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Burden of Proof

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RE: Burden of Proof

January 10, 2013 at 3:17 pm (This post was last modified: January 10, 2013 at 3:20 pm by Simon Moon.)

(January 10, 2013 at 2:30 pm)Mark 13:13 Wrote: A niggle can be a powerful thing.

Depends on how credulous one is.

You seem to be very credulous.

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.

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Burden of Proof - by Mark 13:13 - January 6, 2013 at 7:09 pm

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