(August 20, 2014 at 8:24 pm)Drich Wrote: Not true. When asked i pointed to spiritual fruit as out lined in gal 5, and spiritual gifts found in 1cor 12. These are all external points that can be tested.
That is not evidence.
It is a circular argument. You are using the claim (the Bible) as evidence that the claims made in the Bible are true.
It cannot be tested. If someone uses A/S/K, and they don't get the results you claim, all you have to do is say they weren't sincere, or weren't persistent enough, or whatever.
You will never be able to say it didn't work because there is nothing there. Your confirmation bias and presuppositions won't allow it.
You have no way of falsifying the claim, nor does your methodology allow for a null hypothesis.
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.
