(July 10, 2012 at 3:07 pm)MysticKnight Wrote: What your not understanding is that a lot of Theists take their faith in God to be similar to that of faith in free-will or faith in morality.
Both of these don't really have strong arguments for analytically wise, but most humans will believe that it's logical to believe in free-will and morality and in fact illogical to disbelieve in either of these.
I think he is stating, why can't belief in God be rationally justified intuitively in the same way we believe in free-will or morality intuitively. Even if there are arguments for free-will or morality, the thing is, humans believe in before coming across these arguments, and are rational to do so (at least most people believe this).
I would say for something like free-will and morality, the onus is really on the disbelievers to justify not believing in it.
A lot of theists feel the same is true of God. I'm not saying that is the case for me, I don't think in general Atheists are being dishonest to themselves but I do believe they can know God exists, if they listen closely to their heart, in the same way those denying morality, I believe can know morality is not a delusion, by closely listening to their heart.
So If I have you right you are saying I should worship my hat because nobody can prove it is a hat and not an absence of hat.