Theists, are you immune to being decieved?

[The Reality Salesman01]

In recent conversations with a few of our resident Theists, I've been asking them a question that has yet to be answered.

How do you know you are not delusional?

Can you define delusional for me?

And, also, could you explain how you exclude yourself from the category?

I've been using the wrong word. I concede that self deception is more accurate. Does your question remain?

I've answered it a page or so back, I would recommend reading through to catch up just in case somebody has already raised the same point you we're thinking of raising.

I'm on my phone trying to get out the door, if your question isn't answered by the time I get to my desk, I'd be happy to clarify!

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Can you define delusional for me?

And, also, could you explain how you exclude yourself from the category?

The latter question is deceptively easy: merely always allow for the possibility that you may be wrong, which atheists do by not hitching themselves to any specific god from the outset, and waiting for the evidence to fall where it may.

If you're open to correction, you aren't delusional, merely potentially, temporarily, incorrect.

Self deception, I believe is what they'd prefer we use

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This looks like the answer to the age old question of "how many mahoots does it takes to rub one out for an elephant". (The fact that none of them quite seems to understand where to find the needed equipment accounts for the large number.) The correct answer is one, but the mahoot needs to know his way around and the elephant both has to want to have one rubbed out and be a male.

I was in tears reading this. My girlfriend was looking at me like I was crazy. Thanks!