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Are Theists Illogical for Believing in God?
RE: Are Theists Illogical for Believing in God?
(June 28, 2010 at 1:19 am)The_Flying_Skeptic Wrote:
(June 26, 2010 at 7:48 pm)Caecilian Wrote:
(June 25, 2010 at 7:44 pm)remza Wrote: I.e.
1) Data from nature
2) Data from revelation
Both require reason to understand, so revelation cannot be opposed to reason.

Your conclusion does not follow at all. Reason is required to understand anything, including the ravings of a lunatic. That doesn't negate the fact that the ravings are illogical.

but a lunatic can be logical even if its conclusions aren't true. Wink

Or a lunatic can be absolutely logical and correct for some things but not all things.
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RE: Are Theists Illogical for Believing in God? - by Autumnlicious - June 28, 2010 at 4:41 pm

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