(February 25, 2014 at 7:44 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(February 25, 2014 at 7:38 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: So, if you received a communication from 'God' that ordered you to go kill the old woman that lives down the street from you, would you do it?
We've been here recently, and I can go further now
If I was sure that this was God instructing me (I have no idea how because God has never communicated with me in that way), and I had such faith that I can't imagine now, then I would have to.
A court would convict me of murder. I would know that when committing the act.
That's all way to hypothetical
When you hear about someone being convicted of killing their kids or someone else, and they claim that 'God' told them to, do you actually believe that they may be telling the truth?
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.
