(April 19, 2015 at 7:33 pm)Lek Wrote: I'm not suggesting that anybody should pretend to believe in God. If someone believes in a God who loves us and is involved in our lives and they demonstrate these kind of results, then this is evidence for the existence of the God they believe in. We accept the existence of many things in the universe not because we can observe them, but because we can observe their effects on the universe. If you met someone who you thought had it totally together, wouldn't you be interested in finding out why?When you finally admit that neither you nor anyone else can ever demonstrate God as the cause of "these kinds of results" (What kinds? Happiness? Joy? Seriously?), I think more of those who vehemently disagree with your philosophy (if I can be allowed to call vulgar superstition a philosophical outlook) will be able to show a modicum of respect towards your opinions.
He who loves God cannot endeavour that God should love him in return - Baruch Spinoza