RE: God: No magic required
February 3, 2014 at 4:07 pm
(This post was last modified: February 3, 2014 at 4:08 pm by Mister Agenda.)
(January 25, 2014 at 10:48 pm)lweisenthal Wrote: Hi Chad, My main assertions are simply the following:
(1) There are objective "this life" personal advantages associated with theism, as opposed to atheism, in terms of mental and physical well-being, including longevity.
In the USA there is certainly a reduced chance of being disowned by your family, fired from your job, and potential in-laws blocking your relationships; so there is an advantage to at least pretending to believe theistic claim. I'm not sure it is a net gain, though.
(January 25, 2014 at 10:48 pm)lweisenthal Wrote: (2) Therefore, it is not irrational for a present day non-theist to determine if it's possible for he/she to morph into a theist.
I'm not so sure it's rational to desire to believe something you don't think is true because of the perks.
(January 25, 2014 at 10:48 pm)lweisenthal Wrote: (3) Theism is perfectly compatible with state of the art knowledge and theory, relating to physical cosmology, without the need to invoke mysticism or magic.
So is atheism, and atheism is more parsimonious.
