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Why you should distrust all religions.
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RE: Why you should distrust all religions.
(January 7, 2018 at 4:26 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(January 7, 2018 at 2:19 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: You tell me... do you just assume that is the case?

I think that mental illness is the default assumption.  Listen to Episode #25; the good professor discusses people who dream of becoming amputees.  Mental illnesses takes a very wide form and breadth.  Why should I believe that Paul had a divine experience as opposed to some sort of epilepsy?

Why do you default to that assumption?   If you default to metal illness without reason, then is there something I could provide, which could change your mind?  While we don't have direct statements, Paul also had two other people with him who are said to have seen and heard.   Do you think this fits your theory of epilepsy?

(January 7, 2018 at 5:54 pm)Jehanne Wrote:
(January 7, 2018 at 4:33 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote: This to me sounds like something I find to be very common here.  That when something opposes your worldview, that it is then defaulted to either lying or crazy.

I would ask why you think epilepsy is a better explanation?  Just a guess, but I think it’s going to be begging the question.

Because there are people who have epilepsy who claim to have visions and hear voices, but once they have the proper medications, the visions and voices go away.

That doesn't tell me, why you think it is a better explanation. I'm thinking even more so, that this will be circular reasoning.
It is said that an argument is what convinces reasonable men and a proof is what it takes to convince even an unreasonable man.  - Alexander Vilenkin
If I am shown my error, I will be the first to throw my books into the fire.  - Martin Luther
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Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 6, 2018 at 2:36 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 7, 2018 at 11:44 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by brewer - January 6, 2018 at 8:06 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 7, 2018 at 12:31 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 7, 2018 at 2:13 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 7, 2018 at 4:26 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by RoadRunner79 - January 8, 2018 at 5:49 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 7, 2018 at 5:54 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Godscreated - January 8, 2018 at 12:18 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Nay_Sayer - January 8, 2018 at 12:24 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Nay_Sayer - January 9, 2018 at 7:46 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Drich - January 8, 2018 at 2:55 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 8, 2018 at 4:14 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by brewer - January 9, 2018 at 9:13 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 9, 2018 at 10:09 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by brewer - January 9, 2018 at 10:54 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 10:56 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Chad32 - January 7, 2018 at 1:49 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by henryp - January 7, 2018 at 2:45 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 8, 2018 at 10:03 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by RoadRunner79 - January 8, 2018 at 10:47 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 12:31 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 8:01 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 9:05 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 9:13 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 9:26 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 9:53 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 10:24 am
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by henryp - January 9, 2018 at 1:26 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Jehanne - January 9, 2018 at 3:01 pm
RE: Why you should distrust all religions. - by Grandizer - January 9, 2018 at 8:26 pm

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