(September 10, 2019 at 12:16 pm)Lek Wrote:(September 9, 2019 at 6:58 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: My atheism is the position, that I am unconvinced that god(s) exist. This is a provisional position I hold, not a dogmatic one.
How and why is my position as stated above, BS?
If the only thing that will convince me that god(s) exist is demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument to support the claim, how am I being unreasonable?
If your god exists, didn't he/she/it/they design me that way?
God made everything the way it is. God made us to have a desire for the spouses of others or to eat a whole bunch of doughnuts. He made alcoholics to have physical makeups that cause them to crave alcohol, but some attend AA meetings and take measures to stop drinking. Yeah, God made you the way you are, but you can do anything you want.
So, in my 'condition' (the inability to believe existential claims without demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument), what is my equivalent to AA?
In your theology, can anything happen that is not god's will?
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.
