RE: The Sects of Atheism
November 2, 2021 at 4:24 pm
(This post was last modified: November 2, 2021 at 4:29 pm by Simon Moon.)
(November 2, 2021 at 4:19 pm)Ahriman Wrote:(November 2, 2021 at 4:14 pm)The Grand Nudger Wrote: Well...why don't you believe in unicorns? Just because there's no evidence and you instinctively reel against the idea of horned horses as idiotic superstition?
Physician, heal thyself?
There might be unicorns somewhere. I don't know.
Your are correct, although the chances are almost zero. the universe is a huge place, and since absolute certainty is impossible. But the time to start to believe unicorns exist, is when there is good evidence for their existence. And not a second sooner.
There might be something that qualifies as a god somewhere, too. As soon as there is good evidence to support its existence, is the time to start believing a god exists.
You do understand (actually, you probable don't understand), that for most atheists, our disbelief in a god is a provisional position, not a dogmatic one. right?
Until there is good evidence for the existence of a god, what should be our justification to believe one exists?
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.
