starting in the wrong place (The atheist delusion)

by dhw, Thursday, May 29, 2008, 18:53 (6020 days ago) @ Curtis

Curtis asks what is the "minimum amount of uncertainty that would cause you to choose" between theism and atheism. - I have quoted your question in my response to Cary under BELIEF...., 28 May at 18.20. This thread and the one under 'Atheism' are both concerned with the nature of belief, and we are getting in a bit of a tangle because arguments are overlapping. - To answer you directly, I can't quantify the amount. I agree completely with George Jelliss: "emotional motivational commitment" will only come with "overwhelming evidence reinforced by personal experience". But what constitutes overwhelming evidence is just as subjective as personal experience. I will only know if and when I am overwhelmed!