RE: Burden of Proof
January 10, 2013 at 1:48 pm
(This post was last modified: January 10, 2013 at 1:53 pm by Simon Moon.)
(January 10, 2013 at 1:43 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote: Well the obvious thing to do is ask him to take you to his back yard so you could see for yourself but im afraid in our case I can't have you walk in my backyard as my backyard is my life so we are at an impass. But it doesnt mean we cant discuss and it doesn't mean there isn't a flock of dragons in my backyard..
The dragons are invisible, remember? A trip to his back yard would not disprove their existence.
The guy claiming there are invisible dragons, could constantly come up with the exact same kind of rationalizations that you use concerning us detecting your god.
"Oh, you can't rely on evidence or reasoned argument to detect the invisible dragons, you need to use the tools appropriate for detecting invisible dragons".
Problem solved, right?
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
