(April 6, 2013 at 6:31 pm)jstrodel Wrote: Why don't you correct the people that are 18 years old and believe that logic proves that God doesn't exist, using faulty arguments?
OK, I'll go eeeeveeeennn sloooooweeerrrrrr
You can't logically prove a negative.
Is there an invisible fairy hovering to your left right now? Are you sure? It's invisible. There, it flew away just as you moved your hand through where it was just a second ago. They can go through walls too, so even if your left side is back against a wall, it wouldn't rule out the fairy silently and invisibly flying next to you. Silly? Sure. That's logically why the person making a claim has the burden of proof.
Hence, "shifting the burden of proof" and "argument from ignorance" are logically fallacies.
If I see any atheists making such an argument, I'll be sure to correct them. Until then, do you have any proof that such a person has made such an argument?
Atheist Forums Hall of Shame:
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
"The trinity can be equated to having your cake and eating it too."
... -Lucent, trying to defend the Trinity concept
"(Yahweh's) actions are good because (Yahweh) is the ultimate standard of goodness. That’s not begging the question"
... -Statler Waldorf, Christian apologist
