(April 5, 2012 at 11:22 am)Adjusted Sanity Wrote:(April 5, 2012 at 11:11 am)Paul the Human Wrote: That means that you want a god to exist, so you choose to believe that one does. That is intellectual dishonesty to the extreme. Here's a question for you... Why do you choose to believe that a god exists?
I don't think it's fair to call my beliefs dishonest in any way. I fully understand that my beliefs are beliefs and keep them there.
I've always liked the idea that there's something bigger than all of us, something humanity cannot hope to understand. I believe because I like the idea of god. It's a fascinating concept.
Intellectually dishonesty is not dishonesty in the traditional sense, so there is no offense meant by it. Believing something, simply because you wish it were true, is a form of dishonesty with oneself. I like the idea of Elves and Wizards, but that doesn't mean I can go around believing that they exist. I mean... I could... but then I'd be insane.
