The Devil Has His Christs

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anterior to God (Russell 19).
"Seeing is believing." To this old saying one could argue that human emotions such as love, fear, and joy are vaguely visible but still do exist. These emotions are acknowledged by senses other than vision. The only evidence of the existence of God is through ""blind" faith. William K. Clifford, in his famous essay " The Ethics of Belief," argued that "it is wrong always, everywhere, and for anyone, to believe anything on insufficient evidence (Martin 19)." Clifford maintains that believing on insufficient evidence has a variety of harmful consequences; it corrupts our character, undermines public confidence, leads to irresponsible action, and fosters self-deception (Martin 19). Then why do people rely on a God that is more of a make-believe character?
The many really religious and do not regard religion simply as "moral values" but use religious discourse seriously to make distinctively religious claims they commit themselves to what believers take to ...

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