RE: Our theists of all labels please answer....
April 25, 2017 at 11:08 am
(This post was last modified: April 25, 2017 at 11:14 am by John V.)
(April 23, 2017 at 10:46 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: I think it is a bit of a loaded question though. It's not about "feeling the need to buy it." I believe in it bc I do genuinely think it's true.
Yep. People do things that they don't "need" to do. So, any question based on needs, which doesn't first demonstrate that there is in fact a need, is bullshit.
(April 23, 2017 at 11:43 am)Brian37 Wrote: We are all entitled to believe what we want, that is not the purpose of this thread. This isn't a human rights issue, or a legal issue. It is a challenge to the reader to think and simply not hide behind answers like the one you just gave, one I observe from followers of every religion.
"I have my reasons" yes, and again, so what. Are they credible reasons that can be independently tested or falsified outside your own personal bias your own subjective point of view? We are all entitled to our own beliefs, but nobody is entitled to their own set of facts.
Do you apply this consistently? I get that, when a theist talks about their personal experience regarding god, an atheist might think that's your personal experience - it's in no way evidence to me.
If someone says I was born gay, or I was born a woman, but in a male body, do you challenge them in the same way?
