(June 4, 2015 at 9:37 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: Simon-
I'm familiar with the argument. You can get a good response in any number of good books. Amazon will help you find one to walk you through this.
I've heard the responses. They are inadequate.
But let me hear your response. We are on a discussion forum, discuss.
What about my other question.
Does anything happen that is not part of god's plan?
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.
