(December 11, 2015 at 8:02 pm)Newton66 Wrote: Most religious people don't see God as "magic", that is your term.
A typical religious person can still differentiate between obvious lies.
Religion is not an obvious lie because it has thousands of years of teachings behind it.
Sorry, but the gods of all regions perform 'magic'. The god character in the Bible 'speaks' the universe into being. If that is not a magic incantation, what is it?
How does one differentiate between a ridiculous supernatural claim, and an obvious lie?
Remember, almost every religion claims that other religions contain lies.
The fact that religions have been around for 1000's means nothing.
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.
