I was always a skeptic.
I require demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument to accept the claims that I believe.
It hit me, when I was in my mid 20's, that I was not applying the same level of skeptical scrutiny to my god beliefs as I was for other beliefs.
In the quest to be intellectually honest, I was compelled to examine my god beliefs. It did not take long for them to just fall away.
It is my opinion, that atheism is the natural outcome of correctly applying skepticism to god beliefs.
I require demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument to accept the claims that I believe.
It hit me, when I was in my mid 20's, that I was not applying the same level of skeptical scrutiny to my god beliefs as I was for other beliefs.
In the quest to be intellectually honest, I was compelled to examine my god beliefs. It did not take long for them to just fall away.
It is my opinion, that atheism is the natural outcome of correctly applying skepticism to god beliefs.
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.
