tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298987228654885397.post4431883376104856770..comments2023-09-05T02:18:27.972-07:00Comments on Confessions of a Catholic Atheist: God-Given PurposeDalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10055971697035904237noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298987228654885397.post-71769929330431535112011-09-25T13:09:06.926-07:002011-09-25T13:09:06.926-07:00Anonymous, thanks for your comment. I read your po...Anonymous, thanks for your comment. I read your post and had a few thoughts, but I can't seem to post a comment there! I couldn't find the button to do so. <br /><br />I'm glad you're reading my blog. However, this blog is no longer being updated. You can see my new stuff at http://educatheist.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/god-given-purpose/Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10055971697035904237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298987228654885397.post-48540990075790181952011-09-25T12:51:32.526-07:002011-09-25T12:51:32.526-07:00I think the "Come up with something of your o...I think the "Come up with something of your own" sums it all up. I wrote a post on a different line on my blog (Or rather created the blog for the purpose of this post). Though I think we came to the similar conclusion.<br />Think you might be interested. The web address is<br /> http://definitelyyouare.blogspot.com/<br />Please note that I had to Use name of GOD for the purpose of explaining.<br />In case you visit the Blog please leave the comment if it makes sense or even if its complete bullshitAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8298987228654885397.post-79508967395656953692011-04-09T17:12:11.348-07:002011-04-09T17:12:11.348-07:00When atheists reject a God-given purpose they are ...When atheists reject a God-given purpose they are free to create or choose their own purpose. Theists object to this by saying that such a self-created purpose isn't real — it's merely invented. In the past I've responded to this objection by pointing out that a self-created purpose is entirely "real", in the same sense that career-choice is real.<br /><br />Incidentally <a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/16246371823456833408" rel="nofollow"><i>rhiggs</i></a> at <a href="http://fourdollarsalmostfive.blogspot.com/2011/03/thoughts-on-some-recent-premier-debates.html" rel="nofollow">Four Dollars, Almost Five</a> identified a curious reversal in these opposing views of purpose, in relation to a debate in which William Lane Craig claimed that inventing your own purpose is imaginary: Graig has it backwards — your own self-created purpose is the real one. It's the God-given purpose that's imaginary.Paul S. Jenkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15580170289410948764noreply@blogger.com