(October 24, 2021 at 10:20 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(October 24, 2021 at 9:03 pm)Astreja Wrote: Given the information I currently have, it's not possible for me to choose belief. At best I can role-play a believer. On the inside, there's no religious belief there at all.Going through the motions is better than not doing anything at all. But I understand why you wouldn't want to do that.
Yeah, because it's known as "intellectual honesty". Some of have that.
Are you saying to "fake it until you make it"?
Wouldn't a god be able to see through that ploy?
And how is that simply not self deception?
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.
