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Philosophical Failures of Christian Apologetics, Part 11: The Holy Spirit
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RE: Philosophical Failures of Christian Apologetics, Part 11: The Holy Spirit
(June 9, 2020 at 11:39 am)Sal Wrote: Not seen the whole video yet, but off the bat WLC readily admits that he's not convinced by logic or reason, but by "inner witness of the Holy Spirit". As people have been saying for so long, that which you haven't been reasoned into, what logic and reason will you use to convince those who are not convinced by logic and reason, ala Sam Harris?

I have a problem with that.

The vast majority of theists aren't reasoned into their theistic beliefs, yet the vast majority of theists that become atheists (deconvert), are reasoned out of their theistic beliefs.

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.
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RE: Philosophical Failures of Christian Apologetics, Part 11: The Holy Spirit - by Simon Moon - June 9, 2020 at 3:00 pm

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