Discussion: Mere Christianity

[WolfVanZandt]

[Badger]

[jo]

[carol]

[Sven]

[rusmeister]

[Badger]

I am always amused at these accusations . Why not just celebrate Prevervesity or eat our children or be here at all? Fear of a moral code is the first door, my dears . After that what do you do ? This is ground zero minus one .

[WolfVanZandt]

Lewis used the exisence of the moral code as an argument for God. I believe that it makes a very weak argument for God. I've found that it's not an apologetic that nonChristians have found to be particularly persuasive.

Although, oddly, I have heard several pagans say that Mere Christianity is one of their favorite Lewis books (and it amazes me how many pagans read Lewis).

[rusmeister]

Thanks Wolf,
I think you may be right that it is sometimes not persuasive. My question is, why is it so weak? The response, I believe... without a lot of backup (on the part of a non-believer) to be a clearly weaker response. Lewis provides examples that all of us experience and explains a phenomenon that atheism can't adequately explain. How would you alternatively explain the presence of a moral code in a universe where everything appears randomly?

[WolfVanZandt]

[rusmeister]

[WolfVanZandt]

Yes, of course Lewis is right, and you are too. But Lewis' purpose as an apologist was to answer a pagan's question, "Why should I consider Christianity." As an evangelist, I'm very interested in that question and the argument to morality doesn't seem to be very effective. I would love to have aan argument that proves the existence of God - it would be so much easier than what I have to do now.

[rusmeister]

[WolfVanZandt]

[Sylvia Lee]