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None of this is related to what we were discussing.
But changing subjects to your meandering post...
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You could go to a poor part of the Congo and make the same style argument as this article, except instead of about the existence of God, it could be about: raping a virgin cures venereal disease, a wizard can cast a spell to make your penis disappear (but grow back later, if a reporter asks to look at your penis-less crotch), and AIDS is not caused by HIV.
Maybe the people who believe these things (as people really do, I didn't invent them) have a convincing rationale, but does that actually mean that we must concede that they are rational?
Sure lots of people are religious, but if as far as I can tell there is not a compelling reason to believe that any particular supernatural religious narrative is factual and accurate, why should I concede that it is never-the-less reasonable just because other people believe it it?
What part(s) of the Congo did you visit?
I ask out of genuine curiosity, given the style of argument you're making there. The answer might be related to what we're discussing, as well as the title of this thread.
