RE: Why do religious people desperately want to class Atheism as a religion?
November 24, 2015 at 6:27 pm
(November 24, 2015 at 2:20 pm)Brakeman Wrote:(November 24, 2015 at 12:06 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Another thing is that some may not have seen/experienced the same type of evidence that others have.
If there is a murder trial and a witness comes in and says he alone witnessed the defendant in the act of murdering the victim, that person can be 100% sure the defendant is guilty, because he has seen evidence for himself. But that does not mean that everyone else should take his word for it because they were not there and they did not see/experience the same evidence that he did. Unless the witness is able to find another way to prove it, it remains evidence for himself and himself alone.
Yeah.. Again, the gnostic murder trial witness "knows" (i.e. is convinced by his observed convincing evidence) the guilt of the plaintiff. The others could be Agnostic to his guilt, but believe he is guilty because of their "gut feelings"even though they know there isn't convincing evidence.
That's what I'm saying though. There are plenty of people who believe in God because they have seen/experienced some form of evidence for themselves, not necessarily just because of "gut feelings."
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
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