(May 25, 2022 at 10:20 am)Angrboda Wrote:(May 25, 2022 at 10:16 am)brewer Wrote: For the 'concept' of god(s) to be believed as existing in reality I'd need something more than testimony or anecdote/story.
Don't go the the 'in court' argument. That's comparing apples to oranges.
We depend upon ordinary perception for our evidence. Many believe you can perceive God or his presence or his effects similarly. In pragmatism, that's both sufficient and all you have for anything.
If you base your personal 'perception' as evidence that's ok with me (many schizophrenics consider that evidence). But I require more. If not testable it's needs to be reliably repeatable, and by validated by third parties with something more than testimony or anecdote/story.
I need something more to believe in the concept of god existing in reality.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental.
