RE: Atheism
June 27, 2018 at 12:30 pm
(This post was last modified: June 27, 2018 at 12:36 pm by Simon Moon.)
(June 27, 2018 at 12:21 pm)SteveII Wrote:(June 27, 2018 at 10:20 am)Simon Moon Wrote: The plural of "anecdote" does not become evidence.
Well, um...there is an actual phrase reserved for that very thing: Anecdotal evidence.
You are correct.
I should have stated "good" evidence.
After all, there are 1000's of anecdotal reports of alien abductions. I am sure both of us are unimpressed.
Quote:And again, how much special pleading can you possibly be guilty of?
You would never accept, as being evidence, Hindus or Muslims reporting experiences that they claim are their god. Nor would you accept the claims of other religious texts, the amount of time other religions have existed, or any other of the same sorts of evidence you offer for the truth of your religion.
Quote:I rely on a cumulative case for Christianity. I have 1000s of data points that those other religions don't have. No special pleading if I have reasons.
An accumulation of flawed 'data points', does not equal a good case.
Especially when supernatural claims are involved.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
