(March 6, 2011 at 6:52 am)theVOID Wrote: I did not ask for proof of the existence of god, I asked why you feel justified in believing in him, as in believing that he exists, which apparently you don't actually care about.Yet your question centred around existence primarily (as I read it). I've explained to you how I feel justified, because I have worked out the finer detail to a point where it is the only logical conclusion.
(March 6, 2011 at 6:52 am)theVOID Wrote: I believe in a great many things for which I have no proof, such as my belief that other planets in the universe harbour life, but I do have justification for this belief, that being a statistical inference taking into account the prior probability of abiogenesis being true, the estimated number of planets in the universe, the estimated number of those that would have conditions suitable for life and the probability of abiogenesis happening given these conditions exist.I find that insufficient justification. I hope that helps you place my position.
(March 6, 2011 at 6:52 am)theVOID Wrote: Then again, you seem like you hardly give a shit whether or not your beliefs are true, so I hardly expect you to do the work necessary to find out.Well that's completely contrary to all of our discussions so far and something I would assume you know to be false.
