RE: Critique of "God is Not Great" by Christoper Hitchens
January 23, 2016 at 6:06 pm
(This post was last modified: January 23, 2016 at 6:12 pm by phil-lndn.)
(January 23, 2016 at 6:00 pm)Rhythm Wrote: The answer to your question, btw, is pretty simple. We have a far better and well evidenced explanation, that's how.
What question? What explanation?
I don't like making assumptions, so please be more precise - quote my question so I know what you are talking about, state the explanation so that I can test your claims about it.
Thanks!
(January 23, 2016 at 6:03 pm)Mr.wizard Wrote: Probably, is not a truth claim it just means as far as we can tell. Since there is no evidence of design or of designers for the universe, as far as we can tell there are none. Its not a matter of taking his claim on faith, all we have to do is look to the lack of evidence.
I'm a scientist, so for me - "probably" means that we are in possession of facts or reasoning which allow us to calculate a probability, and a probability that is over 50%
If you wish to define "probably" as "as far as we can tell", then I'm happy to work from that definition.
However, an argument from "as far as we can tell" is an argument from ignorance.
