RE: Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Disproving God
March 10, 2017 at 9:27 am
(This post was last modified: March 10, 2017 at 9:41 am by AceBoogie.)
(March 10, 2017 at 12:39 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: What you suppose about me, my intentions or my character has nothing to do with the arguments which you mostly ignored. Arguments and reasons are just as valid, whether they come from a PHD, a bum on the street, an atheist or a Christian. You seem to be going out in all directions, to avoid what is being discussed about the OP. I'm not falling for that bait!
The burden of proof simply states that one making a claim is responsible for supporting that claim. Both sides in a discussion can have their own burden of proof for opposing claims. However for the one who is not making a claim, doubt is the default position, until sufficient reason to confirm or deny is provided. This is because the default position is ignorance, and the skeptic isn't required to justify their doubt. They are not accepting as true, or denying as false, without reason to do so.
And as I stated before, if by "deny", you really mean "doubt", and are not making a claim, then I agree with you, but perhaps you should choose your words more wisely.
As to the claim that I am shifting the burden of proof; we can easily test this. You just need to provide the claim of mine (in the context of this discussion), which I am not answering, but saying that you must show it is false. You on the other hand, seem to want to deny and make claims, and expect me to accept them, until I prove you wrong. So who is "shifting the burden of proof"
Jesus fucking christ. You should be a politician.
This is like talking to a wall.
Honestly, let's clear the mud here. What exactly is your point rr? What is it you're trying to say? Let's start all over so we can really get down to what it is that you're trying to convince us of here.
You're saying that denying a claim is the same as making a claim, right?
In the mean time, watch this video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KayBys8gaJY
“Love is the only bow on Life’s dark cloud. It is the morning and the evening star. It shines upon the babe, and sheds its radiance on the quiet tomb. It is the mother of art, inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher.
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
It is the air and light of every heart – builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the first to dream of immortality. It fills the world with melody – for music is the voice of love.
Love is the magician, the enchanter, that changes worthless things to Joy, and makes royal kings and queens of common clay. It is the perfume of that wondrous flower, the heart, and without that sacred passion, that divine swoon, we are less than beasts; but with it, earth is heaven, and we are gods.” - Robert. G. Ingersoll
