What you call dark, i call light. “A rose is only so sweet because we know it will one day be gone”. Let our fragility make us more careful. Let our lack of preordained purpose drive our search for purpose. Let our mortal finality make us love endlessly :)
You either didn't understand Nietzsche, which is understandable, he's hard to read and it takes a good understanding of what it that he's even talking about / criticizing to understand his views, or you haven't even read him and are going off what you've heard from other people.
I don't really think he necessarily intentionally called you guys unintellectual it's just that we actually have to think as atheist why we do the things that we do because we don't have a god to tell us what to do. We actually have to ask ourselves deeper questions of why the world is the way it is why is there a lack of good instead of just saying there's demons or you guys are being controlled by demonic beings. There's just such a difference on a follower of Christ which to us is like a blind believer and us a skeptics to have to explain why we have morals and why we do things. I would love to have a conversation with someone who at least tries to understand where we're coming from from a philosopher perspective. I could answer any questions as far as to get to know us and it will stop creating such a difference between us because I feel like we sometimes can't even get along or I would love to have a conversation with someone who isn't so narrow-minded.
Pastor Matt, who are your favorite philosophers (Christian and pagan). By the question I mean which ones do you enjoy reading for your own personal pleasure? Maybe a topic for a future video. D. V.
I love the big three Greeks: Socrates, Plato, and especially Aristotle. As to the Christians, I love Augustine and Kierkegaard. Above all though, Jonathan Edwards. Not many think of him as a philosopher, but he was one of the first rate.
Thank you. I have heard the same about Edwards. I have a goodreads challenge to read 50 books this year. I will try to work in some Plato Aristotle and Augustine. I have heard that Edwards is difficult to read. I do have his book on religious affections.
start with an easy JE book like the Distinguishing Marks. Super easy. Also his sermons are fantastic. Freedom of the Will, though, whew... tough sledding.
Atheism is in fact a religion, most of their arguments originate from scholars and scientists. A common argument you'll hear is that Christianity is a primitive religion, that's actually based on a real theory that religion advanced with civilization, the simple forms of belief came first and then polytheism and evenualy monotheism, atheism is put at the top as the most advanced belief. But the earliest historic record point to belief in one God who created the universe. And a lot of times you'll hear "religion is child abuse" that came from Richard Dawkins. It's quite helpful to know some about what non Christians believe when it comes to defending the faith and relating to them the Gospel. And that Florida weather is something else, I grew in Florida, everyday was a tropical storm or the like. Stay safe, I'll keep you and yours in my prayers.
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What you call dark, i call light. “A rose is only so sweet because we know it will one day be gone”. Let our fragility make us more careful. Let our lack of preordained purpose drive our search for purpose. Let our mortal finality make us love endlessly :)
You either didn't understand Nietzsche, which is understandable, he's hard to read and it takes a good understanding of what it that he's even talking about / criticizing to understand his views, or you haven't even read him and are going off what you've heard from other people.
Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all in it 4:01
I don't really think he necessarily intentionally called you guys unintellectual it's just that we actually have to think as atheist why we do the things that we do because we don't have a god to tell us what to do. We actually have to ask ourselves deeper questions of why the world is the way it is why is there a lack of good instead of just saying there's demons or you guys are being controlled by demonic beings. There's just such a difference on a follower of Christ which to us is like a blind believer and us a skeptics to have to explain why we have morals and why we do things. I would love to have a conversation with someone who at least tries to understand where we're coming from from a philosopher perspective. I could answer any questions as far as to get to know us and it will stop creating such a difference between us because I feel like we sometimes can't even get along or I would love to have a conversation with someone who isn't so narrow-minded.
Have you read "the family" ?
Pastor Matt, who are your favorite philosophers (Christian and pagan). By the question I mean which ones do you enjoy reading for your own personal pleasure? Maybe a topic for a future video. D. V.
I love the big three Greeks: Socrates, Plato, and especially Aristotle. As to the Christians, I love Augustine and Kierkegaard. Above all though, Jonathan Edwards. Not many think of him as a philosopher, but he was one of the first rate.
Thank you. I have heard the same about Edwards. I have a goodreads challenge to read 50 books this year. I will try to work in some Plato Aristotle and Augustine. I have heard that Edwards is difficult to read. I do have his book on religious affections.
start with an easy JE book like the Distinguishing Marks. Super easy. Also his sermons are fantastic. Freedom of the Will, though, whew... tough sledding.
Atheism is in fact a religion, most of their arguments originate from scholars and scientists. A common argument you'll hear is that Christianity is a primitive religion, that's actually based on a real theory that religion advanced with civilization, the simple forms of belief came first and then polytheism and evenualy monotheism, atheism is put at the top as the most advanced belief. But the earliest historic record point to belief in one God who created the universe. And a lot of times you'll hear "religion is child abuse" that came from Richard Dawkins.
It's quite helpful to know some about what non Christians believe when it comes to defending the faith and relating to them the Gospel.
And that Florida weather is something else, I grew in Florida, everyday was a tropical storm or the like. Stay safe, I'll keep you and yours in my prayers.