Does Knowledge In Place Of Faith Remove Free Will

[Delusioned]

Our friend Delusioned said I should try asking questions. When I was agnostic, I asked every question I could.

This is another one of those misconceptions that people have…that they’re open-minded. That they’re not biased. That they question what they believe. But in actuality, they really don’t. They ask questions, not so much to challenge their beliefs, but as a prelude to justifying and defending them. We’re biased, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. What’s bad is not recognizing and admitting that you’re biased.

If I ask you if God exists, the correct answer is…I don’t know. The biased answer is…yes.

 

[sheepovrep]

I would make the complete opposite point. You said “Faith is necessary for Free Will to exist”, but what if faith was necessary for no or less free will to exist? After all, the wages of sin are death, and the wages of righteousness are life. Suppose that life was a tree, and that every time someone helped it they got better, and hurt it it would get worse. I need not say what would happen to society if it was the opposite case.

 

[Edy]

This is another one of those misconceptions that people have…that they’re open-minded. That they’re not biased. That they question what they believe. But in actuality, they really don’t

What’s bad is not recognizing and admitting that you’re biased.

Atheists suffer most from this delusion. One of our many “misconceptions”. They dont realise how bias they are when answering your question.

If I ask you if God exists, the correct answer is…I don’t know. The biased answer is…yes.

Thats an agnostic answer and is equivalent to not answering at all. Do you suppose, not answering a question is the best way to answer it?

Atheists are bold enough to answer, no God does not exist.(An answer without proof, but built in faith) This gives them a productive precipice for other questions like how did the universe and life begin. If you don’t know if God exists then these questions are also unanswerable. My only concern with atheism is the fact that you highlighted. They don’t admit their answers are built on faith.

 

[Gorgias]

They ask questions, not so much to challenge their beliefs, but as a prelude to justifying and defending them. We’re biased, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. What’s bad is not recognizing and admitting that you’re biased.

If I ask you if God exists, the correct answer is…I don’t know.

So… when you’re asked “does God exist?”, does your answer “justify and defend” your belief that you can’t know the answer?

 

[Edy]

I ask this question because it explains why God would have us learn about him through faith and not with our own eyes.

He could come down and say, Hi and believe in me. This is what the atheists want. They rely on the fact that seeing is believing. But seeing is more than believing, it is also detrimental the preservation of Free Will.