RE: Evidence for a god. Do you have any ?
December 28, 2018 at 12:26 am
(This post was last modified: December 28, 2018 at 12:29 am by T0 Th3 M4X.)
(December 27, 2018 at 11:45 pm)polymath257 Wrote:(December 27, 2018 at 5:31 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: Maybe, but if it supersedes the natural, then it could potentially dictate said laws and processes. So that brings me back to my original question about what would be considered evidence. What is it I would need to provide to be considered evidence? If I don't know what counts as evidence per the OP, it would be silly for me to assume something, or I would just be told, "Well that's not acceptable evidence."
Evidence is that which is obtained through our senses. We then hypothesize laws to describe the regularities we suspect and test those laws with further observation. Again, the laws are descriptive, not proscriptive. They are 'dictated' b the behavior of what we can observe.
Seems kind of a generic answer. Do you have a source for that statement? I can dig it in part, but some of it seems limited in scope.
Touch, taste, sight, smell, sound. Although these are all functions of the brain and its ability to interpret, it doesn't include things like "thought" Also, senses can be fooled and misinterpreted. I believe it's called "foiling" when applied to our senses. But regardless, if we just assume the five senses, which sense would you need to use as evidence and what would that sense (or senses) need to interpret for it to be considered viable evidence? Obvious just because you hear or taste something, doesn't mean it's God or gods, or anything supernatural. At what point can we say, "yep, that's God."
(December 27, 2018 at 10:26 pm)Gae Bolga Wrote:(December 27, 2018 at 9:56 pm)T0 Th3 M4X Wrote: It's not a negotiation. Either you want something or you don't. If not, then why go on about it? If you do, why not just answer the question rather than cry about how I didn't give you something? I never said I would, but it doesn't mean I won't attempt to if I know what specifically you would like provided as evidence. That's not reasonable?Eight times, now. At some point you'll just have to shit or get off the pot.
You seem to want to indicate that I'm trolling you, but every time I provide you with an opportunity to have constructive dialogue, you avoid it. Fair enough, I probably do troll "you" some, but it's because you want to be a jackass about anything and everything. No reason to coddle you and you don't want friendly dialogue, so what's left? ROOOOAAAR!
Mommy, the mean ol' troll is picking on me.
Nine. Have to stick close to the pot so I can get your responses. Got it Charlie Brown?
Hey wait...pot...brown, it's all starting to come into prospective. Wait until Snoopy hears about this! We can invite Lucy over too so we can tell her, and maybe she'll bring her football for you to kick.