Re: In the case against religious theism, what is so damning...
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Bunny,
Haven't you said that there are aspects to your belief in God that you cannot justify logically?
Perhaps not all aspects, since I think you feel a rational belief based on an experience you've had, which you consider evidence for yourself. But certainly some aspects. For instance, why you're a Christian and not simply a deist for example. Do I have this right?
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You have it right. I dont accept that it is illogical to do so (since I dont make a free choice amongst any old religion - I consider a literalist christianity inconsistent with the facts of science, for example. So logic plays a significant part even if my choice of religion is not logically derived - it's still logically constrained).
I dont think in order to be rational, one must adopt all positions through a process of logical deduction - this is too high a bar, in my opinion as I dont think anyone does this. However, I do think that in order to be rational your position must be logically consistent.
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