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Is persuasion to faith through logical tools possible?

שו”תCategory: faithIs persuasion to faith through logical tools possible?
asked 7 years ago

Hello Rabbi,
 
I recently heard a claim from a Jewish intellectual from the United States named David Wolfe in which he claims that he has never been able to convince anyone to believe in God from purely logical arguments. Do you agree?
Let me explain a little: In your experience, have you seen an atheist become convinced of the existence of God from the physico-theological or cosmological proof or only from the proof from morality or as opposed to any emotional arguments?


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מיכי Staff answered 7 years ago
I don’t know. The process of persuasion is made up of many factors. Logic and proof are one aspect and it is impossible to measure its relative weight in the process. But it is not right to ignore it. See a little here (column 36):
על תופעת היציאה בשאלה (טור 36)

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מיכי Staff answered 7 years ago
I don’t know. The process of persuasion is made up of many factors. Logic and proof are one aspect and it is impossible to measure its relative weight in the process. But it is not right to ignore it. See a little here (column 36):
על תופעת היציאה בשאלה (טור 36)

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