(April 10, 2025 at 5:51 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:1. Why do you think the only two choices are:(April 10, 2025 at 1:49 pm)Sheldon Wrote: Lets try again:
1. Why do you think the only two choices are:
a) Certainty no deity created the universe?
b) Belief in a deity?
2. Do you know what a false dichotomy fallacy is?
3. Do you understand that agnosticism and atheism are not mutually exclusive?
4. Do you know what agnosticism means? (I only ask, as you misrepresented atheism several times)
5. If you don't know whether something is true, is it reasonable to believe it to be so?
6. If you don't know, and so don't believe, that any deity exists, what word(s) best describes you?
7. If some god claims can be disproved, but others not, but you still don't know the latter are true, what word(s) best describe you?
Can we start a betting pool on how many of these questions will be answered?
Boru
a) Certainty no deity created the universe?
b) Belief in a deity?
The universe was intentionally caused to exist or it was unintentionally caused to exist. If you claim that's a false dichotomy you need to explain why its a false dichotomy. The burden is on the person who makes a claim right?
Quote:3. Do you understand that agnosticism and atheism are not mutually exclusive?
That's not a question its a statement.
Quote:5. If you don't know whether something is true, is it reasonable to believe it to be so?
If you don't know whether something is true is it reasonable to believe it isn't true? I didn't know for certain the sun would rise this morning but I believed it would. I believed the chair I'm sitting on would support me...I could be wrong, it may have worn down to a point it was on the verge of collapsing. I believe OJ killed his wife and Ron Goldman but can I be absolutely sure? No.
7. If some god claims can be disproved, but others not, but you still don't know the latter are true, what word(s) best describe you?
Specify what claims you're referring to.