(February 19, 2015 at 2:05 pm)Homeless Nutter Wrote:(February 19, 2015 at 1:53 pm)Brian37 Wrote: In my 14 of online debate I have learned lots of arguments for and against god claims and religion. But one thing I do not think is asked enough by skeptics is this.
Ok, you have billions of people making all sorts of competing claims as to the nature of reality. So to those reading this, what is the best way settle disputes in competing claims? (This is more for the theist to answer, atheists already know the answer).
Uhm... By flicking through holy books and cherry-picking verses, that can be interpreted in a way serving one's viewpoint?
If that fails - crusading/jihading the shit out of each other, until all but one of the parties are exterminated, or forced into submission.
That's how we roll in the Bronze Age!
Cherry picking isn't providing evidence, it is excuse making.
Yes, when you cant beat them with logic or evidence just beat them into submission.
You summed up the human ego which is what religion really reflects. It is the dark side of our species evolution.
