(March 10, 2020 at 11:35 pm)unityconversation Wrote: I think I've said enough.
You can go back on post, most things you said I touched on.
Well, it's unfortunate. I was hoping to help you see the nature of your arguments... if you want to call them that. It's the cyclical nature that's damn near necessary for all religious beliefs of this kind.
A simple example:
Person A: I believe god is real because it says so in the bible.
Person B: Well, how do you know what you read in the bible is true?
Person A: Because God tells us that the bible is his true word.
Person B: Well, how do you know that to be true?
Person A: Because it says so in the Bible.
This, of course, is nothing new. And plenty of philosophers and religious thinkers have constructed insanely convoluted "logical proofs" and other arguments for god's existence... and a lot of them sound very wordy and impressive, if you're not really listening. But when you boil these things down, it all generally comes down to this sort of cyclical belief.
I hope you understand what I mean, or that I've explained myself properly.
If you're frightened of dying, and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. But if you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels, freeing you from the Earth.
