Soriku said:
Mr_No said:
I am Catholic. I am a pretty open minded person; I have heard many strong arguments from the skeptic side and stuff that might provoke questions from believers. But I am still a Catholic not because I close my mind to the arguments, but because I have faith, and that's something not even the most argumentative atheist can attempt to change. I do respect any opposing point of view, but I don't have to agree to it.
There is one thing that really ticks me off and that's some atheists referring to God as an "invisible man in the sky" as a sarcastic reply, as many other provoking thoughts. Again, I respect their points of view, but I, at least, feel it's something to elicit a response from believers. You go someplace over the internet, and you see some blatantly mocking Christians and their points of view, and honestly, it makes me take them less seriously. This applies to both sides. |
Faith in gods is practically blind to anything that conflicts with a faithful person's scripture of choice, devolving to nothing but circular logical ("[my scripture of choice] is true because [my scripture of choice] says it's true") as I pointed out above, so I have to question how open minded you are, when in the end you're too confined to the scriptures. No offense. Depending on how strong your faith is, no matter of arguments or evidence will change your mind...which I don't think is a good thing, but it is what it is, and I agree.
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While I'm open minded to different arguments and I think about them, it doesn't mean I have to immediately take them as the absolute truth. I'm not refuting science or being ignorant. By open minded, I mean I'm not a bible thumper that think the Bible is the only truthful source of information. I don't believe that the Earth was made 6,000 years ago. I do see the scriptures as a loose interpretation. I don't have to see the scriptures as anyone else does. So you think it's a bad thing that I firmly stand by what I believe? Because it's never bad when atheists fully refutes others beliefs, is it? And I know you didn't mean the above as an offense.
