The Worst Reason To Believe In God?

[CosmicSkeptic]

“Even if it’s false, people believe in God because it makes them feel good, and why not?” — this sounds like something an atheist would say!

Crucially, a person who acts like God exists is not a theist, but an atheist, since despite their desires and actions, they still don’t truly believe in God’s existence.

[anksssssssss]

Believing in something make u happy DOESN'T mean pretending to believe will make u happy as well .

[rafiazad]

I can't believe he just said, "Just be delusional"

[artimusclydefrog]

so we are at the "we know its bullshit but it makes us happy" stage

[superdan]

Really well stated alex, “you cant choose what you believe” perfect answer

[loganray]

"The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact that a drunken man is happier than a sober one. The happiness of credulity is a cheap and dangerous quality of happiness, and by no means a necessity of life."

George Bernard Shaw

[lordofgraphite]

That might be the saddest argument for theism I've ever heard

[DarkMatter]

Always strange when someone openly gives you a very good reason to never believe anything they say.

[obviativ]

Alex: "you can't choose what you believe"
Kierkegaard: "Hold my beer"

[JDeLauer]

The way that Alex looks away when the other guy asked “why not” had me wheezing

[shaunmiller]

I saw the other post, I’m a Catholic but you’re definitely in the right here. Just because a belief makes us happy doesn’t mean we should believe it. That’s how we get evil people

[edwinflores]

Keep up the good work Alex! As a former Christian I understand you and how people are believing in something for the sake of it

[sliceofpie]

Just cos ur blind u can't expect the whole world to close their eyes 👀

[SylviusTheMad]

"A man can do as he wills, but he cannot will as he wills." - Artur Schopenhauer

[cgijowu]

Alex is so intelligent that it seems difficult for him to imagine that the world is not full of people who understand the tenets of logic and rhetoric. To his credit, he learns from every interaction and that is worth a follow.

[merlotpetrus]

He is right. People believe in what will make them happier instead of the truth all the time. Try tugging at the security blankets of people that still believe that the ‘system’ is still there looking out for them.

[coreymurdoch]

Alex, your patience here is something admirable.
I don’t understand how anyone can make the point he makes with a straight face.
“Oh, just believe it, even if you don’t really believe it”
Sorry, what?

[justforfunlol]

Pascals wager always felt like a childish rebuttal than a serious argument

[minetruly]

I'd be happier if I believed that I can fly. This doesn't enable me to fly.

[EC_-hi]

Believer saying its possible to make yourself believe, but has never had to try. Its impossible. I spent 25 years trying everything I could to force myself to believe, and I was miserable.