(April 3, 2012 at 5:45 am)Norfolk And Chance Wrote: I disagree that lack of belief is the default position, and would say the same about belief. Lack of belief denotes that you are aware of a belief and do not accept it. Another subject you might believe based on evidence so there can't really be a default position.
I saw that coming.
Lacking a belief doesn't mean you must first be aware of it. A child before they become aware of religious belief does lack it. The statement is true. Before I even heard of this 'god' I did lack that belief. It's just I lacked belief later on because I was aware of it and found it most unconvincing and improbable.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.
Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.
You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
