(August 16, 2017 at 8:34 pm)Cecelia Wrote:(August 15, 2017 at 3:58 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Empathy can serve as a useful guide. However, it is not a truly rational ground since it is based entirely on feelings and intuitions about the feelings of others. Maybe a logical demonstration will help clarify my position:
It's a far more rational ground than a 2000 year old book that nobody truly knows who wrote what parts of it.
And certainly not written (or inspired by) anyone of any significant intelligence, let alone divine.
Religions were invented to impress and dupe illiterate, superstitious stone-age peasants. So in this modern, enlightened age of information, what's your excuse? Or are you saying with all your advantages, you were still tricked as easily as those early humans?
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
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There is no better way to convey the least amount of information in the greatest amount of words than to try explaining your religious views.
