tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post9080954901099389007..comments2023-10-24T04:29:23.693-06:00Comments on Atheist Ethicist: Goodness and the Catholic ChurchAlonzo Fyfehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-39535437414428698472009-11-11T14:51:50.605-07:002009-11-11T14:51:50.605-07:00TGP, many props for that concise summation of the ...TGP, many props for that concise summation of the relevant fallacy. I didn't roll on the floor laughing because the desk got in the way.Emu Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05352556221263050952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-4693887325398920382009-11-11T08:26:22.445-07:002009-11-11T08:26:22.445-07:00This blog comment was written under the guidance o...This blog comment was written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. <br /><br />I know this because it's written in this blog comment which was written under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />The Holy Spirit also says, "Put a shirt on, George."dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-83278663555055135932009-11-11T00:51:45.616-07:002009-11-11T00:51:45.616-07:00Catholics believe the bible was written with the g...Catholics believe the bible was written with the guidance of the Holy Spirit.<br /><br />They would argue that they 'know' that.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399169086950516484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-78785061893063479692009-11-10T19:50:04.945-07:002009-11-10T19:50:04.945-07:00Just from the Maine Marriage vote, the Catholic Ch...Just from the Maine Marriage vote, the Catholic Church donated a hefty amount to proponents of blocking gay-marriage<br /><br />"The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, another large donor, gave $285,988—all to its own ballot committee. In total, dioceses and churches provided $578,904. Out-of-state churches sent in $269,650"<br /><br />http://www.followthemoney.org/press/ReportView.phtml?r=404&em=68Gimpyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15108438456002291786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-61419690269505209422009-11-10T15:40:49.465-07:002009-11-10T15:40:49.465-07:00How do you know that I don't know but merely b...How do you know that I don't know but merely believe.<br /><br />If you are going to deny the possibility of knowledge, it seems you must also deny the possibility of knowing that there is no possibility of knowledge.Alonzo Fyfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05687777216426347054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16594468.post-78716073343208936292009-11-10T15:04:26.651-07:002009-11-10T15:04:26.651-07:00"Ultimately, the evil that the Catholic Churc..."Ultimately, the evil that the Catholic Church does springs from the poor answer it provides to the question, "How do I know?" It insists that one can know moral truth by looking at a book that is, in fact, the transcriptions of the oral stories told by a group of bigoted, ignorant, self-aggrandizing farmers and sheep herders"<br /><br />How do you know they were ignorant and bigoted and NOT guided by the Holy Spirit?<br /><br />I suggest that you don't know - you merely 'believe' as the Catholic Church believes otherwise.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13399169086950516484noreply@blogger.com