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Old 05-30-2008, 03:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Suburbanite View Post
I don't know really how it works. I'm not a christian.
Fair enough. The problem with this view is that I don’t see how the denial of ultimate truths and faith in Jesus can be in any way compatible.

First, belief in Jesus (to state the orthodox view) necessitates believing in God, believing that Jesus is the Son of God, that he died to save man from sin (and bring them into a permanent, loving relationship with God), and that he rose from the dead. These are very specific truth claims and denial of ultimate truth would make faith in Christ impossible.

I am not familiar enough with Kierkegaard’s works to specifically address his argument. If you are familiar with it though it would be really interesting to hear.
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