(April 12, 2017 at 7:46 pm)SteveII Wrote: 1. Less than 1 in 10 believe there is no God. Your message is not getting out and you certainly are not anywhere near the mark in your comment about 'outgrowing the need'. Since you mentioned Pew, your message is so uncompelling, it can't even keep up with your projected lower birth rate (a net move of people from any other column to your own): http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/201...opulation/
2. "we don't know yet"? How do you imaging that more time will give us more insight into these metaphysical questions? Science certainly will not.
3. Perhaps God will bring about circumstances in your life that will meet your criteria.
1. And your point, that I'm not on the global band wagon? I'm OK with that. If 9 out of ten jumped off a bridge would you? I'm not messaging anyone (that seems to be a religious function), just living my life and telling you why I can't believe yours. I said nothing about need, I said mentally grow up. An easy example is peek-a-boo. The child's mind is fascinated for a while until it learns object permanence and that the magic disappearing act is just fantasy. Pew?: http://www.pewforum.org/2015/04/02/relig...rcent/all/. Look at the percents for US vs World or first world vs third world through the years. You'll see that the percent of unaffiliated increases in first world countries and decreases in third world countries. Why is that? Simply birth rate in un/under educated parts of the globe. That's something you should take into account, religion succeeds when education/wealth/resources lags. I'm not sure that is something that you should be proud of or take solace in. Or, maybe you'll move.
2. More time removed flat earth and earth centric solar system, brought about physics, medicine, ........ I care little for metaphysical questions. (from google: abstract theory or talk with no basis in reality) Oh no, did you just imply that god is not based in reality.
3. Or more than likely not. Fantasy is for imagination, entertainment and escape (and your particular version includes manipulation), but for me, it's not a way of life.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
