it must be taken up into my life, and that is what I now recognize as the most important thing. —Søren Kierkegaard, Letter to Peter Wilhelm Lund dated August 31, 1835, emphasis added In Christ's teachings, he always ensured that EACH INDIVIDUAL logically reasoned out the consequences of the matter at hand and how it related to their own lives. There was a spiritual undertone that was certain and declared, and that initial platform was one of faith. That is what this thread is about. You have faith? Dare you to reason it out yourself? Or you want to blindly absorb some communal faith because someone absorbed it for themselves for reasons best known to THEM? It is for this reason of[b] individuality[/b] and generalization that I found Here is an excerpt from Wikipedia on Christian Existentialism. I think it answers the questions you asked, if my explanation above has not sufficed. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_existentialism
Cheers. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Indirah(m): 6:19pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
^^^ I hope you realize you said absolutely nothing to address that which Krayola raised. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 6:37pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
Indirah?:I have instead shown him that this thread does not address what he thinks it does, and to forestall future derailments from another poster, I explained my own views on logic in Christianity. The thread is titled: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic which clearly tells that Christianity is at least assumed. The Reasoning is done WITHIN Christianity and not outside it. Thanks for your contribution. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by mrmayor(m): 6:43pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
InesQor: I don't see how this example is Blind Faith, 1 When you visit your Dentist, it is based on the premise that you know what a Dentist really represents, [ LOGIC] that ( He/She is Educated, Skilled in Dentistry , Trained in a University, Licensed by both his Professional Body i.e Nigerian Dental Association and the Government) all this is done to prevent quacks and fraudsters. 2. You visit your Dentist for a reason ( though no toothache) to check the state of your Oral Health based on above ^^^^ 3. Mr Dentist says you have a Cracked Filling, he would produce evidence i.e parts of the cracked filling, x-ray to convince the patient that he actually does have a cracked filling.Again Sir, this is [Logic] 4. Mr Dentist goes ahead to suggest course of action, e.g Refilled, Pulling out the Cracked Tooth etc. this also based on [Logic.] Blind Faith is arriving for your Flight at MM2 airport and getting Informed that Adeboye and Pastor Chris would your Pilots for the Flight. Getting on board would be Blind Faith. Logic and Faith can not exist in the same Time and Space |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Krayola(m): 6:50pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
InesQor: @Inesqor The claims that most Christians make about Jesus doing those things are not spiritual claims IMO. They are understood as actual events that took place in history. He is not believed to have walked on spiritual water, or healed spiritual eyes, or raised dead spirits. He, according to the bible, was walking down the street, was approached by a blind man, and he healed the guy and told the guy to keep his mouth shut (amongst other "great deeds" ![]() "Logic within the confines of faith." So it seems a leap of blind faith is taken, and then logic is applied once you have accepted certain claims as true even though they go against all that you know, based on experience, about reality? You said in your OP that we should check claims made by others by ourselves and not just follow the leader. If I told you I just saw a guy moonwalking on a live electric cable before disappearing into thin air and reappearing as a dog would you believe it? What if such a story was in the bible? I think the bible is filled with similar stories. How do you believe the ones in the bible and then dismiss the moonwalking electric-proof canine man? |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 7:15pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
@mrmayor: Are you trying to say that if any professional in a field tells you something, you must always believe them? Sorry if that's the case for you, but not for me if I have any REASON for reservations to the necessity or truth behind the operation. @krayola: Logic is ALWAYS within some confine or the other. I refer you to Axioms once again. I already explained this. Krayola:In the light of my faith axioms, all Biblical events had a reason for being (no matter how absurd they may sound to you), and all were in line with a PLAN that clearly outlined Jesus Christ, from Genesis to Revelations in archetypes, semblances and real-time occurences of all sorts. Here, your claim has no REASON to exist within my foundational axioms of faith, no REASON to be so. So I do not REASON it to be so. I thus do not believe it. That's all. As for other things you said concerning the Bible, let me say again what I already said above, quoted from wikipedia Existentially speaking, the Bible doesn't become an authority in a person's life until they authorize the Bible to be their personal authority.I have allowed it to be mine. And once again, that's my personal experience of faith. What's yours, if you have any? |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 7:18pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
@mrmayor: Your post above, stating that an authority/professional is always right because you subscribed to their services ab initio CLEARLY shows the problem with the church today, where people do ALL KINDS of things just because a MOG says so. ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by mrmayor(m): 8:07pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
InesQor: InesQor: No Sir, I would not believe a Doctor who tells me that I'm Pregnant, I will however believe him if he Produces Evidence[LOGIC} that though my Physiology is male, that Men can indeed get pregnant, He would have to prove with hard and corroborative evidence, Scan, X-ray and opinions from other doctors to prove that I'm indeed pregnant. I would also like to know how I got pregnant in the first place since I'm not gay. I would be a medical marvel to be probed and studied You believe that a Virgin got pregnant without any male spermatozoa, that Sir is Blind Faith The Trustworthy Index of a Professional body, Agency,Government is based on what You/We know,Raw Data, past experiences, etc. I do not trust EFCC any more than I trust the CIA. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Krayola(m): 8:57pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
@Inesqor. Ok. Whatever you say ![]() |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Krayola(m): 8:59pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
InesQor: But apparently it's ok to believe and do all kinds of things just because the BIBLE says so. ![]() ![]() |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by Jenwitemi(m): 9:41pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
Sharrap dia with immediate effect, you! Prostrate before me and thank me for ressurecting your dead thread. ![]() InesQor: What else do you expect me to say when you make spurious assertions out of confusion and ignorance. Christianity and reasoning? Be happy i even take you seriously enough to post on this thread. Besides, i did say something, didn't i? Something along the lines of. . . religion is not compatible to logic, reasoning and critical thinking. InesQor: Inesqor, what you have observed without realizing that which you have observed from what you have posted is this, one of the fundermental differences between spirituality and religiousity. The difference between the two, put simply(by no means in detail) is thus; Spirituality = Faith + Reasoning + Critical Thinking + Logic Religiousity = Faith + faith + Blind Faith + Blind Faith The mistaking of one for the other is what is wrong with you and the rest of your fellow christian brethrens as a whole. The indoctrination job you got from christianity has made sure of that. The fact that you have finally seen it only shows that you are making good progress in the right direction. Keep it up, brethren. ![]() InesQor: That's because Jesus was teaching spiritual truths delivered in a coded fashion and not religious doctrines. Religious doctrines was only brought in after he was gone to be used to coopt and warp his true teachings. Teachings which, in their true form, gave every individual empowerment, something the church never wanted. That is the difference between what Jesus taught back then and what the christian clergy has been feeding you and your brethrens with all these centuries. Churchism, not Jesusism. InesQor: I have nothing to disprove here because you are on to something and it is definitely not christian wisdom, but something way beyond it. Yes, the bible is a spiritual book if one can quit reading and interpreting it on the superficial level. The bible is a multilayered book that caters for everyone of varying levels of spiritual development. The more spiritually evolved you are, the deeper you are able to look. That has been clear to me a long time ago. InesQor: Hope my contributions are better this time around, o brethren. ![]() |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by thehomer: 10:22pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
Krayola: I really laughed out loud when I read this. ![]() |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by thehomer: 10:43pm On Dec 20, 2010 |
@InesQor I don't think just using logic to make valid arguments will actually get you answers that are true because, if your premise is false, your argument may be valid but unsound or false. This is where reason comes in. Reasoning critically using information that we actually have about the world and universe is essential in discovering whether or not your premises are true. So, I think your premises would need to be assessed on whether or not they are true if you care about arriving at true conclusions. And, as has been pointed out, religious claims are often open to proper evaluation as to their feasibility so the separate domain argument does not work. |
Re: Christianity, Reason, Insight And Sound Classical Logic by InesQor(m): 12:16am On Dec 21, 2010 |
Thanks for your posts, people. |
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