(December 30, 2015 at 9:42 pm)excitedpenguin Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8LYTy4D...t57oh_yL5r
Watch this video.
I've seen all of Anthony Magnaboco's vids.
They are great.
You seem to have the idea that when I discuss religion with theists, I am pointing out fallacies the entire time. Not true. I use the Socratic method in a similar manor to Anthony's (based on Peter Boghossian's technique) all the time. But if a theist uses a fallacy, I'm going to point it out. I am not going to try to argue against a fallacious argument.
I believe there are many ways to try to convince theists of their irrational beliefs. There's a place for most approaches.
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.
