RE: Why Do Atheists Criticize People's Beliefs?
May 21, 2017 at 5:33 pm
(This post was last modified: May 21, 2017 at 5:37 pm by Alex K.)
(May 21, 2017 at 4:27 pm)Valyza1 Wrote:(May 21, 2017 at 3:25 pm)Alex K Wrote: Apart from the wording, it's a question of burden of proof. If some people claim to know an almighty creator figure of the universe, that's a positive claim. If the claim isn't logically justifiable it is probably wrong and I as someone who is on the default position of not claiming a personal creator figure on those grounds am right to criticise this belief as probably false. Vice versa, criticising the atheist holding the default position of no claim, without having proper evidence, makes you wrong.
Ironically, the words in bold seem themselves to be unjustified. What grounds do you have for claiming this? Obviously, if you can justify a statement logically, it is probably right, but that in and of itself doesn't mean that if you can't, it's probably wrong.
Because the number of possible false claims is so large that a randomly chosen claim one is almost certainly false. Only evidence changes those odds.
The fool hath said in his heart, There is a God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
Psalm 14, KJV revised edition
