RE: Why sometimes I incline to Atheism and how I rationalize myself out of it.
June 8, 2014 at 2:57 pm
(This post was last modified: June 8, 2014 at 3:02 pm by Simon Moon.)
Obviously, the title of this thread is misleading, as you are not questioning your belief in a god.
The reason why it is bound to happen that we face hurricanes, diseases, etc, is because we live on a planet in a universe that looks exactly like what one would expect if it is of completely natural origin, operating completely naturally. There is no need for your magic deity anywhere in the functioning or origin of the universe.
Putting a god anywhere in the equation has no explanatory scope or power. You might as well be saying that universe creating pixies are responsible.
You always strike me as being quite intelligent. Don't you think it's time to let go of your Bronze/Iron Age mythology?
I'm still wondering why you consider yourself a deist? You are a theist.
The reason why it is bound to happen that we face hurricanes, diseases, etc, is because we live on a planet in a universe that looks exactly like what one would expect if it is of completely natural origin, operating completely naturally. There is no need for your magic deity anywhere in the functioning or origin of the universe.
Putting a god anywhere in the equation has no explanatory scope or power. You might as well be saying that universe creating pixies are responsible.
You always strike me as being quite intelligent. Don't you think it's time to let go of your Bronze/Iron Age mythology?
I'm still wondering why you consider yourself a deist? You are a theist.
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.
