RE: Your perception of theists
July 6, 2015 at 6:35 am
(This post was last modified: July 6, 2015 at 6:49 am by robvalue.)
No. Just being a theist means they believe in some definition of a "God". Until I know what their definition is, I can't tell anything from this. It may be that they say the sun is their "God". I'd say that's weird, but OK.
It doesn't necessarily mean they are going to worship whatever it is, or even try and rationalise their belief with logic.
So all I can say is they either are using God to mean something trivial, or else I expect to hear logical fallacies or emotional reasons if I ask their justification. Apart from that, I know nothing else so that's not enough to make any kind of assessment.
If they start saying a bunch of stuff they apparently know about this God, then I will think they are irrational on this point unless they provide some amazing argument or evidence I've not seen before. It will make me suspicious about their critical thinking skills, but I know all too well how cognitive dissidence can cloud people on just one issue.
It doesn't necessarily mean they are going to worship whatever it is, or even try and rationalise their belief with logic.
So all I can say is they either are using God to mean something trivial, or else I expect to hear logical fallacies or emotional reasons if I ask their justification. Apart from that, I know nothing else so that's not enough to make any kind of assessment.
If they start saying a bunch of stuff they apparently know about this God, then I will think they are irrational on this point unless they provide some amazing argument or evidence I've not seen before. It will make me suspicious about their critical thinking skills, but I know all too well how cognitive dissidence can cloud people on just one issue.
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