RE: The Case for Atheism
August 13, 2013 at 4:42 pm
(This post was last modified: August 13, 2013 at 4:50 pm by Simon Moon.)
(August 13, 2013 at 3:56 pm)AnaMejiaP Wrote: So here's another question: I have atheist friends who claim if God demonstrated he was real they will believe? Others have said that they will still not believe...what if you were given that demonstrable evidence and valid reasoning to believe?
I guess you are not fully reading or comprehending some of the responses to you.
In my first response to you I stated, "My disbelief in a god is a provisional position, not a dogmatic one. My atheism will continue as long as the claim that a god exists does not meet the above criteria." [edit: By the 'above criteria', I mean demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument[
To which you responded, "Fair enough."
Which I took to mean that you understood what I said.
I guess I was wrong.
If I was presented with demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument to support the claim that a god exists, I would be compelled to believe. Worship is an entirely different proposition, however.
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.
