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[โ€“] A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

I believe in a lot of human concepts, ...

We believe in those things because they're practices we can observe and measure. The real question is why do theists not have the same standard of evidence for theistic claims.

I also believe when I sit down that the chair below me really exists ...

Your trust (or "faith") in the chair existing and supporting your weight is because of your experience with chairs in the past. I don't think many people would say they have "absolute certainty" the chair exists and would hold them.

If you had a history of hallucinating you might have a higher standard of evidence, but it's still there to be tested. The problem with religion is it seems like you need a standard of "none at all" to accept theistic claims.

Finally, someone like Ayn Rand shows ...

"They do it too" doesn't really get us to an answer, just another "why" question. She believes her claims with little to no evidence, theists believe their claims with little to no evidence, but like...why?