RE: Theists, are you immune to being decieved?
November 19, 2013 at 6:22 pm
(This post was last modified: November 19, 2013 at 6:52 pm by The Reality Salesman01.)
(November 19, 2013 at 6:11 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: Some religious positions are mutually exclusive.
Theism versus atheism for example.
They can't BOTH be right.
Therefore one must be false.
Welcome back! Please, continue that thought.
(November 19, 2013 at 5:59 pm)ChadWooters Wrote: Salesman, by your own definition traditional religious beliefs cannot be delusions since they cannot be shown to be indisputably false.I pulled that definition off of Webster, but I'm certainly not married to every word in it. I'm genuinely interested in hearing your view, I'm just asking questions about them as they come to mind. That being said, and if we were limited to the exact words in the definition, would you be willing to adopt this view
A belief that cannot be proven false couldn't possibly be a delusion.
I'm not sure I would. There must be something more to it, and perhaps "delusion" is the wrong word. Your thoughts?
(November 19, 2013 at 6:11 pm)Lion IRC Wrote: Some religious positions are mutually exclusive.
Theism versus atheism for example.
They can't BOTH be right.
Therefore one must be false.
Those are not the only mutually exclusive religious views. Islam and Christianity are two other examples. The same implication applies. Are you leaving the conversation again? I'd be happy to play Devil's Advocate in favor of Islam. (No pun intended)
