(March 5, 2014 at 3:31 pm)JesusLover1 Wrote: Why do so many people respect him and his work?
Because, as others have said, people want profound sounding arguments that confirm their existing beliefs.
But seriously, philosopher David Hume refuted the cosmological argument well over 200 years ago.
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.
