(April 20, 2011 at 3:49 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So you wish to portray yourself as a "christian" who does not believe in god? Yeah...that's a new one.No...I wish to portray myself as a Christian who is not here to wave about placards imploring you to become classical theists. I don't believe that God exists because of any particular evidence (though I do think there is evidence given certain definitions of 'evidence'), or that my belief is any more irrational than believing that the universe is more than 5 minutes old or that my wife loves me. And I don't expect you to agree - how could you, given that you don't hold a theistic account of rationality?
And yes..."evidence" is necessary is to back up an assertion. Otherwise I could assert invisible pink unicorns drinking margaritas in a Tiajuana bar at Mardi Gras. Somehow I doubt you would simply believe that on my say so.
Same goes for your god....or any of the other thousands of gods which mankind has created...in its own image.
The reason that belief that IPUs exist is irrational is because it is a completely arbitrary (not to mention incoherent) belief that no one actually holds or would hold in any normal situation. It has nothing to do with evidence, because you wouldn't expect IPUs to leave any evidence. You seem to expect God to provide you with evidence that satisfies you - perhaps you could give Him some hints as to what might pass muster?
