(June 12, 2015 at 10:43 am)abaris Wrote:(June 12, 2015 at 10:33 am)Randy Carson Wrote: I agree with you about the appeal to popularity as a PROOF. However, it does tell us something about human nature.
For example, if one of your best friends told you about an online game that he discovered, would you check it out?
If 2.2 billion people downloaded a new app onto their smartphones, would you check it out?
If xx billion people believe that a god exists, would you check it out?
1) No, not automatically. Only if I'm interested in the topic
2) Hell no. Not before I checked what it does and if it does any damage or profiling
3) I did and the results didn't satisfy me.
As for point three, there are 1,6 billion muslims. Don't you feel the need to check it out? There are also give or take 800 million Hindus - checked them already? The Budhists?
What I do is not all that important. After all, I have theism in COMMON with all of those groups.
The real question is: are YOU as an atheist willing to set aside YOUR presuppositions and consider the possibility that a god exists?
