RE: A good case against God
July 4, 2012 at 11:23 am
(This post was last modified: July 4, 2012 at 11:27 am by CliveStaples.)
(July 4, 2012 at 11:19 am)Fidel_Castronaut Wrote: Then please provide evidence for said god and we'll move on from there. Then we will know that you can indeed provide evidence, and that Taq is in fact incorrect.
NB: Personal anecdotes, opinions and beliefs are not evidence.
I look forward to reading your evidence and reassessing my views on the matter.
Here's a random wikipedia link, apropos of nothing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argument_from_ignorance
You're shifting the burden of proof. Taq made the claim; he needs to support it, or retract it. I thought atheists were supposed to know about the basics of reasoned discussion.
(July 4, 2012 at 11:23 am)Skepsis Wrote: Are you seriously going to get at him for cussing? Only the religious would give special abilities to words. Besides, you look at explitives a a nastalgic throwback to the good ol' days. get over it.
...it was a bit. You know, a joke? Witty repartee? ...things going a little to fast for you?
Quote:You also get onto him for calling god a monster creature fairy lord, or something, right? If him calling it as he sees it is an appeal to emotion, then so is you calling God, God.
"God" is just a useful label. We aren't talking about NASCAR or WoW, we're talking about "God". If you'd prefer that I use the label "god" instead, I'm fine with that.
“The truth of our faith becomes a matter of ridicule among the infidels if any Catholic, not gifted with the necessary scientific learning, presents as dogma what scientific scrutiny shows to be false.”