(March 2, 2017 at 7:18 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote:(March 2, 2017 at 6:43 pm)Jörmungandr Wrote: They may be evidence of something, but just what they are evidence of is the tricky part. That's why the default is no relation. You've simply linked them to God because there is a convention of doing so. And that is improper.
I can think of at least 3 peer-reviewed studies that suggest belief in God is instinctive rather than conventional:
Boston Study; Oxford Study; Skin Conductivity
Of course all of these studies are silent as to whether the instinct refers to something real or only imagined, but that does not affect my argument. It is natural for humans to believe in the divine by default.
Good that you acknowledge my bolded. But by extension what should one's stance be toward other 'instinctual' beliefs such as a flat earth or the rotation of every other object in the sky around our most special of planets? Do we just accept that which we're inclined to believe or attempt to gain a more comprehensive perspective?