(March 22, 2016 at 6:47 pm)ChadWooters Wrote:(March 22, 2016 at 5:25 pm)Felasco Wrote: Reason is to the atheist what holy books are to the theist... the label "reasonist" would reframe the atheist position more accurately, as the positive assertion that it is. The "reasonist" could then proceed to argue for the infinite power of their chosen authority in the same way the theist argues for his chosen authority.Sorry, friend. Reason is not the exclusive property of atheists.
It is when it comes to the belief in gods.
Anytime faith is a component of a belief, reason has left the building.
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.