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Important point. If someone claims there's a god. The burden of proof is on them.

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nowhereman55 7 May 12
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We have (for want of a better word) a belief system based on logic. Religious people do not. One of the logical maxims we use is Occam's razor. ie. If you hear hoofs outside, think horses over zebras. Now that does not mean zebras are impossible, just highly unlikely, so a higher degree of proof would be required. God botherers hear unicorns.

I think it's more insidious than that, it's indoctrination. They defend their doctrine, therefore their group, dismissing logic and reason in favour of the doctrine. Belief is imparted as fact to the immature mind who cannot tell the difference. Or the drug affected mind in the case of bornagains.
Religions play on the weak minded who go along with it so as to be a functional part of whatever belief group.
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You don’t need prove, only faith my brother!!!?!!😇🤗🙏 Hallelujah!!!!

Faith is the excuse people give when they don't have evidence.

@nowhereman55 Heathen!! 😇
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That presumes that the believer has enough personal honor to discuss the issue rationally. Many believers do not have such honor.

@racocn8 Their rebuttal is you just have to have faith.....🙄🙄🙄🙄

I often think that the religious, especially the religious apologists, suffer from a form of neurodivergence, basically an inability to understand, value or appreciate honesty. Given that, it would explain much.

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