(November 30, 2015 at 3:08 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(November 30, 2015 at 3:06 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: If conning yourself qualifies, yes.
But you have stated many times that you are not trying to convince others to joiin you in your irrational beliefs, so by that definition, you are not a con [wo]man.
My bold.
So are you saying I actually know I'm wrong about God and am just lying to myself?
You are conning yourself, but not intentionally. I accept that you actually believe what you believe.
The main tool of your con is one of omission. You are purposely omitting the only known methods of determining fact from fiction.
And you are basing your beliefs on faith and wishful thinking. Faith and wishful thinking are not virtues, nor are they paths to truth. They are tantamount to gullibility.
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.
