(February 16, 2013 at 7:41 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: It's interesting that many atheists hold this position that atheism is the defaut position of the non-thinking. Wouldn't you rather hold that your position is a well thought out, well reasoned position an infant is incapable of forming? Otherwise you could post a sign, atheists wanted no intelligence required.
People are also born without beliefs in; bigfoot, UFO abductions, Ginn, Leprechauns, Loch Ness monster, and an endless number of supernatural claims. I bet you also disbelieve in all or most of them, too.
Why are you holding the position of the nonthinking? Is it your contention that the default position in all these other supernatural claims should not also be one of disbelief?
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.
