RE: Excuse your God
October 23, 2017 at 5:07 pm
(This post was last modified: October 23, 2017 at 6:12 pm by Simon Moon.)
(October 23, 2017 at 1:33 pm)BeeDeePee Wrote: I'm fully aware that my religious beliefs are not rationally based.
Wow, an honest theist. I am
somewhat impressed.
But your statement leads to all sorts of other questions.
Like, why would you want to believe things that are not rationally, or evidently, warranted?
Are there any other aspects of your life, besides your theistic beliefs, where you do this? I sure hope you use rationality when you cross the street!
People believe things because they are convinced the things are true, or likely true. If your beliefs are not rationally warranted, what convinced you that they are true, or likely true?
I just can't relate to this kind of thinking. I want to have as many true beliefs as possible, and as few false beliefs as possible. I want my internal representation of reality to closely map to reality as possible. The single best method ever discovered to lead to true beliefs, and eliminate false beliefs, is to base them on demonstrable evidence, reasoned argument and valid/sound logic. What method did you use in order to discern your beliefs are true?
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.
