(November 1, 2017 at 2:03 pm)Lutrinae Wrote:(November 1, 2017 at 1:11 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: People who believe that the supernatural exists should do so because it makes logical sense to them.
Many children believe in their imaginary friends because it makes logical sense to them that the imaginary friends are real. However, as reasonable adults who should understand the difference between reality and fantasy, should know better. Those imaginary friends are not real. The same logic applies to theists and their belief in god; as reasonable adults we should know that god is merely an imaginary friend for adults who cannot seem to properly cope in reality without believing in him, and these adults need to start acting like adults by putting away such childish notions as imaginary friends and imaginary gods.
(November 1, 2017 at 1:11 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Part of it for me is the origin of the universe. Everything in the natural, physical world has a beginning and comes from something. Nothing in nature materializes on its own from nothing, and neither has it always existed. To me, this points to the existence of something that is not bound by the laws of nature.
Filling in the gaps of knowledge with god is not the way to go. Is it not better to state that you do not know, rather than to illogically state "god did it"?
Ultimately we don't have concrete evidence, so we can't know for sure. But I see nothing wrong with saying "Based on what I do know, this is what I believe is probably the case." We do that all the time in real life, with all sorts of things.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
