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Originally Posted by JohnPlace  Nowhere do I validate or refute his choice to turn to God. I merely state it as an example, without judgement. |
You were offering the example as a demonstration that man needs to turn to a higher power sometimes. I consider the fact that the man has been conditioned to turn to a higher power invalidates the example.
I am not convinced that this need for a higher power exists in individuals who haven't been raised to expect it.
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Originally Posted by JohnPlace All systems are flawed -- this I promise you. And it could be argued that all knowledge comes from outside the individual -- even logic, which is based upon learning of one form or another. |
True. But a person will never feel external sources of wisdom to be True like they do internal ones.