tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post3227952565931195397..comments2024-01-24T04:02:06.466-05:00Comments on Why I De-Converted from Evangelical Christianity: Is it Possible to be Objective?Ken Pulliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12161943466797514854noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-40449732714423438942010-04-20T07:20:12.771-04:002010-04-20T07:20:12.771-04:00Clare, Those are excellent points. Science as a me...Clare, Those are excellent points. Science as a methodology tries to eliminate bias as much as possible.Ken Pulliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161943466797514854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-54005652136856623712010-04-20T07:19:22.983-04:002010-04-20T07:19:22.983-04:00John,
Honestly, I don't ever have days where ...John,<br /><br />Honestly, I don't ever have days where I think I might go back. While I can't say with 100% certainty that evangelical Christianity is false, the percentage is extremely high. There are just no good reasons to believe in evangelicalism, in my opinion.Ken Pulliamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161943466797514854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-35692892533945811982010-04-19T21:30:56.225-04:002010-04-19T21:30:56.225-04:00Ken
Do you ever have days where you think you mi...Ken <br /><br />Do you ever have days where you think you might go back to Christianity? Because if we're honest you really don't know for sure that what you believe in now is the right way. ThanksJohn Sfiferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00875271904363363020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-3096745381930501002010-04-19T19:29:24.078-04:002010-04-19T19:29:24.078-04:00This "subjective bias" problem is where ...This "subjective bias" problem is where philosophy has a lot of problems. This is also the problem with studies that rely solely on anecdotal evidence.<br />The empirical scientific method seeks to eliminate this problem as much as possible, and if the results are statistically analysed for significance, and also peer reviewed, this provides a lot of checks and balances.<br /><br />"Science begins where philosophy leaves off" I forgot who said this.Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17836679819711814306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-49555028744505204052010-04-19T10:22:41.079-04:002010-04-19T10:22:41.079-04:00Dr. Pulliam,
The new web design is very user frie...Dr. Pulliam,<br /><br />The new web design is very user friendly. Of course the information is great too.Emet L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10343680315038823414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-79015365410717135592010-04-19T10:19:45.331-04:002010-04-19T10:19:45.331-04:00John,
I think the OTF is a brilliant idea.
I li...John,<br /><br />I think the OTF is a brilliant idea. <br /><br />I like the cover design of The Christian Delusion.Emet L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10343680315038823414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-53399218033895626482010-04-19T09:43:22.402-04:002010-04-19T09:43:22.402-04:00Agnosticism is, after all, the default position. I...Agnosticism is, after all, the default position. I see you describe yourself now as an "agnostic atheist." That describes me as well. I think that's the most intellectually defensible position to take. That is the direction the OTF pushed me in and I think it should push everyone in that direction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-882699495059104312.post-36674544630599671792010-04-19T07:07:04.030-04:002010-04-19T07:07:04.030-04:00"makes perfect logical sense within their set..."makes perfect logical sense within their set of assumptions" and Christians make a lot of assumptions. They assume many things to be factual that I don't.<br /><br />Yes, so many factors involved. Great post. I think it helps so much to simply be aware of your personality traits and how they affect things, for one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com