RE: Theism and Western atheism are on the same continuum. Both are realist.
November 28, 2012 at 5:38 pm
(November 28, 2012 at 5:36 pm)Stimbo Wrote: The fact that you don't claim the Universe exists does not mean that everyone else is claiming that it does, unless they specifically say that. You are not going to be too popular if you keep behaving like this.
They specifically asked for an explanation of the beginning of the universe.
That means they claim the universe exists.