RE: If you were ever a theist...
January 2, 2016 at 2:45 pm
(This post was last modified: January 2, 2016 at 2:46 pm by *Deidre*.)
(January 2, 2016 at 12:31 pm)Esquilax Wrote:(January 2, 2016 at 12:06 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: And if a piece of paper came out your foot with your moms handwriting on it, what would it prove? God? Is god notorious for making hand written instructions come out of peoples feet? This the problem with your thinking, when something happens you can't explain you automatically attribute it to god without evidence, while a skeptic would say "wow that's strange, lets see if I can find out why this is happening".
It's pretty standard claptrap: MK can't demonstrate that his god exists, so he's taking the well worn route of making it seem like we'd never be convinced no matter what he said. He can't prove his point so he's got to make insinuations about the people pointing that failure out.
But, that is kind of true though. I mean, my faith experiences are my own, and I have shared them with a few online and offline, and it's typically the believers who believe them, and the non-believers who accept me for me, but who are skeptics, don't believe them. The thing about that is though...it's good to share experiences, but to realize that it's a private thing. I think Mystic is just saying that if you don't believe in a deity or a supernatural 'realm' to begin with, it will seem more like mere coincidences lining up, as to explain away what you feel you experienced in faith. You know what I mean?