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Quote by: itsdarts What does this mean? The heart is nothing more than an organ. It has no feelings, can't think, runs on its own power. The heart is not some gateway to emotion or enlightenment. Its a pump. |
This is way off topic, but what the hell. you asked.
It's a figure of speech. You aren't going to lynch me for it...are you? (now nervous).
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His point to this was, why isn't your god already known to all people all over the world? Why must we "open our heart" (what ever that means) to something we really have no clue exists?
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This is the argument that has me believe that atheists shouldn't go to hell solely for that reason (also iffy on hell's existence.)
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People use this term (open up hearts) thinking it really means something with the heart. It's illogical. Its a poetic term or metaphor, not an actual physical possibility. When you feel an emotion "from the heart", it is really just a brain reaction, not a heart thing.
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I can tell you were beat up by Christian bully in school (maybe you still are in school).
So let's take this from a seperate angle. A Buddhist one.
Meditate and clear your mind and explore around you. That's what I meant by open your heart. (I like metaphors with a bit of literary flourish... ^_^)
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It all boils back down to the cop out answer, you gotta have faith, the belief without logical proof or empirical evidence. Faith, in that context, is irrational.
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Well, faith is irrational when I put into words. However, it makes perfect logical sense while I'm experiencing it. I know you'll shoot me down for it and that's fine. It's the logical and right thing to do, but I'm sticking by my faith.