Arguing with an Atheist

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I still can’t make sense of it.

The first half is elementary physics, and it says nothing of creation. The author seems to assume (or declare) that there is no such thing as creation, that all that exists has simply existed forever in one form or another. The proposition is laid out but not well defended in this essay.

The second half, beginning with “Understanding our lives and the cosmos,” is, to me, incomprehensible. The language of being vs. non-being was discussed briefly in another thread of yours today, and putting that together with this, I can only say that the author’s understanding of God is quite a lot different from mine. 🙂
 
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IanAG said:
~ Thich Nhat Hanh

What do you both think?
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I’m not sure whether I’m one of the ‘both’ you meant, but yes, this is the connotation or interpretation I’d usually expect to see accompanying language like ‘manifestation’, so I’m not surprised to see a Buddhist like Thich Nhat Hanh expressing it.

Reinforces my sense that it’s probably wisest for Catholics to use different language to avoid confusing onlookers into thinking that the Buddhist and Catholic beliefs about God (and humans) are the same. 😉

Not that I know enough to say no Catholic should use the word ‘manifestation’… but the Buddhist implications you quoted here are the reasons I’d personally advise against it, at least unless the Catholic defines the term in a precise way that differentiates it from a non-Catholic understanding.
 
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I think you are taking my comment about the OP a little too seriously, and no I would not say you are a Christian hater, I know nothing about you.

My post could be completely wrong, it is merely a suggestion. Though I stand by what I said.
 
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That make me a Christian hater?
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In the original post, we read that “He keeps wanting to argue with me about my faith, seemingly to disprove it.” It seems like that person has made it his mission to weaken the faith of Christians. Maybe that’s not hate, but it is insensitive and possibly disrespectful.

I am assuming that you are not like that, so no, you are not a Christian hater. You are welcome here!
 
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I know that many people doubt God because of evil, disease, or war, but ugliness?
 
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