Quote:Um yes it is. If you assert that X caused Y, you must first demonstrate X. You can state that X caused Y but because X hasn't been demonstrated to be real I could easily state that actually it was B that caused Y and it would be just as likely seeing as neither have been demonstrated to exist and cause Y. You can assign as many assumptions as you like and there'd be no change. They'd all be non-answers.
Consider this hypothetical:
The only person in the world who is capable of drawing a perfect circle is Mr. X, even though he has never drawn a circle. Suddenly, you come across a drawing of a perfect circle. Who drew it?
“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.”
