(June 20, 2013 at 6:18 pm)Ryantology Wrote: I don't think it's nonsensical at all. It's understandable when small children read fantasy books and believe that the stuff in it is real. When a adult reads a book describing all manner of events indistinguishable from fantasy and not only believes it but absolutely refuses to even wonder if it is any different from the thousands of other holy books and creation myths, when that person cites as evidence things like 'revelation' and 'personal experience' uncovered through methods indistinguishable from hallucinations and delusion, and insists that these are more reliable methods of detecting the truth than of pretty much any other method imaginable, then what you have is an adult whose critical thinking skills stopped developing far too early.
Where have I ever appealed to personal revelation or experience? Please stop misrepresenting my position.
Quote: Revelations, visions, and holy books are not means of evidence anyone should ever rely upon because the chances are far too great that you can misinterpret what you're seeing or reading and none of it can be verified independent of the source. No reliable truth can be derived from them.
If you’re going to take this line of reasoning, then how can any reliable truth be obtained from anything you perceive through your senses?
