RE: Pascal's Wager Revisited
April 7, 2015 at 4:32 pm
(This post was last modified: April 7, 2015 at 4:35 pm by robvalue.)
Sure, you can think about things, examine new evidence, look again at old evidence. You can discuss, and internally mull things over.
What you can't do is make a conscious choice to believe something just because you find the idea appealing. If I really could do that, if I could convince myself I could fly because it sounds appealing, I am a danger to myself and others. It would be an indication of some sort of severe mental problem.
I think the fact that many theists cannot seem to appreciate this point makes me suspect that they are telling us what they would like to believe, rather than what they actually believe. I see theists acting just like atheists almost all the time. Their actions betray their professed beliefs.
What you can't do is make a conscious choice to believe something just because you find the idea appealing. If I really could do that, if I could convince myself I could fly because it sounds appealing, I am a danger to myself and others. It would be an indication of some sort of severe mental problem.
I think the fact that many theists cannot seem to appreciate this point makes me suspect that they are telling us what they would like to believe, rather than what they actually believe. I see theists acting just like atheists almost all the time. Their actions betray their professed beliefs.
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