Argument from nonbelief

[gooch_destroyer]

Soleron said:

gooch_destroyer said:

Soleron said:

Jay520 said:

Anfebious said:
You can't explain faith with logic.

I don't think any sane human would ever admit that the most important component of their beliefs is based on absolutely no logic.

It's more that, even if you got them to admit a logical contradiction on some point, their belief in God is more fundamental than that. Those capable of being persuaded to nonbelief already would have, or have social reason not to [surrounded by less than tolerant believers].

What's fundamental about it?

They want to believe in God more strongly than they believe in any single thing about him. The idea that everything has meaning, that you are important, that someone cares about you, and that you'll go somewhere you deserve after death. It comes from the natural human faculty to assign purpose to everything.

Who's to say there isn't?