I’m not in the habit of disagreeing with myself, but I must correct what I wrote elsewhere in the “See Saw” of belief. It wasn't accurate when I wrote: “No single argument is likely to sway you to one side or the other.” That, I think, is incorrect. In fact, there actually must be some argument that does weigh our belief on one side of the other – if we are in fact believers or atheists. Properly speaking it is really the true agnostic that feels the constant pull on both sides – towards belief or unbelief.
For many others it may be just so simple as one argument. For me, Christ’s command to love, and the hope of a life after this are two of the abiding positive elements of Christianity. We see such an unloving, and often dispirited and unhopeful world, it is the message of love and hope which is so simple yet so compelling. A thousand other arguments can be written about religion, and I have written about them in my book God: Truth or Lie? (forthcoming). But is often just the one weighty argument or idea that tips the balance for us one way or the other.
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