(March 8, 2012 at 10:55 am)NoMoreFaith Wrote: Any time anyone alludes to secret mystical knowledge that is revealed if you just believe hard enough it is true, raises my delusion alarm. Sorry.
Any time anyone states that their subjective truth is the only truth raises my delusion alarm.
Any time someone states that they have a better understanding of Jesus than "the other guy" my delusion alarm sounds louder.
Any time someone takes 14 paragraphs in sweeping rhetoric to simply say "My God is better than your God" my delusion alarm starts hurting my ears.
Finally, any time someone states that personal conviction is the only way to know the truth, the bullshit alarm explodes.
Thats my answer
You forgot any time anyone talks about a 'personal relationship with god' the delusion alarm screams like a banshee.
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell