People Can Just Believe What They Want? Part 1 (TMF:802)

Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Peace to Live By: People Can Just Believe What They Want? Part 1 (TMF:802) - Daniel Litton
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       So, first, contention one: “I can believe what I want. Whatever I personally think, that’s ok for me.” This argument sounds good at first glance, and it is very tolerant of what other people may believe. But when examining the logic behind this type of thinking, it becomes clear, rather quickly, that this kind of thinking isn’t that logical. First, it is true that people can believe what they want to believe about certain things. I can say, “I like apples.” And another person can say, “I don’t like apples.” Both of these statements would be true for the people speaking them (considering each person is telling the truth). Things like the food we like to eat are a matter of personal preference. This personal preference exists because God has created and said that apples are okay to eat. Because they are a food provided from God, one can decide whether or not he or she likes apples. Now, if apples existed but God said it was a sin to eat an apple, people could still like to eat apples, and could in fact eat them. However, it would still be wrong to eat apples regardless of what a person liked.