Re: The Myth of Meaning
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There's some confusion here.
Certainly if something believes something to be real, it 'seems' real to them. That does not mean it is real.
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Look when someone believes something is true it is true for them until they are shown otherwise and accept the other point of view. Why is it that for people that believe in God, God exists? It is for no other reason than that they believe.
That is not hard to grasp or understand and is not confusing. You want to argue that because God exists for them doesn't mean he xists for you and you are right. God does not exist for you. But he does exist for true believers. You want to argue the existence of God...good luck.
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Hence the example I gave earlier about the Christian and the Lion. Recently, I believe in Europe, A Christian jumped into a lion's cage because he believed God would protect him. It seemed real to him. Yet, he was killed by the lion.
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The answer to this is that "we do not question God's wisdom or reason for doing things" Perhaps God did protect the Christian by making him not suffer or bringing him to heaven after his death. There might be many expalnations for the death not countering the belief that the christian was being protected.
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