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If you do, why do you believe in God? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As simple as possible to summarize the best way you can, first, please. Feel free to expand after, or just say whatever you want lol. Honest question.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Everyone on earth that has adopted or converted to any religion has done so with a feeling as their reason.

Assertion

Nobody has ever converted due to cold hard facts or some research on the afterlife.

Applying material requirements to the metaphysical and transcendental

Proof is unexisting by definition of faith

Transcendental Argument for God makes an affirmative pre-suppositional argument for God.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I.. Yes? That's a correct interpretation, but you denied an answer to me. Or perhaps I misunderstood your position, that nobody should ever convert or consider any religion?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm saying that your assertion isn't justified (e.g. it's just a subjective opinion). That you can't expect to apply the scientific method to something that transcends the material world and that there are indeed logical arguments for why someone should believe in God as opposed to not believing in God.

I'm an Orthodox Christian.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I don't think you're correct with your argument. Why would someone choose any particular religion? That's the argument. There is no logical argument for that. There are arguments for choose one in general, although logically very flawed. Still, there's no logical argument I'm aware of to choose a specific one.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is argumentation beyond the transcendental argument to believe, for example, the Christian God. It has to do with prophesy, metaphysics, theology etc

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

So... Feelings. I would really like to explore this rationale in your mind. Nobody should convert or join any religion on feelings. Yet, prophecy, metaphysics, theology.. So the edge of scientific reasoning but just slightly outside? Or because their father and mother practice it?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

To prove you have any good faith in your "critique". State my argument back to me.