(September 26, 2013 at 6:04 pm)Maelstrom Wrote: I have yet to see Vinny provide any real evidence to support that atheism is irrational. All i have seen is mere conjecture and hooey.
Yep.
He seems to making a case (pretty poorly, in my opinion) that SOME atheists may disbelieve for irrational reasons.
Breaking news! Stop the presses!
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.
