From: miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu Subject: Re: Ancient Books Organization: University of Kansas Academic Computing Services Lines: 20 In article , atterlep@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Cardinal Ximenez) writes: > I don't think it's possible to convince atheists of the validity of > Christianity through argument. We have to help foster faith and an > understanding of God. I could be wrong--are there any former atheists here > who were led to Christianity by argument? This is an excellent question and I'll be anxious to see if there are any such cases. I doubt it. In the medieval period (esp. 10th-cent. when Aquinas flourished) argument was a useful tool because everyone "knew the rules." Today, when you can't count on people knowing even the basics of logic or seeing through rhetoric, a good argument is often indistinguishable from a poor one. Sorry; just one of my perennial gripes...<:-> Ken -- miner@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu | Nobody can explain everything to everybody. opinions are my own | G. K. Chesterton