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Can you prove a negative, part 2

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Can you prove a negative, part 2
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RE: Can you prove a negative, part 2
May 30, 2025 at 6:36 pm
(May 30, 2025 at 1:34 pm)Ravenshire Wrote:
(May 30, 2025 at 7:48 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: ^This very much in line with the objections to ‘There are no married bachelors’ in the previous thread. Sure, you can stipulate that there are married bachelors, but only by twisting the meaning of ‘married’ and ‘bachelor’ out of all recognizable shape.

Craig also misses the whole point of proving a negative: if atheists can’t prove there is no god, why does he keep asking us to do it?

Boru
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Because he can't prove it does!

Exactly. If we can’t prove god doesn’t exist, we must therefore resort to the default position that he does.

How’s that again? I think I missed something.

Boru
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Can you prove a negative, part 2

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Can you prove a negative, part 2 - by Fake Messiah - May 30, 2025 at 6:32 am
RE: Can you prove a negative, part 2 - by Alan V - May 30, 2025 at 7:58 am
RE: Can you prove a negative, part 2 - by Ravenshire - May 30, 2025 at 1:34 pm
RE: Can you prove a negative, part 2 - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 30, 2025 at 6:36 pm
RE: Can you prove a negative, part 2 - by Paleophyte - May 30, 2025 at 10:45 am
RE: Can you prove a negative, part 2 - by Paleophyte - May 30, 2025 at 9:41 pm

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