Comments for Spirit of the Reformation Blog http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com Advancing God's Kingdom, Building a Multi-Generational Legacy, and bringing the Spirit of the Reformation to the World Once Again. Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:46:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Trying to Account for the Invisible in an Atheist World by justintempler http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/trying-to-account-for-the-invisible-in-an-atheist-world/#comment-5 justintempler Sun, 30 Mar 2008 23:46:49 +0000 http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-5 Atheists claim that only physical things exist. Straw man argument. You set up a bad foundation so you can tear it down. And if morality in your argument can't come from atheists, then explain the Christian worldview of the morality of slavery in the bible. Atheists claim that only physical things exist.

Straw man argument. You set up a bad foundation so you can tear it down.

And if morality in your argument can’t come from atheists, then explain the Christian worldview of the morality of slavery in the bible.

]]> Comment on Trying to Account for the Invisible in an Atheist World by Lucy Lowe http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/trying-to-account-for-the-invisible-in-an-atheist-world/#comment-4 Lucy Lowe Sun, 30 Mar 2008 11:34:54 +0000 http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-4 "“If he is consistent with it, he has no way to account for non-physical entities like numbers, information, logic, or morality. ”" These are all concepts. Are you saying "God" is just a concept? "the physical reality of reason, the laws of logic, love, compassion, and respect...are invisible concepts that derive their meaning from the Christian worldview." You haven't shown how they derive meaning from the Christian worldview. Why should humans learn how to live together successfully when other animals9 don’t “live together successfully”? Other animals kill and eat one another!" Animals eat other species, as do Humans. ““If he is consistent with it, he has no way to account for non-physical entities like numbers, information, logic, or morality. ””

These are all concepts. Are you saying “God” is just a concept?

“the physical reality of reason, the laws of logic, love, compassion, and respect…are invisible concepts that derive their meaning from the Christian worldview.”

You haven’t shown how they derive meaning from the Christian worldview.

Why should humans learn how to live together successfully when other animals9 don’t “live together successfully”? Other animals kill and eat one another!”

Animals eat other species, as do Humans.

]]> Comment on Trying to Account for the Invisible in an Atheist World by Nimravid http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/trying-to-account-for-the-invisible-in-an-atheist-world/#comment-3 Nimravid Sat, 29 Mar 2008 14:34:08 +0000 http://reformationbookstore.wordpress.com/?p=30#comment-3 "If he is consistent with it, he has no way to account for non-physical entities like numbers, information, logic, or morality. " Thank you for your post. This line filled me with glee. I'll probably go around smirking periodically for the next hour or so. “If he is consistent with it, he has no way to account for non-physical entities like numbers, information, logic, or morality. ”

Thank you for your post. This line filled me with glee. I’ll probably go around smirking periodically for the next hour or so.

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