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Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do?
March 29, 2016 at 7:57 pm
(March 29, 2016 at 3:33 am)robvalue Wrote: I'd respect Chad if he backed down here and admitted that in fact withholding judgement when you feel the evidence is inconclusive both for and against, is a respectable position for any claim.

I agree. The key word you used here is inconclusive. When someone says he is an atheist for lack of evidence, he is not truly withholding judgment. He is rendering a judgment based on an apparent lack of evidence.
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by abaris - March 18, 2016 at 4:26 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by dyresand - March 18, 2016 at 4:28 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Chad32 - March 18, 2016 at 4:34 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Nay_Sayer - March 18, 2016 at 4:38 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Angrboda - March 18, 2016 at 5:21 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by KevinM1 - March 18, 2016 at 5:38 pm
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Cyberman - March 18, 2016 at 5:56 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Gawdzilla - March 18, 2016 at 6:11 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by ignoramus - March 18, 2016 at 6:28 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by KevinM1 - March 18, 2016 at 7:14 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by brewer - March 18, 2016 at 7:10 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by drfuzzy - March 18, 2016 at 7:21 pm
Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by KUSA - March 18, 2016 at 7:38 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by abaris - March 18, 2016 at 9:18 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by drfuzzy - March 19, 2016 at 9:53 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Esquilax - March 18, 2016 at 8:53 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by AFTT47 - March 18, 2016 at 10:41 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Alex K - March 18, 2016 at 10:43 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Alex K - March 18, 2016 at 10:53 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by ignoramus - March 19, 2016 at 12:21 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by vorlon13 - March 19, 2016 at 12:33 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Bob Kelso - March 19, 2016 at 2:48 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 19, 2016 at 12:22 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Mr.wizard - March 19, 2016 at 1:44 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Esquilax - March 19, 2016 at 1:51 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 19, 2016 at 2:38 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 19, 2016 at 5:12 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Alex K - March 19, 2016 at 5:29 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 20, 2016 at 5:12 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Expired - March 19, 2016 at 5:27 pm
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Jackalope - March 19, 2016 at 8:05 pm
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by Alex K - March 20, 2016 at 5:22 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 20, 2016 at 5:27 am
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Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 20, 2016 at 9:48 am
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 20, 2016 at 11:18 am
Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 20, 2016 at 11:22 am
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 20, 2016 at 11:55 am
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 20, 2016 at 2:38 pm
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RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 23, 2016 at 4:42 am
RE: Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by robvalue - March 23, 2016 at 7:01 am
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Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 23, 2016 at 10:18 am
Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 23, 2016 at 10:28 am
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Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 23, 2016 at 10:43 am
Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 23, 2016 at 10:45 am
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Is Lack of Belief the Best You Can Do? - by LadyForCamus - March 24, 2016 at 8:56 pm
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