RE: Can you ever believe that there is no God
April 23, 2013 at 5:14 pm
(This post was last modified: April 23, 2013 at 5:14 pm by Simon Moon.)
(April 23, 2013 at 4:57 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: I disagree. If there is no evidence for the existence of something, it should be understood that the something in question does not exist. The only extraordinary claim is that in relation to the existence of something that relies upon nothing except faith.
Now I will have to disagree with you.
If there is no evidence for the existence of something, it should be understood that there is no justification to believe it exists.
There was once no evidence that microscopic organisms were responsible for some diseases, did not mean they didn't exist.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
