Quote from LongShot:
my faith is all that is necessary,
is it not??
is this not what you claim?
you need no rational proof,
The distinction here between having blind faith that "your dick is god" and faith in a "god" is that my observations through life have led me to believe that there is such a balance to this universe, that it is almost impossible for us to assume it has come about by chance.
Furthermore, it is not "blind" faith. If I woke up and suddenly believed that pink unicorns existed, that would be an irrational belief.
See, a lot of atheists like to use this argument. It goes something like, "Well, since you have faith in god without proof, I believe purple three horned unicorns exist -- and my assumption is just as valid as yours!"
Well, no it is not. The reason is because I am drawing an inference on ALL available data that is made through observations -- including non-testable, non-inductive ones. It is important to realize that by doing such a thing doesn't make it WRONG. What works for my world-view is obviously something that best fits my upbringing and intellectual evolution.
There are, in my opinion, just too many coincidences to assume that, "there was once nothing, and it exploded."
The exponent "2" in the theory of gravity is PRECISELY 2. It isn't an irrational number or some number near two, but EXACTLY two. Many scientists have been puzzled by this because it suggests an almost perfect nature to the equations of gravitation. The inverse square law, so to speak.
There are numerous other examples of this fine tuning.
Even without fine-tuning, I still have a lot of personal experiences that suggest to me that there is indeed a god and if I were to, in my heart, refuse god's existence than I would, in my mind, be making the most grave error of my entire life.
It isn't my duty or nature to force my views on others. I'm very quiet about what I believe and I never actively try to convert anyone. Unlike a lot of atheists on this site, I try not to bash their views.
Everyone is entitled to their own views. If you don't see god, then so be it. All I can say is that, at one point in my life I was atheist and when I accepted god's existence, the sense of reward and satisfaction was immense.
If you want to play those feelings off with the science of psychology, etc., then by all means do so. The important thing is that my beliefs are central to my existence and they suit my life experiences.
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