(August 20, 2016 at 1:22 pm)snowtracks Wrote:(August 2, 2016 at 7:08 am)Alasdair Ham Wrote: "Magic? How does that work?"Since the universe is not illusionary, it can’t result from magic.
"It's magic."
What do you consider the god "speaking the universe into existence", then?
That sure sounds like a magical incantation to me.
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.