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Originally Posted by Gregory Illinivich
But you're the one asking for « universal » truth. Craig didn't suggest universality, nor did he make any claims that conflict with physical reality as we understand it. You guys are on different planes. He's talking about the inner life; the soul; one's heart of hearts. If you're asking for demonstrable evidence of God or for him to justify his faith in an objective and purely rational way, you're asking the wrong questions.
There is no rational reason to believe there is a soul.
Phineas Gage and numerous other cases and all brain studies have shown that there is a physical explanation for all brain activities, including personalities, emotions, etc.
Meaning is something we choose to give to our lives. You can foist it off on an imaginary god or jesus, but I prefer to use a rational understanding of the world to find my meaning.
We aren't on different planes. One of us is choosing to base beliefs upon poorly supported or clearly non-existent myths, and the other on things we can rationally know and understand.