(August 30, 2019 at 3:11 pm)Lek Wrote:(August 30, 2019 at 12:34 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: So please, demonstrate that faith is a reliable path to knowledge.
I've been asking theists this one, seeming straight forward question for decades, and not one had been able to answer. Including some pretty well known apologists.
Just as a reminder, 1.8 billion Muslims, 2.2 billion Christians, 1.2 billion Hindus, 500 million Buddhists, etc, etc, all use faith to get to their religious beliefs. And we know they can't all be right, but they could all be wrong.
We all have the same God. There is only one God who reveals himself to those who sincerely seek him, no matter what religion they claim.
SO, I noticed in your special pleading response, you ignored the most important part of my post.
Here it is again: So please, demonstrate that faith is a reliable path to knowledge.
I've been asking theists this one, seeming straight forward question for decades, and not one had been able to answer. Including some pretty well known apologists.
So please, let us know how faith is reliable.
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.