(September 15, 2023 at 1:16 pm)Data Wrote:(September 15, 2023 at 12:13 pm)Mister Agenda Wrote: Um, if a Harry Potter novel was thousands of years old, would you consider that thousands of years of evidence for Harry Potter?
Of course I would. Why wouldn't I? I know unbelievers don't like definitions but for the sake of argument let's have some.
Evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid.
Truth: the quality or state of being true; that which is true or in accordance with fact or reality; a fact or belief that is accepted as true.
So, what's the evidence on Potter? He's a fictional character. It's like Santa Claus. You can't deny the existence of Santa Claus and be surrounded by him. Especially during that warm and fuzzy corporate time of year. It isn't so much a question of literal existence, it's a question of definition. The evidence of God's literal existence is abundant, but that don't mean much.
Evidence and truth are a crutch for people with a pathological narrow mindedness.
Can I quote that last line in my signature if I attribute it to you?
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.