The Problem with Christians
April 8, 2016 at 9:04 pm
(This post was last modified: April 8, 2016 at 9:05 pm by LadyForCamus.)
I'm just going to continue asking this until I get an answer:
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
I'd say the claim of a creator/designer is pretty extraordinary. AAA, you admit that you require (what you consider in your mind) to be rigorous scientific evidence in order to accept such a claim yourself.
Going forward from there...further explanations of this creator's identity, disposition, attributes, motives, behaviors, and history are exponentially MORE detailed; MORE complicated, and are therefore even more extraordinary than simply the claim that he exists.
It follows that the evidence required to accept claims regarding the identity of the designer should be at LEAST as rigorous as what was used to determine he exists in the first place. Things like testimonials, and personal revelation should not meet your standards.
So can either of you (3A or Atlas) please explain to me how you psychologically justify arbitrarily downgrading your standards for evidence in regards to your creator's identity? I honestly don't understand.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence.
I'd say the claim of a creator/designer is pretty extraordinary. AAA, you admit that you require (what you consider in your mind) to be rigorous scientific evidence in order to accept such a claim yourself.
Going forward from there...further explanations of this creator's identity, disposition, attributes, motives, behaviors, and history are exponentially MORE detailed; MORE complicated, and are therefore even more extraordinary than simply the claim that he exists.
It follows that the evidence required to accept claims regarding the identity of the designer should be at LEAST as rigorous as what was used to determine he exists in the first place. Things like testimonials, and personal revelation should not meet your standards.
So can either of you (3A or Atlas) please explain to me how you psychologically justify arbitrarily downgrading your standards for evidence in regards to your creator's identity? I honestly don't understand.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.