31 Jul '09 10:28>
Would you say that your viewpoint on religion is only the result of the application of reason? Or, do you have a particular viewpoint because it 'feels' right to you? If you are a theist (or not) can you imagine changing those beliefs as the result of an argument? I don't want to hear the arguments! I just want to know (whatever your views) why you hold 'your' beliefs (not what is written in a book!) and whether you think those beliefs could change (under the normal circumstances of the everyday world - discounting the landing of the alien mothership!)
I will start by saying that I haven't believed in god (or gods) since I was 10 years old. The whole notion is as absurd to me as "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." I cannot see how words would ever sway me. I feel this viscerally, anything else would be totally dishonest. At the same time, I don't claim that my thoughts and feelings are the actual universe. Because I do 'feel' this so deeply the very last thing I want to do is to impose it on others who might not 'feel' this way. How do you feel?
I will start by saying that I haven't believed in god (or gods) since I was 10 years old. The whole notion is as absurd to me as "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians." I cannot see how words would ever sway me. I feel this viscerally, anything else would be totally dishonest. At the same time, I don't claim that my thoughts and feelings are the actual universe. Because I do 'feel' this so deeply the very last thing I want to do is to impose it on others who might not 'feel' this way. How do you feel?