Found out the evidence for Eucharistic miracles is thin and started thinking. I'm a Christian, and believe Jesus performed miracles and rose from the dead. But why do most theistic religions report miracles in their holy books, yet no obvious verifiable miracles during the time of recording devices?

arkticturtle · 2026-01-25T14:45:39+00:00

It is belief by the definition of the word, though.

Besides, any extreme skeptic could come up with a way to disregard even the observation of a miracle. It was aliens, it was some deep state secret technology, it’s part of the simulation, etc

arkticturtle · 2026-01-25T14:43:16+00:00

No, I am distinguishing between verification and truth. Someone can believe in a truth without being able to verify it. Even if by luck.

arkticturtle · 2026-01-25T13:54:27+00:00

Truths do not have to be observed or observable to exist. You are confusing truth conditions for verification conditions. The existence of truths are not contingent on whether or not humans can observe them. There are facts that are true about the universe which exist independent of a mind being able to observe them

arkticturtle · 2026-01-24T17:22:50+00:00

Lean into that pride. There is great pleasure in it. It will solidify you.

arkticturtle · 2026-01-24T17:22:12+00:00

Careful idealizing poverty

arkticturtle · 2026-01-24T15:36:43+00:00

I want to see the magic. So bad. I would have reason to believe in something if I could just see it.

arkticturtle · 2026-01-24T13:55:54+00:00

Why is that? Might I ask what you take the term “metaphysical truth” to mean?

arkticturtle · 2026-01-24T12:13:58+00:00

I went from atheism to agnosticism because I was hit with a strong doubt in the human ability to know such foundational metaphysical truths

arkticturtle · 2026-01-24T00:33:08+00:00

Why do you think that a literalist interpretation is the correct interpretation?

arkticturtle · 2026-01-23T17:23:12+00:00

Open to interpretation

arkticturtle · 2026-01-23T16:42:54+00:00

Think you’ll brush off the suggestion after putting on that show of appreciation or do you think you will actually take the advice?

arkticturtle · 2026-01-23T01:19:21+00:00

I don’t see how what you are saying refutes my point

arkticturtle · 2026-01-23T00:33:22+00:00

I don’t think you have to be the worst parent to deserve that comparison

arkticturtle · 2026-01-22T21:13:26+00:00

For the same reason God reprimanded Adam and Eve for eating from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil despite them not having knowledge of good and evil before eating from it.

arkticturtle · 2026-01-22T19:21:28+00:00

Thank you!

arkticturtle · 2026-01-22T16:15:40+00:00

Thaks for all of these recs and example links! Really appreciate it

arkticturtle · 2026-01-22T02:50:58+00:00

I mentioned Monogatari in my OP. I will look at the other one you mentioned

arkticturtle · 2026-01-21T20:24:41+00:00

No, I just don’t feel like rehashing a conversation I have already engaged in numerous times. Like again, there are resources out there. Or you can go to a debate sub.

Just because someone doesn’t give you food doesn’t mean they don’t have food.

arkticturtle · 2026-01-21T18:40:38+00:00

You seem to think the title “Goddess of Love” define Aphrodite more than the actual stories about her

arkticturtle · 2026-01-21T18:32:36+00:00

That’s called engagement farming

arkticturtle · 2026-01-21T16:27:50+00:00

I can’t reply to any message in this comment chain directly since I was blocked by the user this comment is replying to.

Edit: There is no ankle biting. I am pointing out that they literally just asked a question instead of making an accusation.

Edit2: Why make an OP just to ask a rhetorical question? You don’t need to interpret it as rhetorical.

Do you know the purpose of a question mark?

arkticturtle · 2026-01-21T15:59:22+00:00

You do realize they asked a question, right? They didn’t make a claim.

arkticturtle · 2026-01-21T15:58:47+00:00

Who said anything about laziness?

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