DiscussionwithaCatholiconinterpretingtheBibleThefollowingdialogueisagoodrepresentationoftheimportanceofpresuppositions.Inotherwords,youwillinterpretthingsaccordingtoyourpresuppositions.Danraisedanexcellentquestionregardinghowdoweknowwhohastherightinterpretationforsomething.Ireallydidn'tfocusonthestandardanswertothatquestiondealingwithinterpretivemethods.Instead,Itriedtodemonstratethatwearerightins...[
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TwoCatholicssaybaptismisnecessaryforsalvation.
Inthisdialogue,IhadenteredacatholicdiscussionroomontheInternet.Therewereonlythesetwopeopleinthereandwequicklygotintoanicediscussion.IdonotknowifIaccomplishedanythingwiththis,butatleastyoucanseehowdifficultitcanbediscussionthisissuewithpeople.Kate:Welcome.AreyouCatholic?
Matt:No.I'mChristian.
Kate:CatholicsareChristian!:-)
Matt:Someare....[
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Aninconsistentatheist?
ThisdiscussionbeganafterIenteredanatheistvs.Christiandebateroom.Iaskedwhatkindofatheistonepersonwasandstatedthatittakesfaithtobeanatheist.Ofcourse,IsaidthistoseewhatkindofareactionIwouldget.Thefollowingconversationfollowed.
Frank:Doyouevenknowwhatbeinganatheistis?
Matt:Yes.Whichkind?Therearedifferenttypesofatheists:thosewhoBELIEVEthereisnoGod;thosewhodon'tknowift...[
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Tryingtogetanatheisttovalidatehisatheism.
AwhilebackIwasonaninternetbaseddebatewithsomeonenamed"theinfidelguy."Itwasn'tthatproductiveofadebate,butitwasinteresting.Thispersonisrespondingtothedebate.Ofcourse,asanatheist,hethinksIlostthedebate.Thatistobeexpected.Nevertheless,ItriedanapproachwithhimwhereIattemptedtogethimtosubstantiatehisatheism.Idon'tknowifmyapproachwasagoodoneornot,but...[
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Discussiononthepossibility
ofJesus'resurrection.
Thefollowingdialoguewasaquickoneinacrowdeddiscussionroom.Onthefly,itisdifficulttogiveadequateanswers,butthemoreyouknowthebetteryoucando.IcanonlyhopethatthisconversationwentwellenoughtobeusedbytheLordtoaccomplishHiswillinthisperson'slife.
ThisdialoguebeganbecauseatopicwasofferedstatingthatChristianswerementallydisturbed.Ijumpedinbyaskinga...[
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DiscussiononlogicalabsolutesasaproofforGod'sexistence.WejumpintothisdiscussionwithanatheistafterachallengetoprovethatGodexists.But,Iwouldliketonotethatsometimesintheatheistdiscussionroomstherearebystanderswhowillmock,insult,andsayvilethingsabouttheLordwhiletheconversationbetweenaChristianandanatheistgoeson.Ofcourse,theinsultsarehurledattheChristian.Thiswashappeninghere.Ihaveeditedoutallofthefoulla...[
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DiscussionwithanobnoxiousatheistNickisanatheistwhosoughtmeoutforadialogue.Notallatheistsareasobnoxiousasthisone.But,itillustrateswellhowalotofthembehaveandthink.Itriedtobecivilwithhimbuthebecamequiterude.Suchdiscussionsrarelyaccomplishanything.
Ibleepedoutafewofhis"colorful"words.Ifailedtosavethefirstfewlinessoitjustjumpsrightin.Nick:IamanAtheist.
Matt:Itseemstomeyoualreadyhaveyo...[
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SicknessasanargumentagainstGod'sexistenceWejumpintothisconversationafterIenteredanatheistchatroomandjoinedadialogueaboutGodandsickness.Vic,Phil,andJudywerethemainparticipants.VicandPhilareatheistsandJudyissupposedtobeaChristian,thoughIhavemydoubtsbasedonhercomments.Nevertheless,thisdialoguewasanattemptbymetoexperiment.IwantedtoaskmorequestionsthanIansweredandthusavoidadefensepostureinanantagonisti...[
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AnAtheistSaysHeKnowsThereIsNoGodThisatheistactuallybelievedheknewforafactthattherewasnoGod.Ifoundthatpositiontobeinterestingand,quitehonestly,notpossible.
Also,heandIdiscussedfaithabittowardstheend.Atheist:AstoreligiousargumentsIhaven'tfoundonethatcanstanduptothelogicofatheism.
Matt:Areyouastrongatheistoraweakone?
Atheist:Neverheardofaweakatheist
Matt:I’llexplain.Astrongatheiststa...[
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AnAtheistSaysThereIsNoEvidenceForGodThisshortdialoguedealswithevidenceforGod'sexistence.Thoughthediscussiondidn'treallyexamineanyproofsforGod,itdealtmorewithDan'spresuppositionsandwhatevidencehewouldacceptassufficienttoshowthatGodexists.
Itwasbroughttomyattentionthatsomeatheiststhinkthisdialoguewascontrived,thatitisaliefrommetomakeatheistslookbad.Thetruthisthatitisarealdialogue.Ididnotmakeitup...[
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