(February 26, 2015 at 8:10 pm)Nestor Wrote:(February 26, 2015 at 7:58 pm)Heywood Wrote: There was a time in my life when I believed that it was unlikely that God existed. I don't know if the position "God probably does not exist" makes one an atheist.....but if it does then I was an atheist. However I have since shifted 180 degrees and now believe it is very likely that God does indeed exist. I don't believe any particular religion is likely to be "true".But clearly given the arguments you've put forth elsewhere sound and cogent reasoning wasn't the primary factor in your compulsion to convert. So what was it? What practical difference does your faith make in your life?
I was just coming back to this thread to post pretty much the same thing.
Yeah, Heywood's justifications for his beliefs are pretty week. Loaded with fallacies.
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.
