RE: Ask a Catholic
May 15, 2015 at 8:10 pm
(This post was last modified: May 15, 2015 at 8:12 pm by Simon Moon.)
(May 15, 2015 at 7:59 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: No, you have a closed mind because you have bought into a false world-view that denies my claims.
My mind is wide open to any claims that are supported by demonstrable and falsifiable evidence, and valid/sound logic. As soon as yours are, I will be compelled to believe them.
Quote:It's not permanent, but it can be fatal. Think on that.
This sounds vaguely like Pascal's Wager.
If so, please...
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.