RE: A friendly Christian sent me a message
March 1, 2014 at 10:46 am
(This post was last modified: March 1, 2014 at 10:47 am by Simon Moon.)
(March 1, 2014 at 10:37 am)JesusLover1 Wrote: My parents say they talk to God. I see no reason for them to lie
You have to eliminate this false dichotomy from your mind.
There is another choice between your parents being correct, and their lying.
They could be sincere in their belief, yet be completely wrong.
Quote:It's a psychlogical nightmare because I know there's so much evidence against it. Right now I feel like God exists because my parents feel his presence, but he's testing our faith by making EVERYTHING point to him not existing.
1.1 billion Hindus feel their god's presence. Yet, you have no problem disbelieving their feelings.
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.
