(December 4, 2021 at 4:56 pm)SlowCalculations Wrote: I occasionally, shift back into having debates I understand debating is basically: Two people doing this to each other
Actually, I disagree pretty strongly with the above.
I wonder how many former theists on this site alone, were convinced that their former theistic beliefs were not logically justified, or supported by good evidence, through debates?
I know for a fact, that I have helped a former fundamentalist relative, become much less so over the years, through friendly debate.
The YouTube show, The Atheist Experience, has 1000's of letters from former theists, who have become atheists by listening to debates on the show and elsewhere.
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.
