(January 7, 2020 at 1:34 pm)Lek Wrote: If you read my posts, you'll realize I've stated numerous times that I believe because God has revealed it to me. Is God revealing it to me not sacred revelation? Some of my fellow believers, whoever they are, agree with me and some don't. Who do you think are my fellow believers?
How do you know it was actually a god revealing something to you?
Is everyone that sincerely claims that a god revealed something to them, relaying factual information (and I am not accusing them of lying, just mistaking)? Are there any percentage of people, who claim that a god revealed something to them, mistaking some other type if experience as that of a god's revelation?
If yes to the above, how do you know you are not one these people? What sort of tests did you run in order to eliminate other possibilities other than a god?
And how are those of us, who are skeptical that anyone is having gods reveal things to them, supposed to tell the difference between those of you who actually had a god reveal things to them, and those that sincerely believe a god revealed things to them, but were mistaking?
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.
