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Responding to Proselytizers
- When someone asks about your beliefs, acknowledge the complexity of the question.
- Avoid simple answers; your views are likely nuanced and based on years of reflection.
Two Avenues of Conversation
- Conversations about God often follow two paths: belief or creation.
- The path determines the focus: converting existing beliefs or establishing God's existence.
Descartes as a Jehovah's Witness
- Imagine Descartes as a Jehovah's Witness; he'd be brilliant but focus on a general God concept.
- Descartes aimed to establish a foundation for his rationalist system, not convert people to Christianity.