RE: A.S.K. your way to proof.
March 16, 2020 at 12:33 pm
(This post was last modified: March 16, 2020 at 12:39 pm by Simon Moon.)
(March 16, 2020 at 11:45 am)Drich Wrote:(March 16, 2020 at 11:38 am)Simon Moon Wrote: I can guarantee that your arguments have not affected anyone that understands: good standards of evidence, the correct application of skepticism, critical thinking, and logic.
There is a word that sums up that list.
Indoctrinated.
So yeah if you are taught good standards of evidence, the correct application of skepticism, critical thinking, and logic, will always exclude God you might be right. however if one approaches the subject with a truly open mind then that person is a candidate to experience God for themselves, as nothing I am sharing is limited to me or some elite ruling class. God is accessible to everyone on a one on one level.
Only the indoctrinated are hard wired to refuse to listen to anything because it does not fit their pre programmed path of acceptability. they can and will never be humble enough even inwardly to even start the process of approaching God.
So good work.. I think your POV is cute as well, plus accurate to a degree (just minus the spin of superiority you put on it/the cute part)
First of all, I was a sincere believer for decades, until I discovered what good standards of evidence and skepticism are.
I do not exclude a god or gods. I am completely open to being convinced that a god exists. I mean that sincerely.
I'll bet I am more open to being convinced that a god or gods exists, than you are of being convinced that a god other than Yahweh/Jesus exists.
It is not my fault that you, or any other theist, has ever been able to support your god claims with: demonstrable and falsifiable evidence, reasoned argument, and valid and sound logic.
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.