That is very condescending. Perhaps they have faith because they know something you don't.
Condescending and true. This is how people get sucked into cults.
That is very condescending. Perhaps they have faith because they know something you don't.
Human beings do develop the same, regardless of diversity and unique traits like those obviously associated with ethnicity and language, there are universal traits which underpin human endevour and performance, the greater part of which includes, and for a long time was exclusively, religious. To just decide that you're going to dump that or go without is, to me, pretty stupid and likely to only result in, when sufficient time has past, a swing back, probably further, in the other direction.
Its not feelings based, I think there's a perfectly rational, thinking basis to that, it was rational to begin with even if you think there has been a divorce between religion and reason, as a lot of exclusive and exclusionary rationalist people maintain. As long as they can.
I'm not talking about religion being feeling based. I'm saying you're method to convince people is. You're trying to appeal to some connection to humanity. Not everyone cares.
Its on a par with Fitness is Good For Your Heart.
Heck, I wish this part of the forum never existed or at least people be a bit more polite in their opinions about people's religious experiences, but I know that's unrealistic expectation from anyone.
Condescending and true. This is how people get sucked into cults.
This is a little naïve. I'm betting that you're still in the first half or quarter of life.
In the evidence model, one approaches the world assuming as little as possible and looks for evidence to inform beliefs. The enemy is assumption.
When encountering assumption the corrective action is often to try to see past the assumption, which then leads one to evidence.
In the faith model, one approaches the world knowing what is true and rejects evidence that goes against beliefs. The enemy is doubt.
When encountering doubt the corrective action is often to try and strengthen faith even more. This is where faith is dangerous - it becomes a feedback cycle where people dig deeper and deeper to justify their beliefs, even more so when they encounter more doubt.