A good description of this is in Mere Christianity by CS Lewis. It's worth reading. His thesis is roughly:
1) We have a moral sense which goes against what we want to do.
2) That sense is how the Spirit speaks to us.
I might want to have an affair. I might know I won't get caught. I will have a sense that it's /wrong/ and not do it as a result. Where does that sense come from?
To be clear: (1) I'm not doing it justice (2) I know the trite atheist answers. However, it's worth reading and understanding (as well as similar texts from other religions) for at least two reasons:
- As with any polarization, it's worth listening to all sides to understand them and be able to empathize with thenm.
- It gives a sense of why and how religion is logical. It's as strong as any case against God which I've read.
Footnote: The latter is a plurality-style and not a majority-style argument. There are many good arguments in many (incompatible) belief systems. They're all worth studying.
1) We have a moral sense which goes against what we want to do.
2) That sense is how the Spirit speaks to us.
I might want to have an affair. I might know I won't get caught. I will have a sense that it's /wrong/ and not do it as a result. Where does that sense come from?
To be clear: (1) I'm not doing it justice (2) I know the trite atheist answers. However, it's worth reading and understanding (as well as similar texts from other religions) for at least two reasons:
- As with any polarization, it's worth listening to all sides to understand them and be able to empathize with thenm.
- It gives a sense of why and how religion is logical. It's as strong as any case against God which I've read.
Footnote: The latter is a plurality-style and not a majority-style argument. There are many good arguments in many (incompatible) belief systems. They're all worth studying.