If I asked you "Do you hold any of the following beliefs ?"
Do you believe that your car is an elephant ?
Do you believe that an invisible space ship is constantly hovering above your home ?
Do you believe that a giant invisible, intangible metal rod protrudes from your head and reaches out to the moon ?
I can currently examine the beliefs I do hold about reality and say with quite confidence that these are not among them.
For instance, I know certain facts about myself.
From a measurement standpoint I know that I am less than 6 ft tall.
I do not hold the belief that I am 20 ft tall or 40 ft tall.
I do not hold any such religious claims of the supernatural based upon the objective reality that I experience day in and day out in much the same way I do not hold the belief that I'm taller than any mountain.
When the theist can show that I'm taller than a mountain, I'll review that evidence and revise my belief.
The same is for their unbelievable belief in a god.
Do you believe that your car is an elephant ?
Do you believe that an invisible space ship is constantly hovering above your home ?
Do you believe that a giant invisible, intangible metal rod protrudes from your head and reaches out to the moon ?
I can currently examine the beliefs I do hold about reality and say with quite confidence that these are not among them.
For instance, I know certain facts about myself.
From a measurement standpoint I know that I am less than 6 ft tall.
I do not hold the belief that I am 20 ft tall or 40 ft tall.
I do not hold any such religious claims of the supernatural based upon the objective reality that I experience day in and day out in much the same way I do not hold the belief that I'm taller than any mountain.
When the theist can show that I'm taller than a mountain, I'll review that evidence and revise my belief.
The same is for their unbelievable belief in a god.
Insanity - Doing the same thing over and over again, expecting a different result
