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    If the above is true, it is not htat someone can freely a... — Carmelics
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    If the above is true, it is not htat someone can freely and rationally reject God

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    • 1.Rational reflection on divine evidence leads most thoughtful people toward belief in God's existence and moral authority.
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    • 2.Rejecting God typically stems from psychological resistance, emotional trauma, or willful irrationality rather than sound reasoning.
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    • 3.The burden of proof lies on atheists; absence of belief requires explaining away overwhelming theological arguments.
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    • 1.Intelligent, well-informed people across cultures rationally reject God; intelligence alone doesn't determine religious conclusions.
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    • 2.Divine evidence is ambiguous and interpreted differently by rational agents; no logical necessity forces belief in any deity.
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    • 3.People can rationally weigh philosophical arguments and find naturalistic explanations more parsimonious than theistic ones.
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