(July 10, 2012 at 10:16 am)NickB Wrote: 'You're deliberately trying to avoid the burden of proof.'
its you who is avoiding the burden of proof. all i'm saying is that both sides should show arguments and try to debunk each other.
also, to say that number 3 is wrong you have to give a reason. otherwise you are saying that purely on your own opinion without the the slightest shred of evidence to support it. if you do give evidence you are just reinforcing no. 3 so there is no logic 'false'
If all atheists were amking a positive claim in "I don't believe there to be a God or God(s)", then you might be correct.
Most atheists don't assert that there is no God. Most simply denounce God as a theory without supporting evidence. The burden of proof is on the person making an affirmation on the part of a particular idea. Anyone who makes a claim has to provide evidence to justify it.
My conclusion is that there is no reason to believe any of the dogmas of traditional theology and, further, that there is no reason to wish that they were true.
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
Man, in so far as he is not subject to natural forces, is free to work out his own destiny. The responsibility is his, and so is the opportunity.
-Bertrand Russell
