(November 2, 2021 at 4:04 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Well, why don't you believe in God? Without using the tired excuse of "there's no evidence" because everyone knows that's a cover story.
It's a bit strange, don't you think, that you consider that: correctly applied skepticism, applying good standards of evidence, a sound epistemology, and lack of credulity, are a "cover story"?
The same methods that stopped humans from: sacrificing virgins when there is a famine, 'doctors' from bleeding people when they were sick, burning 'witches' at the stake for performing 'magic', performing exorcisms on mentally ill people instead of treating them, etc. etc,.
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.
