(May 3, 2010 at 7:09 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote:Belief, faith.(May 3, 2010 at 7:03 am)fr0d0 Wrote: That being a strict requirement, I, and everyone else, have no choice but to believe without empirical evidence. Why harp on about it?
A strict requirement for what?
(May 3, 2010 at 7:09 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: It's retarded to believe in something without evidence and you treat God as an exceptionIt's fallacial to rule out exceptions.
(May 3, 2010 at 7:09 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: The reasons you have given are not reason to believe that the God belief is true.By 'true' YOU mean true to you/ known. Like I've explained, this is never possible in the rules of this game. You don't get to re-write the rules.
(May 3, 2010 at 7:09 am)EvidenceVsFaith Wrote: how the fuck is it rational to believe without evidence?Religious belief without evidence is required. It is a logical requirement of the system of thought. You don't get to break the rule just because you want to.
You're a strictly "if I can't have hard evidence I won't consider it" kinda guy. This makes you a hypocrite, because you can't apply the same logic across your entire experience as it simply doesn't work. I don't think this is deliberate on your part, I think you're trying to justify your worldview, which is indefensible.