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Originally Posted by PsiCop  OK, I just posed "the Riddle of Epicurus" to him. Hopefully he'll come up with something better than the (fallacious) "Free Will" theodicy, or the "it's a mystery" objection.
As for the confrontational types, there is no way to engage in meaningful discussion with such people. The only logical response to them is something along the lines of, "You want me to believe XXX? OK, go ahead ... MAKE ME believe it. I dare you." (In other words, simply be defiant in return.) |
It depends on your motive.
Is your message for them or you?
Is it for the person you are answering or other people that are reading the exchange? Those that are not so egocentric to think we are right all the time.
I like reading you post so far. Many people do not understand why and how Constantine used Christianity as a tool to solidify his power let alone how and why, even within the constraints of Christianity, the bible was assembled.