(May 9, 2012 at 4:02 pm)Paul the Human Wrote: Asking theists to provide evidence (if not proof) that their god exists is a perfectly reasonable request.Three points.
First, what qualifies as evidence, or proof, varies depending on the nature of the inquiry. Many of the atheist members seem unable or unwilling to recognize the differences.
Second, this thread is not an attempt to prove God exists, but is starting to become a thread about atheists evading or dismissing the inadequacies of materialism. Turnabout is fair play. If you cannot defend materialism against challenges then your beliefs are unfounded. Those who evade the debate are intellectual cowards, i.e. pussies.
Finally, atheism and materialism are not synonymous. There are other atheistic positions other than materialism. Belief in God, or the lack thereof, is actually irrelevant.
