(September 4, 2019 at 1:13 pm)Lek Wrote: It's something he has revealed directly to humans since the beginning of humanity. He revealed it to early hunters, farmers, tradesmen, royalty, doctors, scientists, etc. People have had visions and other mystical and supernatural experiences. I don't just examine these things and dismiss them as people's imaginations. Most of all, I believe God himself has put into my consciousness because I've been unable to shed my belief in God.
And yet, there are tribes in South America that have zero god beliefs.
But of course, there is no demonstrable, falsifiable evidence, or valid and sound logic to support any of this.
Quote:I haven't hidden myself away, you know. I've been participating in this forum for years. I've listened to pretty much all of the arguments against God and have discovered nothing that would disprove my beliefs, so I'll continue to rely on what I've learned until something convinces me otherwise.
That is the complete opposite method that is known to reliabley result in true beliefs, and eliminate false ones.
Existential claims should not be believed until they are shown to be false, they should have belief withheld until they are supported to be true.
And everything you've ever posted here in support of your beliefs, has possible natural explanations that would also explain them. And you are unable to eliminate those possible naturalistic explanations.
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.
