(August 16, 2016 at 3:33 pm)SteveII Wrote: especially since my belief in God is properly basic!!
Just because you (and Plantinga) believe your belief in "God" is properly basic, does make it so. The vast majority of philosophers do not agree with you (or Plantinga).
This, like all your other beliefs, require supporting evidence.
Maybe you should open a new thread and make your case.
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.