It is possible to be a rational, thoughtful Christian.

Science and faith are not incompatible. Science is a method. The sciences are various disciplines to help us understand the world better.

You can doubt - if Christ is who he says he is he’d be the first person to tell you to follow the truth whenever it leads.

Just because someone believes something doesn’t mean they’re a good person. Just because someone doesn’t agree with you doesn’t mean they aren’t.

Your goal should not be to debate or “win” arguments. Just live your life in a way that makes people say “I want that.”

Seek to understand alternative views - be able to explain a differing perspective in the strongest way you can.

Most teachers and philosophers have been dealing with the same four questions: what is reality, who is well off, who is a good person, and how can I become a good person.

You can’t presume the same basis of facts any longer. You can’t start with what people historically have started with (good and evil, etc.)

Most people, even if they philosophically don’t believe in good and evil, practically do in how they live their lives. The existence of good and evil implies an objective reality outside of ourselves and our brains. Otherwise people are simply the function of their DNA and upbringing and can’t realistically be held responsible for their actions. It would be unjust to punish someone for something they couldn’t have not done according to those presuppositions.

“Your truth” and “my truth” doesn’t really make sense. This is a chair or it isn’t. 2+2=4 or it doesn’t.

The law, most discussions around how to live, etc. center around the existence of truth.

So if evil exists, where does it exist? Hitler seems likely. What about a bully? Someone who cheats on their spouse? Someone who murders someone else?

What about you - have you ever done anything wrong according to that definition?

What makes the difference between someone who does something wrong, and someone who is evil? How do you draw that line?

Evil does exist, and we recognize it in others, but usually fail to recognize it in ourselves.

So that means there’s something outside ourselves that created those definitions. The way things actually are, not just how we want them to be (is/aught distinction).

The main goal is to see God for who he is.