(August 8, 2017 at 9:49 pm)pabsta Wrote: I read your responses. The animosity in this forum is over the top.....really bizarre.
When have you EVER seen a debate where the first candidate states something he thinks is true, and the second candidate replies, "Shut the $%^& up you @#$%"?
This is a great demonstration of the kind of cherry picking that they theist mind is capable of.
There have been pages of legitimate responses on the specific claims, yet pabsta only comments on the animosity he detects.
This comes from the mindset of someone that already has their narrative in place, then when subjected to something that does not fit their narrative, has to ignore it or twist it to fit their narrative.
It's either that, or being in the state of cognitive dissonance, or, heaven forbid, admit being wrong.
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.
