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Post by Admin on Dec 23, 2020 0:09:05 GMT
It's about simple logic and reason. The First Cause argument is grounded in simple logic and reason, and it's supported by the very world in which we live. While it's true that it doesn't empirically prove the existence of God, it covers a pretty good chunk of it and so it's not that big of a leap. And that's just one argument of many. I think those who say belief in God is irrational/unreasonable haven't really thought it through, and that is evidenced by this very thread. It's the ones who summarily dismiss believers as delusional that stall these chats. Not everyone who believes in God does so because the Bible (or a church) tells them to. Some theists are actually very intelligent people who actually think for themselves. I can't speak for other atheists but the only issue I have is with the ideas of those who assert, as a matter of faith, that the First Cause must be a magical one, one which is usually seen as deliberate and which is moreover a moral force, sometimes associated with a preference for the human. This seems to be loading a lot into reality for which there is no evidence. 'That which we call God', just as you say, can mean a host of things to different people. Traditionally though the word is imbued with cultural and philosophical assumptions and preconceptions which are based on psychology and emotion more than anything else. You say that as if it's a bad thing.
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