RE: Dear Atheists
November 9, 2016 at 4:25 pm
(This post was last modified: November 9, 2016 at 4:27 pm by Simon Moon.)
(November 9, 2016 at 2:06 am)ParagonLost Wrote: I don't think it's fair to compare vampire or unicorns with God.
Sure it is fair.
They all fall into the set of beings who's existence is unsupported by evidence.
Quote: For example there aren't many people who say they experience unicorns or fairies.
How would we go about figuring out if people that claim to have experiences with a god, are actually having an experience with a god?
How would you go about discerning the difference of a misinterpreted natural brain state or a god?
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.
