(July 11, 2009 at 10:57 pm)Pippy Wrote: I did and do not agree that the burden of proof is automatically on theists.
Yes it is because theists are advancing a claim without evidence:
- A claim that does not FIT with currently accepted explanations
- A claim that cannot be considered unique or special because there are multiple god claims (claims that you reject in favour of your particular flavour god)
- A claim which, if accepted as valid, causes more problems for science, for reason, than it solves
So you raise an EXTRAORDINARY claim and as such the burden of proof DOES rest on YOU (on the theist).
Kyu
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