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What is the best counter argument against "What do you lose by believing?"

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What is the best counter argument against "What do you lose by believing?"
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RE: What is the best counter argument against "What do you lose by believing?"
May 1, 2021 at 7:41 pm
(April 29, 2021 at 6:20 pm)Macoleco Wrote: When people tell me this I reply y saying "what god?" as there are many. I wonder if there is a better argument.

Also what do you say when people say they believe because they "feel God", so it is the "right religion"?

What do you lose by accepting belief in Allah, or Vishnu, or Thor, or Yoda?

Facts. Those comforting lies may make an individual feel good, and foster group survival. But most of the world in antiquity thought the earth was flat, and if some humans in that history had never questioned social norms, our species never would have made it to the moon.

"Feel" or "I just know" is nonsense. Airline pilots are constantly trianed to ignore their body reactions and stick to the instruments. That famous line from first Star Wars movie is bullshit, "Trust your feelings Luke". Sully who landed the jet on the Hudson didn't go with his "feelings" he went by his training.
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RE: What is the best counter argument against "What do you lose by believing?" - by Brian37 - May 1, 2021 at 7:41 pm

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