I will be having a discussion with my school chaplain (a Roman Catholic priest) in the near future. I am rather bright and I have thought my argument through very well, but he has read literally thousands of philosophy books and knows more than pretty much anyone I've ever met, so I need to read up a bit more.
That said, does anyone have any good links to sites that deal with Catholic apologetics and agnostic atheism? It would be much appreciated, because I am almost certain that that is what the conversation will be mostly about. I am not trying to prove him wrong or anything, but I do want to have an intelligent philosophical discussion with him. Thank you.
2007-01-13 10:58:54 · 6 answers · asked by Rat 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Just discuss what you personally believe with him, and make sure you can explain why. Ask him why he believes what he does.
Discussion of religion should always be a sharing of ideas, and comparison of philosophies, not a competition to see who can win.
2007-01-13 11:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by InitialDave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is why I left the Catholic Church, no one could understand that I had an encounter with Jesus and I was born-again. The priest sad that I was going through a fad. That was twenty something years ago and I am closer to God now than I have ever been. I have never apologized for having met my Savior and for putting Him first before the church.
2007-01-13 19:15:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Catholics put "church tradition" on a higher level than scripture.
Pick any of the thousands of points where catholic doctrine contradicts scripture as your starting place. Some examples might be: celibate priesthood, confession to priests, or penance. The basic question becomes, "If it doesn't matter what scripture says, why does anything matter?"
2007-01-13 19:05:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about Catholic apologetics, but I am teaching apologetics from a protestant view.
Try searching on Dogpile search under Catholic apologetics.
2007-01-13 19:03:53 · answer #4 · answered by RB 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://www.answers.org/atheism/debate.html
http://www.leaderu.com/focus/doesgodexist.html
http://www.eadon.com/arena/atheistchristianwars.php
^^^^ the above link is an example for an overview of what most atheists do/say/think when put into real life situations dealing with christians
2007-01-13 19:08:56 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The thing with most catholics is that they think they are always right when they aren't.
2007-01-13 19:05:53 · answer #6 · answered by grumpyfiend 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋