(July 29, 2015 at 9:46 am)Redbeard The Pink Wrote:(July 29, 2015 at 9:36 am)lkingpinl Wrote: Well that is certainly a bold statement. It is also untrue on many levels. I can name plenty of theists who base their belief on logic and not emotion. Also, saying that faith is illogical is to completely redefine the word faith. The etymology of the word "faith" seems to have undergone a radical departure. Faith comes from the latin "fide" for which we get "fidelity". In Greek it is "pistis" from the verb "pietho" meaning to be persuaded. When you say I have faith in my friend you are making a statement of truth and reality. That he is a real person and someone you can trust.
No. Those theists THINK they have logical reasons. What they actually have is a series of logical fallacies with a wad of emotions tucked sneakily underneath.
And here is the impasse because the theist will argue the same for those holding an atheistic perspective. There was another thread on here (trying to find it) about how people became an atheist and the vast majority was because of the church or the indoctrination, etc mostly emotion based reasons. Our emotional preference has no bearing on what is true and real.
We are not made happy by what we acquire but by what we appreciate.
