Some may be inclined to ridicule Christians because of being
in this or that denomination, whether Catholic or any other Christian
denomination, whatever that be. Yet as the Latin proverb attests—contra
factum non valet argumentum (translate as: you cannot argue against facts),
which means we are to consider and picture respectfully the Christian believers
who are so out of firm conviction based on reality and reason. Why would
so many, especially the Christian Saints and martyrs die for their faith in Christ
if it were absurd or ridiculous?
Besides, the lives of Jesus and the Saints are all attested to by facts, and
the big bulk of the Christian populace have not been forced into accepting the
Christian beliefs. It has rather been born from reasonable conviction and
mature motives. While it is true there is such a thing as freedom of
religion, it is also true to say: there is no such thing as a freedom of error
or falsity.
We all must honestly seek for the ‘truth that sets us free’ (Jn.
8:31-32). Meaning to say, you are not free to strive for something which
is nothing and is precisely what error and falsity is, being the opposite of
truth and rightfulness, they are tantamount to nothing. Isn’t the
opposite of reality and truth, nothingness?
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