(January 19, 2013 at 8:41 pm)Golbez Wrote: Hmm, interesting linguistic issue. Doesn't one directly imply the other, if not being an explicit agreement exactly?
I don't like any pizza.
I like no pizza.
They are differently phrased, but aren't they nevertheless identical expressions?
It's not a linguistic issue, it is one of logic.
1. Person who believes there is no god.
2. Person who does not believe there is a god
These are 2 different statements. The first is negating 'god'. The second is negating 'believe'.
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.
