The Most Fundamental Question of Existence

[Counterpoint]

Why would we need to explain the existence of something, if it wasn’t our desire to know,

If you would rather remain in ignorance, that’s fine. But if that is your position, then why are participating in this tread?

 

[ynotzap]

The title of the thread is misleading for what you want to know. You asked a metaphysical question in the wording. Its covered in the study of Ontology, a difficult field of study because you deal with many very abstact thoughts. The average layperson is not able to understand unless he is trained to do so. By your response it was evident to me that you didn’t recognize the truth of my statements, all of my statements and not just part of them, you didn’t answer them. Perhaps if you simplified your original thread and stated you wanted to know the what, how, and why something exists you would have gotten a better response But to accuse or infer someone of ignorance puts you in a vulnerable position. I hope that you have success with your thread, put in the right way it’s a good one. God bless you in your pursuit of truth.

 

[ericc]

You’re expressing one of the more common fallacies in apologetics: “I have an answer and you don’t, so I’m right.”

You are wrong. I said “Criticising others is cheap/easy when you don’t have a better explanation.”. Nowhere did I say I am right, you are wrong.

Christianity offers an explanation. Whether others believe that is the best explanation for existence is debatable. Skeptics aren’t the only one who don’t subscribe to the Christian view for existence. Buddhist, Hindus have their own views too. Don’t skeptics have their own views too? They think they are right, don’t they? God doesn’t compel anyone to believe in him. But he has provided sufficient knowledge to mankind to let men choose, out of their own free will, to decide for themselves. Either way, there are consequences to their decisions.

 

[ericc]

I’m not espousing this, but the skeptic would argue that there doesn’t HAVE to be a “why.” The Christian finds a way to come up with a reason for existence. The skeptic says there simply doesn’t HAVE to be a reason. It’s futile and pointless, but it’s possible, they say.

That’s where the difference between those who wants to know the “who did it”, “why?” vs those who just contentedly sits back and say “I don’t know”, “I don’t want to know”. The Christian says “God”, skeptic says “Science”. When “Science” is inadequate (meaning it points to an intelligent designer), they skeptic says “one day science will have an answer” or they invent new hypotheses, once again. That’s why it is futile and pointless, but it’s possible.