How to decide is there a deity (Introduction)

by David Turell , Wednesday, January 07, 2009, 13:51 (5606 days ago) @ dhw

I been doing a litle introspection. Why did I decide to accept a conclusion? I could still be mulling like dhw. My best guess is my medical training. A medical problem for an internist (me) can be a life-or-death issue. Most aren't, certainly, and the body heals itself 90% of the time with a little coaxing, or not. I'm not trying to be melodramatic. The issue is looking at the facts you have, making a differential diagnosis (listing best choice to worst choice)and hopefully, with your first choice, solving the problem. And that is what I did before writing the book, but I haven't quit thinking; I'm still reading. Perhaps I'm wrong. I have a good mind, but I don't know that it is the best in the world. - I've implied that I wanted to make a choice, based on the best evidence, and that is what I have done. Perhaps I needed to, but I can tell you my decision feels good, just like you know when you are in love. And the 'love' arena' just like the religion 'area' can be two pretty messy places. My decision feels 'right'. For some folks making no decision may feel right. To each his own. - Postscript: It was Clare. I remember her email. Thank her for me.