(September 18, 2014 at 6:23 pm)Minimalist Wrote:(September 18, 2014 at 5:03 pm)JesusHChrist Wrote: Why do Christians continue to repeat this malarkey?
They're stupid.
Stupid implies diminished intelligence, which is a permanent state. I do not think this is true of most Christians.
They are ignorant. Which is a curable state.
Atheists that deconverted from Christianity did not become less stupid. They just became better educated.
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.