Today's class on Philosophy of God was the most heated thus far! It is only the first week of classes that I've finished! Today's topic: Atheism, or as I preferred to call it, non-theism.
My basic question was, who and what gives theists the right and the certitude that the way they perceive God is the right way? That their 'God' or what I'd call 'the idea of God' is the right view about God? That isn't it real contradiction to say that God is incapable of being perceived in any other way than the theistic way, while holding that God is not limited and all that 'mighty' stuff attributed to God?
Some of the Brothers understood the question and hence asked for clarifications, raised their objections... most just did not want to accept the idea that God can be perceived in any other way than a theistic way, least of all in an 'atheistic' way! Oh boy, it was fun!
My basic question was, who and what gives theists the right and the certitude that the way they perceive God is the right way? That their 'God' or what I'd call 'the idea of God' is the right view about God? That isn't it real contradiction to say that God is incapable of being perceived in any other way than the theistic way, while holding that God is not limited and all that 'mighty' stuff attributed to God?
Some of the Brothers understood the question and hence asked for clarifications, raised their objections... most just did not want to accept the idea that God can be perceived in any other way than a theistic way, least of all in an 'atheistic' way! Oh boy, it was fun!
I'll bet it was :D
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