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Doesn't come off harsh. Your conclusions seem to be a little misguided though. Even if people did make up God on their own, this in itself does not disprove the existance of God. This is known as the genetic fallacy. I hope I don't come across arrogantly as I sincerely do not mean to. Surely...

Ok cool, so I have had two affirmatives now. Take a listen to this idea that I have come across recently then and let me know how you feel it holds up. "If the only time we see information written - whether it's painting on a cave wall or book from Amazon.com- is when there's an intelligence...

Could you restate all of this for me? I am completely lost in what you are trying to say. :(

Care to share reasons for that viewpoint?

What a fantastic term! I will be sure to add that to my vocabulary. I often find myself in the position of cognitive dissonance on both sides of the coin in relation to Gods existance, nature etc. Adopting a different theory is definitely plausible although it doesn't have to require giving...

You've pretty much indicated here the line of thinking I have been having all day. After reflecting on yesterdays conversation I don't think that I can reasonably hold that belief in God is properly basic - at least certainly not in the sense that our perception of reality through our senses is...

I don't know about ignorant, un-educated or misinformed maybe. However, I was surprised to see arguments for people reasonably holding ignorant views earlier in this thread so it's interesting to see it come back the other way. So yeah, properly basic until evidence is brought up that is...

No idea. How does that sit as an answer? Probably not too well I imagine, but it's pretty honest since I know you have said that you have tried to seek out God before. I suppose the typical answers here would be prayer, worship and hearing God voice. I realize all of these answers probably...

Yup true. We have a few things at factor here though. Many people which have a properly basic belief in God would not think to associate that belief with insanity or something similar until they are confronted with it (and not all people are confronted with this). Many would disregard the...

This thread is probably better suited as a topic raised in the "Does God Exist" thread. Especially since some questions have already been answered and discussed there. Having said that. I'll give a brief outline of my responses to these questions. 1. Belief in a soul relies upon a belief in...

Yup, so I am in agreement with all of you here, but that is why I stated that this properly basic belief of God can never be used in itself to be proof to another individual. Without any reason to think otherwise, I would still hold that for the individual this is an acceptable belief to hold. I...

Well I suppose someone could say their prayers being answered, having a conversation with God etc could be seen as confirmation but this seems to be external to what I am talking about. Even if we can confirm our physical vision by picking up an object that we see or something similar, this only...

I came across a better description today in my reading of how properly basic beliefs relate to the the existence of God. I had originally thought (as I think you did to) that properly basic belief in God made it rational to simply conclude that God exist. That conclusion didn't follow for...

Ha ha, I have been flatout the last week or so, hence why I haven't been able to add any new responses of any sort. Hopefully some spare time will arise in the next few days. On a separate note my copy of "Frontiers of Complexity" arrived today in the mail. I have to get through another book...

PS3 games are region free so you shouldn't have any problems. As long as your TV supports an NTSC signal (which most do today) then you can save a lot of money :)

Sorry for the lack of replies tonight, I was out. As always, I'll try and get through the bulk of responses and questions that people have left for me (and I have actually read them all now :)). Before I shoot off though I just wanted to mention a few things quickly. First is that I am sorry...

As I pointed out in my reply to Kwayera, I didn't mean to imply that I thought God was responsible for each emotion we feel. I was just asking a sincere question. Thanks for your reply. Just ordered the book you recommended. Thanks :) With that, I'm off to watch Prison Break for the rest of...

Ok, awesome. This was a sincere question and not really an attack so it is good to have an answer. Could anyone expand upon this idea more than just: evolution results in chemicals that, in situations, promote survivability? EDIT: Changed my original assertion that evolution causes chemicals...

Agreed, but this is not what I was pointing to. The problem lies for me that you don't care to research reasons for Gods existence, but still maintain that you would know what God would be like if He did exist. Surely if you don't care to spend the time investigating existence, then you haven't...

Heh heh, fair enough then :)