tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post5721132173612442747..comments2024-03-18T20:18:04.114+00:00Comments on Bruce Charlton's Notions: What comes first: that something *feels* true, or that it *is* true? How to approach Christian evangelism and apologeticsBruce Charltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-80540090771165378602014-09-21T06:00:33.081+01:002014-09-21T06:00:33.081+01:00@ads - Thank you.
I too came to Christianity by ...@ads - Thank you. <br /><br />I too came to Christianity by rational steps, and via deism and monotheism - more like CS Lewis. But this took about fifty years, with many wrong turns and reverses - despite that I had spent probably hundreds of hours thinking about such matters directly and explicitly. Clearly the path I took is not going to be the basis of large scale Christian revival! <br /><br />Looking back, my main feeling is that I was trying to achieve a pseudo-scientific certainty about God - a certainty in fact beyond that of science. I expected the evidence for Christianity to be conclusive and for each element to have no other possible explanation - what logical nonsense, in retrospect!Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-22067653986669213862014-09-20T23:37:14.639+01:002014-09-20T23:37:14.639+01:00Interesting. I feel that I came to be a Christian ...Interesting. I feel that I came to be a Christian by knowing in my heart that the life I was leading was off or wrong. And that set off a search. However, it was not until I began to read moldbug then Deogolwulf and finally you, Bruce, that my heart became open to Christ. Once that little crack around the barrier formed it followed that a flood of love entered my being and my life was changed forever. <br /><br />You have a great gift, Bruce. You have taught me more than I could have ever hoped for. Certainly more than I could have ever hoped for from a stranger on the internet! Thanks for continuing to push me forward. I'm so grateful.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14131427883067501547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-69930453693965473772014-09-20T10:18:55.651+01:002014-09-20T10:18:55.651+01:00@Rodney - "Mormon theology seemed to have bee...@Rodney - "Mormon theology seemed to have been custom-built for man" - well, there is a lot of truth in that, and most people don't get far enough to recognize that as correct; but of course having recognized that fact, the crux is who 'custom-built' it. <br /><br />This is why Mormons must (first) believe in their hearts that the Book of Mormon is true - i.e. is what it says it is (i.e. custom built by God, and not by Joseph Smith and his associates). <br /><br />Everything hinges upon that - and there is evidence on both sides, for and against; but if that is believed (in the heart) everything else follows. Bruce Charltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615189090601688535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4683970826895755480.post-4447690505919820572014-09-20T09:27:21.416+01:002014-09-20T09:27:21.416+01:00It is an interesting phenomenon. I encountered som...It is an interesting phenomenon. I encountered something similar when I was being instructed by Mormon missionaries. Mormon theology seemed to have been custom-built for man, whereas traditional theology seems to want man to fit into it.Rodneynoreply@blogger.com