(June 11, 2014 at 2:50 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: 6) Or is the communication from god just some sort of warm, fuzzy feeling you get?
Now, consider that god does not talk to atheists. Would you consider that this is because of a strong conformation bias? Would you say that this may be because in order to "hear from god" you must delude yourself into thinking he exists, then you suddenly start making up a voice in your head and saying it's god?
"Open your heart blah blah you need more faith blah blah those who look will find him." - You see, you're not hearing God because it's your fault. Stop masturbating, or whatever.
In all seriousness, this was something that bothered me a bit when I was a Christian. I never "heard God" in any meaningful way, and I often wondered that if I felt something strongly if I could know it was God or just me. I remember wondering if I heard an actual voice in my head if I would question it or accept it. I was always skeptical of those who said they did talk to God.
(June 11, 2014 at 2:50 pm)ThePinsir Wrote: 7) What about Satan? Have you ever heard the devil or any demons talk to you?
Double bonus points: if Satan is "The Deceiver", how can a Christian ever be sure that the voices they hear/feelings they get aren't Satan? If they can't know, then they need to reject anything they hear/feel. If they can tell, due to magical Holy Spirit sensors, or something, then The Deceiver is pretty bad at his job, and I don't know why Christians go on about how dangerous he is.
You can't have it both ways: either communication with supernatural entities is extremely unreliable, or Satan isn't anything to be worried about.
