(July 3, 2012 at 10:06 am)Jeffonthenet Wrote: Half of humanity believes that there is a God
So what?
Quote:… and this has included such brilliant minds as Charles Darwin (a deist), Aristotle, William of Occham, Einstein, etc…
Again.... so what?
Quote: However, no one I am aware of who was nearly this intelligent believes in Goblins.
Yeah, believing in goblins is silly, isn't it? (Cue the gong of irony).
Quote: It is not the same thing.
Yes, one is an obviously fictional creation of man and the other can be found in Halloween decorations.
Quote: Furthermore, if I start asking questions like "where do Goblins live," and "why have there not been any reports of them on the news?" I bet I could make a good case against their existence.
Where does "God" live? And why haven't there been any reports of him on the news?
Science flies us to the moon and stars. Religion flies us into buildings.
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?
God allowed 200,000 people to die in an earthquake. So what makes you think he cares about YOUR problems?