Comments on: The Joy of Being Unscientific

By: Philophronos Roundup - Pursuing Holiness

Philophronos Roundup - Pursuing Holiness — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 18:45:16 +0000

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By: Henry Neufeld

Henry Neufeld — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:13:18 +0000

Actually I wasn’t addressing believing in God or not. I was addressing the choice to enter into a relationship with God and how one discovers information about God if one does believe.

Your question seems relevant however, even if I didn’t address it. I think there is some aspect of choice in what one believes, in the sense that one chooses where to look. Kurt Wise, for example, sees evidence in the natural world for evolution, yet chooses to regard the Biblical evidence (in the way he interprets it) as more important. I think that choice can be critiqued, however. Different ways of looking at evidence are not necessarily equal.

I feel several posts coming on … but they’ll have to wait till after Christmas.

By: Lifewish

Lifewish — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:53:44 +0000

When you make the analogy to choosing where to go in the airplane, you seem to be suggesting that it’s a matter of personal choice to believe whether God exists. Is this interpretation correct? If so, isn’t that getting a bit close to the old creationist canard about “different ways of looking at the same evidence”?

Happy Yuletide!

By: John Hobbins

John Hobbins — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:52:48 +0000

Thanks for a thoughtful and helpful post. Right on!

By: Martin LaBar

Martin LaBar — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 23:10:18 +0000

Why not an encyclopedia! Great thought.

Thanks!