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Old 02-02-2008, 08:49 PM   #133 (permalink)
Baraka_Guru
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Originally Posted by willravel
If you're a theist, then you believe in a literal god by definition, which is a person for which there is no evidence, therefore it's not reason but faith.
I'm sorry, I'm going to have to stop you right there. This is a misreading of theology. First of all, God is not a person. Second, the evidence you speak of is found in the observations of the universe, which the religious attribute to God. There is a distinct difference between this and what you claim.

Some of the highest figures of mind and reason base their arguements around the existence of God. Being a theist does not discredit your ability to reason.
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