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Hart, The Experience of God Ch.1

     Hart attempts to justify his views that to believe in God one believes in power of resaon, and because one is equal in believing in reason one believes in God. Specifically, Hart argues "...it makes sense to believe in both reason and God, and it may make a kind of nonsensical sense to believe in neither, but it is ultimately contradictory to believe in one but not the other" (19).I personally disagree with his views, because someone may believe in reason but not believe in God. I think that every person has the right to believe what ever it is they want to believe, not necessarily God because of their particular reasons. Every person has to decide for themselves what they believe in. Whether its reason, or God, ore even both if they so desire.
     

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  1. UnknownOctober 5, 2017 at 8:43 PM

    Compelling remarks but its more complex than just autonomy of belief. We should analyze Hart's account and the naturalistic account, yet never choose a side because on the basis of subjectivity. However, studying both would lead us into various loop holes. One side compels us then another side shows new evidence. That journey of epistemology may result in laziness for some due to the tedious process of the discovery for ultimate existence. It would in fact take much time and that is one factor that influences our hasty generalizations to believe one thing that is more compelling to us. Ultimately though the journey takes us closer and closer at least theoretically speaking. An atheist is compelled to reason, while a christian is compelled to meaning of reason some might presume. It is a war on both sides. A war that ravages our minds and ultimately divides us. One remedy for the time being is empathy.

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  2. AnonymousOctober 6, 2017 at 9:35 AM

    I agree that each person has to decide what they believe in. But I agree with Hart that you cant believe in one and not the other. For example, how can you believe in God and heaven but you don't believe in hell or the devil. My mother use to say "you can't straddle the fence." This meant that you cant worship God and the devil. So it makes no sense to strive to go to heaven but you don't believe that hell exists

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