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Why atheism always has a burden of proof
RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
So... yay, I guess god is a scientifically provable hypothesis in the end. So, where's them peer reviewed studies that reveal this?
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RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
(October 10, 2013 at 7:28 am)Esquilax Wrote: So... yay, I guess god is a scientifically provable hypothesis in the end. So, where's them peer reviewed studies that reveal this?

No because God can't be physically observed therefore you can't physically detect or test his existence via the scientific method. It seems to be difficult to get this point across but that's how it is. You can't have a burden of proof for something that can't by it's nature ever be proven.
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You can't be fucking serious?!? Speaking in tongues?!?! Absolute nonsense. Its been proven that it is bs. They use different sounds and words to mean the same things and then you ask them to repeat what they said and they use different sounds to mean the same things. And there are some people that claim it is a language lol
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RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
(October 10, 2013 at 8:32 am)Rationalman Wrote: You can't be fucking serious?!? Speaking in tongues?!?! Absolute nonsense. Its been proven that it is bs. They use different sounds and words to mean the same things and then you ask them to repeat what they said and they use different sounds to mean the same things. And there are some people that claim it is a language lol

A gift of the Spirit my friend. Though you can also see it as a prayer technique, you'll scramble your routine brain circuity/functioning and alter your conscious state in a meditative form which will bring you into a state of greater awareness of Gods presence. But the language itself is essentially gibberish I'll agree with you on that point, there's no real structure to it.
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RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
(October 10, 2013 at 8:40 am)Sword of Christ Wrote: A gift of the Spirit my friend. Though you can also see it as a prayer technique, you'll scramble your routine brain circuity/functioning and alter your conscious state in a meditative form which will bring you into a state of greater awareness of Gods presence. But the language itself is essentially gibberish I'll agree with you on that point, there's no real structure to it.

now provide the evidence that shows them in an altered state of consciousness
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain

'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House

“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom

"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
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RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
(October 10, 2013 at 8:47 am)Rationalman Wrote: now provide the evidence that shows them in an altered state of consciousness

You can't observe their conscious directly but you can observe what happens to their neurological activity via brain scan imaging. I already posted the picture of it, that's all you can do scientifically.
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.
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All those pictures show is what part of the brain is most active when they are speaking in tongues. That is not proof of an altered state of consciousness
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain

'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House

“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom

"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
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RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
(October 10, 2013 at 9:05 am)Rationalman Wrote: All those pictures show is what part of the brain is most active when they are speaking in tongues. That is not proof of an altered state of consciousness

It's proof that whatever they're doing is having a physical observable effect of some kind. It's not proof of a heightened awareness of God as that's beyond what science can study.
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.
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(October 10, 2013 at 9:11 am)Sword of Christ Wrote: It's proof that whatever they're doing is having a physical observable effect of some kind. It's not proof of a heightened awareness of God as that's beyond what science can study.

Everything we do has an observable effect in our brains, whether it be chemical or electrical, its nothing special
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain

'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House

“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom

"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
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RE: Why atheism always has a burden of proof
(October 10, 2013 at 9:15 am)Rationalman Wrote: Everything we do has an observable effect in our brains, whether it be chemical or electrical, its nothing special

This isn't a reaction to a chemical or drug but an action of consciousness itself on the brain. But this is all we can physically observe and is the limit of science.
Come all ye faithful joyful and triumphant.
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