(October 17, 2016 at 8:49 pm)Soldat Du Christ Wrote: Alright self-proclaimed athiests, this is where your integrity is put into question. As some of you will so valiantly declair nuetrality, the default position being a lack of belief in god, rather than being closed off to the possibility.
Taking that stance will leave you inlcined to be open to the supernatural, as the very idea of God implies supernatural. This isn't a 'GOTCHA' question, i have a following proposition.
So, are you open to supernatural evidence?
I don't just lack a belief in the existence of a god, I actually believe that a god cannot exist. For many reasons. That is, a god as thought of by most people.
I see the thread has ran to 15 pages so far so I am sure someone has asked you what exactly is supernatural evidence. If it's part of reality then it's not supernatural, it's natural.
If by supernatural you mean evidence not yet explained by our current understanding of nature then how is that different from standard scientific enquiry?
So supernatural by definition basically means fantasy. In which case it can't be used as evidence.
As you say, the very idea of God implies supernatural, i.e. fantasy.
But yes I'm glad that you are now asking for evidence. Definitely a step in the right direction towards becoming an atheist.
