Belief in God: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

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You are wandering alone in a vast and unfamiliar labyrinth. It is pitch black: you have no light to guide you, none at all, except that provided by the flickering and weak flame of the small candle that you carry. You are guarding this flame jealously as you tread your cautious and faltering steps. A man suddenly appears out of the gloom ahead of you. This man tells you that which you already know only too well, that your candle is a small one and its flame dim. Then he suggests that, in order to find your way more easily, you should put it out entirely. What would you say to him? It will be handy to have a generic term for Jews, Christians, and Muslims, and, as the name of the conception of God that they share is usually referred to in the literature as the ‘theistic’ conception (from the Greek word for ‘God’), so I’m going to call Jews, Christians, and Muslims simply ‘theists’. So, my first question will be this: What does a theist mean when he or she says, ‘There is a God’?

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The difference between a candle and religious faith is that the candle is real. If you don't believe me put your finger on its flame. You can't do that with religious faith no matter how many "fingers" you have.

To put it in other words. I've had theists tell me that when they try to "save" someone that it is like running into a house to save someone from a fire. But what they are actually doing instead is running into a house and telling the person that they believe that their house is on fire without having ANY real proof that it is on fire.... That they have to have faith that it is burning....

Thank you!

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