(July 12, 2012 at 2:23 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: We're not claiming 'not A'. We're not claiming 'A'. There's a difference. I don't believe you have $40 in your left front pocket. That doesn't mean I believe you don't have $40 in your left front pocket.
There is a long thread from over a year ago on the forum 'ravingatheists.com' from Selliejoup where we told him this exact thing in as many different ways possible in the attempt to explain it. He didn't get it then, either.
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.