RE: Top Seven Ways Christianity is Debunked By the Sciences
September 28, 2011 at 4:18 pm
(This post was last modified: September 28, 2011 at 4:34 pm by Simon Moon.)
(September 28, 2011 at 3:24 pm)Zaki Aminu Wrote: And anyway, the fact that something has not been proven to your satisfaction does not mean it is not true, does it? The American continent, for instance, existed long before it was known about in Europe. To have asserted that it didn't exist because there was no evidence about it a millennium ago would have been absurd, would it not?
Most atheists do not claim to know, with absolute certainty, that a god does not exist. I am not saying that a god does not exist based on the lack of demonstrable evidence that one does. I'm saying I don't believe one exists.
The very fact that the case for the existence of a god has not met its burden of proof is the reason why we don't believe.
A god could exist. But without sufficient evidence to support that claim, what should be our justification to believe one does?
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.
