3 Questions For Believers (A work in progress.)

[John V]

How sad.

Why is that?

I have a friend that was addicted to drugs, living on the street, and doing petty crimes.

He walked into a Hindu temple in LA on day and claims he had a Hindu based religious experience.

He turned his life around that day. He now has a successful small business and a family. He's still a believing Hindu.

Are his beliefs as true as yours?

First, your question is a non sequitur, as I did not claim that utility implies truth.

Second...aren't you happy for him? Would you be happier if he were an atheist drug addict?

Logic is only useful if fed with correct (evidence based) premises. Logic alone can not prove a thing.

Intuition without testing is useless.

On what basis do you claim that truth is the most important goal in life?

You should rethink what you are willing to accept as evidence. Your threshold is too low, when it comes to your religious beliefs.

Why? What scientific evidence do you have that I should do so?