Thread: Start Believing and Start Telling The Truth.

Originally Posted by RevAnarchist

Why are Christians often stereotyped as uneducated bigots by activist or radical atheists and some agnostics? IMO, that prejudiced veiw comes directly from a deep well of ignorance, and the well is still being dug by those that hate anything good kind or truthful concerning Christianity. Some is deserved and some isn't. Ideally faith is all that a truly religious person needs. While that is beautiful beyond description and true, it's nearly impossible for many secular people to understand. Then there are other false ideas which come from the scopes monkey trial and telegraph through the decades all the way until today! That is only a couple of reasons we get so much grief. I think it even goes back hundreds of years when the church censored scientists and science.

The truth is beginning about thirty years ago a new breed of christian was being groomed to answer the hard questions about God in a academic friendly, professional manner. Many of these new Christian apologists are multi-degreed PhDs an are educated in several different disciplines. However no one has told some of those that attempt to belittle spiritual people and religion in general. I see things getting better for metaphysics and religion, and it cant come too soon!

Rev A

There are some very bright and accomplished apologists, but be careful. A PhD is not a PhD. Some of them come from institutions that are churning out degrees like candy. Hundreds of institutions have sprung up with the express purpose of giving a premise of seriousness where none actually exists.
Who are some of your favorite new Christian apologists?

Originally Posted by RevAnarchist

Why are Christians often stereotyped as uneducated bigots by activist or radical atheists and some agnostics?

RevAnarchist, you answered your own question:

Originally Posted by RevAnarchist

I think it even goes back hundreds of years when the church censored scientists and science.

The truth is beginning about thirty years ago a new breed of christian was being groomed to answer the hard questions about God in a academic friendly, professional manner. Many of these new Christian apologists are multi-degreed PhDs an are educated in several different disciplines.

Godhood hasn't changed one iota since the first human got the first idea of it. It was, is and will always be supernatural and therefore couldn't, can't and won't ever be dealt with empirically. However, as you point out so eloquently yourself, not only do people exist who still think that godhood can be handled by empirical methods, they also seek to become educated in these methods that never existed. So in an akward and ironic kind of way, the more degrees a person takes for the sole purpose of dealing with gods empirically, the more uneducated he actually shows himself to be.

Originally Posted by Neutral

Now, in your reasonabe doubt, how exactly do you think Jesus amassed a following and fame greater than any other first century following? That question is never answered by the ... doubters - and never will be.

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