[MD] Confirming the existence of God?

[markhsmit]

On Jan 18, 2010, at 7:13:46 PM, "Ant McWatt" <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
From:   "Ant McWatt" <antmcwatt at hotmail.co.uk>
Subject:    Re: [MD] Confirming the existence of God?
Date:   January 18, 2010 7:13:46 PM PST
To: "moq discuss" <moq_discuss at moqtalk.org>

Mark Smith stated to Mary on January 17th (in the context of faith regarding God
and science respectively): 

My argument is this:  If I read in a book that God exists, I can accept
that on faith.  If I read in a book that plate tectonics created the continents
as they are, I can accept that on faith.  I do not need to personally confirm
either.  However, the great thing about a belief in God is that it can be
confirmed since it is a feeling.

 

Ant McWatt asks:

Mark,

My apologies if this question has already been asked recently but rather than
confirming the existence of God, how do you know this “feeling” doesn?t instead
indicate that you?ve gone insane, been affected by drugs (legal or otherwise),
been hypnotized through social conditioning, suffered a stroke, been subject to
carbon monoxide poisoning or even some combination of these?

Hi Ant,
Those combinations could also be used as a reason for my feelings.  Reason is simply a method
by which we feel comfortable with things.  Those reasons are not my choice.  Reasons can
be extended indefinitely, reasons for reasons.  Why would those things you mention make me feel
the way I do?  If it is in the synapses, why would they have that effect?  At some point one has to stop.  
Perhaps I stop earlier than you would.  That only means that I have reached comfort earlier.

Insanity is just a state of mind, like watching a movie is.

Mark




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