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Quote by: Fonceai Incorrect. "Buddallavisnuhova says that helping a homeless person by giving them a meal will make you feel good." "Did you give that homeless person a meal? Did it make you feel good? Was Buddallavishnuhova right?" It would seem that you don't think feelings are valid reasons to believe something to be true.

Horrible logic. Being generous has its own rewards regardless of what 'Buddallavishnuhova' states. If you need someone named Buddallavishnuhova to tell you to be good what does that say about you?

If phoenix_fire or Gods Mercenary said that they believe in certain religious messages about feeling good because they have followed them and had those good feelings, does that mean that they are wrong?[/quote]

Of course it means they're wrong. Good feelings don't evidence anything beyond good feelings. We also don't need to delude ourselves to attain good feelings.

Delusion is never a good thing, Fonceai. There is no excuse for it.

When given a choice between what makes you feel good and what makes you feel nothing, people choose what makes them feel good.

I could see where you'd think this false dilemma are the only two options available to you. The religious sales pitch goes beyond "our product is really great" and into "your life's TERRIBLE without our product."

It's hard for theists to envision choosing cold truth over warm & inviting lies, but it's really not the tragedy the clergy would have you believe.

That doesn't invalidate what they chose, nor make their belief in it any less true.

Of course it does. Try stating "X is true because it makes me feel good" and you'd be laughed out of any debate. State "Impossible thing X is beneficial because it makes me feel good" and I'd ask why do you need impossible thing X to feel good?