Comments on The Beautiful Heresy- Christian Universalism: Pics or it didn't happen

Smjer, I doubt anyone sees himself as a fundamen...

2011-10-06T07:19:01.783-04:00

Smjer,

I doubt anyone sees himself as a fundamentalist anything. The fundamentalist Muslim thinks he's a true believer. The fundamentalist Christian thinks he's a true believer. The fundamentalist Atheist thinks he's a rational thinker. But, I've seen Atheists who are just as smug about their "beliefs" as any Christian. I've met Atheists who are just

If we are (only for instance!) talking about God: ...

2011-10-05T18:38:45.710-04:00

If we are (only for instance!) talking about God:

Without a good grasp on how to construct prior probabilities, or without adequate reflection, bring a certain amount of priviledge to the God hypothesis. At first blush, a thing that billions of people believe in does not seem very unlikely to be true, for instance.

The God hypothesis might seem to explain a large number of

Brian, Can't speak for atheists you see as &q...

2011-10-05T18:38:03.603-04:00

Brian,

Can't speak for atheists you see as "fundamentalist". I imagine they see themselves differently than you see them, but I'm sure some of your criticisms could stick. And for your points about how the Bible has worth even if it is not inerrant, I agree with you. It even has worth if it is not the word of God (and I believe it isn't, because I believe there is