(April 29, 2014 at 5:43 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: I can demonstrate it, just not objectively.
Eg. look all around you for evidence of him. Everything which exists/ irrefutable logic of his existence attested by believers.
Existence is not evidence of a god. Existence is evidence for existence.
If your claim is that existence is evidence for the existence of a god, you know what you have to do? Demonstrate your claim is true.
The fact that there are many people that believe it to be true, does not offer a shred of evidence.
No matter how many flawed, fallacious arguments you offer, they don't some how equal facts or evidence.
Quote:All you can say it's that you disagree.
Our disagreement is based on your, and other theists, flawed logic.
Quote:Of you take the materialist stance, however, you deny the ability of humans to reach conclusions via logic. Logic which is founded in reality.
Yes, valid and sound logic can lead to viable conclusions. When you offer some, let me know....
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.
