(January 4, 2013 at 4:27 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote: Interesting point , so I wonder what came first the Theist or the Athiest.
The disbelief in gods existed before the belief in gods. There just wasn't a name for it.
Why do you write 'atheist' with an upper case 'A'?
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.