The Evidential Argument from Evil is, I think, a serious problem for Theism. — Mitchell
Panpsychism is one philosophical route to a kind of theism. I consider myself a theist but I don't follow any particular religion in a recognisable way. I think substance is personal, aware, wilful,intentional and demonstrably so, not that many agree with me. That's close enough to a god to merit calling it theism, perhaps.
I am also a "thin ice atheist" -- that is, I don't feel a lot of security in not believing in God. I've taken that position and haven't broken through the ice yet, so... we'll see what happens. — Bitter Crank
drop the trinity (maybe keep God the Father); keep Jesus and skip Paul; avoid thinking in literal terms about God; keep the Crucifixion, drop the Resurrection; keep the Bible; drop large chunks of theology. — Bitter Crank
the Christianity of today is nothing like what it was originally, and even the beginnings of the church strayed too much from what Jesus' messages actually were (or what I believe them to have been, since none of us can say for certain). — JustSomeGuy
The problem of evil — TheMadFool
which is exactly what God is not, although the Church has plainly depicted God in such terms, much to their discredit. — Wayfarer
Yeah, if you bothered to read like 5 of those theologians, you'd realise that their understanding of God was actually quite close in most regards. Of course, when things get mystical, you have to drop your dualistic mind, you may find that hard to do.I didn't realise you knew God personally, you should really speak to the hundreds of theologians who been trying to find out what God is for the last 2000 years, I can't believe you've kept it to yourself for all this time you mischievous devil. — Inter Alia
'Theism' as it is used in Philosophy of Religion is the view that there is one supreme, perfect being who exists separately from the world, who is the creator and sustainor of the universe, who is conscious to the degree of being all-knowing; who is all-powerful, all and ever present, eternal, unchanging, existing necessarily, dependent of nothing else. In addition, Theism maintains that this being, who is called "God", loves and is concerned about humanity. — Mitchell
Yeah, if you bothered to read like 5 of those theologians, you'd realise that their understanding of God was actually quite close in most regards. — Agustino
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