tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post8940592737271005378..comments2024-03-14T08:15:15.207-07:00Comments on CADRE Comments: Does Psychology show Christianity to be the Result of Brain States?BKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-24231719180688633382017-05-01T08:04:06.826-07:002017-05-01T08:04:06.826-07:00essay this morning empirical dataessay this morning empirical dataJoseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-39926710696885292282017-04-30T17:11:22.498-07:002017-04-30T17:11:22.498-07:00BK,
You are the one who talked about answering th...BK,<br /><br />You are the one who talked about answering the question "independently of our brain states". That means objectively, not subjectively. But the only way you can answer is to make subjective judgements about the evidence. You talk about things that are "miraculous by definition". There is ZERO objective evidence that such things ever happen. But you believe im-skepticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267710618719895303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-35939058313965752502017-04-30T16:35:36.606-07:002017-04-30T16:35:36.606-07:00BK The evidence is there. You just demand more of...BK <b>The evidence is there. You just demand more of Christianity than your own worldview.</b><br /><br />He sure does. He won't accept the resurrection, but he will gladly believe that life can come from non-life. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-77023414950222715342017-04-30T14:49:20.252-07:002017-04-30T14:49:20.252-07:00IMS, Christians have given you objective evidence....IMS, Christians have given you objective evidence. I've read enough of your comments to recognize that your problem is that you discount the evidence because it doesn't meet your personal definition of objective. <br /><br />Take, for example, the claim that Jesus rose from the dead. Your common objection is that we don't see people raised from the dead so it didn't happen. But BKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01967809861892681780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-67031988486218680642017-04-30T14:00:15.171-07:002017-04-30T14:00:15.171-07:00I have 200 studies from peer reviewed journals ......<i> I have 200 studies from peer reviewed journals ..............................</i><br /><br />Yes, Joe. They show that there is some correlation between well-being and attitudes of spirituality. After that, it's your subjective feelings that draw some imagined connection between the objective data and your imaginary God. Joe, there is no God in any of your peer-reviewed data. There is im-skepticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267710618719895303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-37875101592896772492017-04-30T12:37:05.591-07:002017-04-30T12:37:05.591-07:00The question is whether Christianity is true, and ...The question is whether Christianity is true, and that is a question that can be answered independently of our brain states. <br /><br />Quite right. That's precisely why skeptics want to see OBJECTIVE evidence. It's something that is independent of our feelings and beliefs (ie. brain states).<br /><br /><b>you do not want objective evidence. I have 200 studies from peer reviewed journalsJoseph Hinman (Metacrock)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06957529748541493998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6363362.post-87428946465677224302017-04-30T07:23:51.207-07:002017-04-30T07:23:51.207-07:00The question is whether Christianity is true, and ...<i>The question is whether Christianity is true, and that is a question that can be answered independently of our brain states. </i><br /><br />Quite right. That's precisely why skeptics want to see OBJECTIVE evidence. It's something that is independent of our feelings and beliefs (<i>ie.</i> brain states).im-skepticalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267710618719895303noreply@blogger.com