RE: A Thought Experiment for Believers and Atheists Alike
October 9, 2017 at 8:03 pm
(This post was last modified: October 9, 2017 at 8:49 pm by Simon Moon.)
(October 9, 2017 at 2:17 pm)Neo-Scholastic Wrote: Probably the same as what already has happened. First, the revival of some type of animism or polytheism in response to the 'sensus divinitatis'.
Wait! When did I miss the demonstration that such a thing as 'sensus divinitatis' is a real thing?
How can I tell the difference between my natural occurring, pattern seeking and overactive agency detecting brain, misinterpreting some brain state, and sensing actual gods?
Quote:Following that, a philosophical inquiry replicating the natural revelation of ancient Greece resulting a "God of the Philosophers"
Not very likely. The vast majority of modern philosophers are atheists.
Quote:After that, it would take some special revelation in order for there to be knowledge of Divine Truths and a subsequent synthesis of faith and reason.
Which would not happen.
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.
