(February 1, 2013 at 6:04 pm)pocaracas Wrote: So you believe that SpunkGargleWeewee does not exist.
While I guarantee that it does exist.... you are just not aware of what it is.
I'll tell you it's a kind of game, but it's difficult to define exactly. (just to keep in touch with the dodgy talk of theists who try to provide with some definition of their god)
Now, you should be in doubt... "maybe it does exist.... then again, maybe this guy is just pulling my leg" ?
Can't decide?... default to I don't even know what that is, so I can't say if it does exist or not...
Or maybe I just googled it and found out that it does exist. Presence of doubt does not negate belief.
(February 1, 2013 at 6:04 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I'm sure you can find someone in this forum who would say it's logical...
With an argument along the lines of "everything requires a creator, even the Universe, hence there must be one. What is it and how, I don't know, but I am convinced that there must be one".
Saying so doesn't make it so. That argument is flawed to begin with.
(February 1, 2013 at 6:04 pm)pocaracas Wrote: I disagree. Middle ground is possible as a belief.
There is no middle ground between true and false.
(February 1, 2013 at 6:04 pm)pocaracas Wrote: Not as a rule to direct your life.... If I do not believe in the existence of a god, then I live my life as if that god does not exist.... However I will not claim that it does not exist... you see, I have no wish to prove that claim.... specially since I know it's impossible to prove the non-existence of anything.
That's kind of the point I've been making all along. Clearly, you don't believe that god exists. Your beliefs inform your actions, which is why you live your life as if god does not exist. You, however, are afraid of saying it aloud. You are afraid that if you put your belief into words, somehow that will require you to prove it - even though there still won't be any burden of proof on you and, even if there were, you do have some justification regarding it. And not only are you wary of putting your own beliefs into words, you go out of your way to argue at length as to why anyone else who believes the same thing should not do so either.
