RE: When will theists bring something new and fresh?
April 5, 2014 at 3:19 pm
(This post was last modified: April 5, 2014 at 3:34 pm by *Deidre*.)
(April 5, 2014 at 3:04 pm)tor Wrote:(April 5, 2014 at 2:02 pm)Deidre32 Wrote: Faith (and thus religion) will always be built upon believing in something that has no evidence. This is why the 'arguments' to support it will never vary. Because there will never BE evidence, the definition of what draws people to faith, will never change.
What I'd like to see change, is theists to stop pretending like there is evidence to support their beliefs. There isn't. It's an exhausting strawman game if you get into a discussion with a theist. When I was a theist, I didn't really try to convince anyone to believe as I do. But, that's the problem with many theists, is that they want to assist people to converting, and thus...they think 'evidence' will help in this venture. But, either they don't know how to define evidence, or they just think non-theists/atheists are stupid. Not sure which is worse. lol
And pascals wager?
Which asserts/suggests that we should live our lives ''as if'' a god exists? So, someone is only capable of being 'good' if he/she thinks a god 'may' exist? Pascal's Wager is one of the most ridiculous philosophical notions out there, my opinion.
How about...Live your life treating others with kindness and respect, regardless if you think a god exists or not. Forget about god, altogether. (Deidre's Wager :p)
Pascal's Wager is trite to me, because while it sounds so lofty, it has no solid merit to it, as I've met far too many theists who are assholes. Believing in a god hasn't caused them to treat others kinder, or live their lives in positive ways. It's just a useless label to make themselves feel superior to others.
