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If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically?
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RE: If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically?
(June 14, 2013 at 5:03 pm)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote: Insecurity?


This.

I'll bet the number of believers that have been convinced by any of the philosophic arguments (T.A.G., cosmological, ontological, etc) for the existence of a god is extremely low.

These arguments are used primarily to help the believer justify his/her already existing beliefs to be more rational in their own mind. They are trying to convince themselves that their beliefs are based on logic, and not just faith.

The evidence is that even after being showed the glaring fallacies that they all contain are pointed out, they do not stop using the arguments.

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.
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RE: If you believe in the God of the Bible, why try to prove it logically? - by Simon Moon - June 14, 2013 at 5:55 pm

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