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What would it take to reverse an theist's position on the existence of God?

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#211 shadowhawk

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Posted 18 October 2012 - 07:11 PM

i disagree with almost everything you said.
There are all kinds of levels of Theists but you have not offered one reason for anyone to abandon Theism. Theists do not believe in lies and canj be wrong.


The good first half of my life was made up of intensive conversations with theist of all types about this type of stuff. I spent years trying to understand my previous faith/s, looking for answers, having conversations with other theist, having conversations with people trying to disprove it all, anything you can think of, I have experienced it. It was not a fun part of my life to say the least, very enlightening though.

To say a Theist believes in lies is a logical contradiction. The very belief in something means you are having faith that it is not a lie. Someone else may think it's a lie, but it's not a lie to the person who believes it.

As for what you said, Yes, Theist can be wrong. With all millions of religions on this earth today, many that contradict, somebody HAS to be wrong, but that doesn't mean they don't believe it. I'm sure many of them have come across "factual information" that they refuted or rejected due to their belief.


So you believe this and have the kind of faith, you have described, that has exhausted any search for truth because someone HAS to be wrong. Believing someone has to be wrong but someone may be right is what separates our approach to truth. At least you are now happy. Still there is no reason here to abandon any belief of any kind so Theists need not change.. OK. By the way, are you telling me the truth?





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