(April 20, 2016 at 10:21 am)Esquilax Wrote:You claimed to dismiss the entire concept of inductive reasoning based on a tiny sample group. I never suggested that all people who assume God to be real would have the same experience. Some will conclude that there is nothing there, others like my son in law have had a profound change in their thinking and attitudes - much for the better.(April 19, 2016 at 9:30 pm)AJW333 Wrote: Do you think that the experiences of three people constitutes scientific proof of anything? For a guy who bangs on and on about the scientific method, your appeal to anecdotal experience is quite a turnaround.
Hey, you were the one who said that following your religion brings about certain responses. You certainly didn't appeal to statistical averages or population studies when you made your claim, you simply made the simplistic assertion that it would change people for the better: don't then get uppity when someone tries to falsify your claim on the same terms.
(April 20, 2016 at 10:21 am)Esquilax Wrote: Besides, you're the one advocating for a magical god working his magic in the hearts of everyone that believes, why should there be anyone no feeling it in that case?Perhaps they believed amiss,
"Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain." 1 Corinthians 15:2
(April 20, 2016 at 10:21 am)Esquilax Wrote: Oh, and by the way? The guy going on about "spiritual fruit" and the effects of divine influences probably shouldn't then be dismissing others because of a lack of scientific rigor. You might be a tad bit... massively hypocritical, there.It's hardly hypocritical to have a debate in which you disagree with someone. It isn't wrong to be annoyed with them either.