It's nothing more than another opinion. Why is the belief in a god more logical? Why is the logical approach to evangelism less effective than the emotional approach?

Hehe. The answer is in the question.

Ah, so you are a Christian, that helps narrow down your brand of theism a little. See that is how atheism works- I look for evidence and then create a hypothesis and now I shall attempt to confirm whether or not it is correct instead of simply making things up. For example, in your other vaguely worded thread I could have pointed out that Yoda is not a real person and therefore jedi theists were wrong. But I didn't assume you were a jedi, I looked for evidence. Now, with this supporting evidence I will believe that you are a Christian, until such a point that evidence is brought to my attention that refutes that idea. If new evidence is presented (for example you might say "praise Allah" ) I would adjust my assumptions accordingly so that they match the evidence.

Do you change your views when presented with new evidence or do you rationalize them or dismiss the evidence to continue clinging to your belief?

They can't put it on the web if it is not true, right?

Logic is operations upon premises which are observable. As there is no observation leading to a premise that there are gods logic cannot be applied.

One can however apply the rules of logic to the premises of theism and discover they are most illogical. In fact they are arbitrary and capricious.

So post them and tell us what they mean to you. Not that anyone cares unless it is humorous.

It is a good thing that science has surpassed the need for philosophy because mental masturbation will never replace  a lab and falsification.

We can all utter stuff that sounds nice, but alchemy and tribbles and transporters and Ouija boards are bunk and proof that claims are just that until science can test it and verify it.

I hate crap like this quote because it allows theists to stagnate and wallow in the stupid stereotype that if one values science over superstition, that we advocate a  dispassionate world where we are all emotionless fascist robots.

Emotional appeal works like a sugar pill. It can have a real benefit of safety in numbers and can produce positive brain and biological chemicals that produce a higher rate of a better immune system. But that is STILL evolution, biology and psychology.

Dawkins already explains why this misfire exists in the God Delusion, "the moth mistaking the light bulb for moonlight".

Atheism would be the logical.

Because we don't see that there are any Christians at this time.

So-- now--that's stupid ain't it. Here you have a dude who says he knows what Christianity is and then turnts around and says some stupid stuff like that. Well--being we know what it is we also know what it isn't. What we see is and really mean is--- while it is in the world it is not being practices in it's rightful form or understanding. There can be no such thing as half a Christian, just like there can be no such thing as half an Atheist

Ok--here's one for you. WARNING, hazardous insight ahead. May cause loss of sleep and laughing sickness. Proceed at your own risk.

Christianity and Atheism are kin, brothers.

HOOOOLY JESUS, what the hell kind of trick is this dumb ass coming up with now.????

You,ll notice Ive refrained from discounting or degrading Atheism. I've criticized the effects it's having on individuals but not the concept itself. If there has been any it would have been at the beginning of my arrival here as then i wasn't up on these subjects from being 20 years out of the loop.

Hooookay---lets get into it. The next opportunity you get have a look at the documentary "From Jesus to Christ" that shows up on PBS from time to time. You might find it on net Flix also or a PC program as such. I Had it on the other day but really don't watch it---it's painful to see the scholars stumbling around with it, but being it was part two and haven't seen it before I had it on while doing other things. I don't watch it much but let things get my attention.

What got my attention was ---Mr. Pliney, a Greek or roman Emperor. Mr Piney was having great problems with them dad burnt Christians that were ruining business for his constituents. So he started a persecution campaign to get rid of them.

 So- what's happening here. The Christians are ruining business because----because---they saying that the God of their's doesn't exist, because in proper Christianity there is no God in the sky. It's about the "self", and there is no self in the great blue yonder. In minds eye of the emperor they would be Atheists--would they not. He wouldn't put it in those terms but that's what it would amount to. That's why I've posted a few times that I can be taken as an Atheist. According to the Pope (who doesn't know Christianity from his ass) would take the Smurfs as Atheists. So, Atheism and "proper/true" Christianity are related, wouldn't that be the case.

WHAT went wrong.????  Move a farther bit through the documentary and it'll take to a Mr. Constantine. Mr. Constantine was also an Empeor and one fine clear mornin he looks up in to the sky and sees the sun. The sun by some means of producing a cross-like thing is telling him to go kill a bunch of other floks that don't believe everywhere else he can find them. A clear morning hokus pokus is what it amounts to--because Christians have no agenda for killing anybody anywhere, and the evidence is- they weren't killing anybody as it was to get them to believe. (you'll also notice that the world isn't having trouble with people particularly--it's having trouble with "emperors&quot Also notice that "real" Christians don't recognize power and status over one another, or others. There-fore then a Christian wouldn't be an Emperor, and if one is an Emperor one cannot possibly be a Christian. That relegates Mr. Constantine to being a fraud. An Emperor puts himself (if you've notices) in charge of others and dictates life---and Christians need no such dictation, and such dictation then negates one to be not one of the "self", and one must be as the Emperor, and as he says. The combining of Christiandom and central government proves the man to be---as previously stated---a fraud. Christianity (true form) is not central government.

You'll also see and hear that one of the Scholars on the documentary refers to how the Christians of that time are detected to be---yup---the self. Constantine puts an end to all of that. Now you can understand what went wrong. Central government and Christianity cannot be combined---you'll get central government and that's all.

Now you have to make up your own mind. If "real and proper" Christianity has no big eye in the sky, and neither do "Atheists", is Atheism and JC brothers----You decide. ? And --if the big eye in the sky is a product of someone's imagination---whose imagination is being dealt with.