(September 23, 2014 at 1:38 pm)C4RM5 Wrote: No because I believe him to be true no matter what.
This kind of thinking (or should I say, nonthinking) is foreign to me.
I'd rather believe what is true, or at least likely to be true, than believe what is comfortable.
The best method to accomplish this is by basing beliefs on demonstrable evidence and reasoned argument. Not faith.
Faith is not a path to truth. Faith is gullibility.
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.
