RE: If you were ever a theist...
January 2, 2016 at 4:03 am
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2016 at 4:10 am by Pizza.)
(January 2, 2016 at 2:23 am)Deidre32 Wrote:My problem is less with what could be and more with the fact that arguments based on religious experience for religion just beg the question by assuming their religion's explanation of such-experiences true without question. Christians aren't the only ones who report experiences and until Christians can give non-circular reasons I'm unimpressed.(January 2, 2016 at 2:16 am)Pizza Wrote: If I had religious experiences I'd be more befuddled than converted. I wonder why we humans use such experiences to jump to wild conclusions about reality.
Is it all that wild to think there could be a supernatural force behind the universe? Not that wild, to me. lol
Also "supernatural force" is just vague.
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