Your message, Terrance:"John, Emile, David, Shalom, et al:
John Galt has raised an interesting challenge. You are so busy defending the existence
of god, can you prove that YOU exist?
Pope Terrence
Church of the Three Garters"
My response: Is this as important as (ahem), say, three garters, Terrence?
If you don't want to accept Descartes' "proof" of existence, then why attempt to argue
the point with people whom (1) you either don't believe are capable of thinking or (2)
If you do believe we think, then you don't believe Descartes' "proof" of "I think,
therefore I exist."
Of course, there is a danger in pinning too much faith in old Descartes' proof, as he
demonstrated, when the bartender asked him if he wanted one more drink, for the
road, and Descartes said, "I think not," and vanished.
So I wouldn't do you a big favor if I could come up with an elegant proof of your
existence or mine. Put too much faith in it, say the wrong thing, and Poof!
I'd rather put my full faith in God and his Son Jesus, and leave the final proof of my
existence to his discretion.
John |
