(May 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm)Esquilax Wrote: The believers of every other god claim seem to think that theirs is just as sound as yours.That says nothing about the quality of their claims. Some are more compelling than others. You are not being discerning if you paint them all with the same brush.
(May 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm)Esquilax Wrote: Why am I required to refute your logic before you'll be willing to let go of your assumptions?Hellllooo? That's what this thread is about, i.e. questioning the presuppositions of science the lead to causal closure and physical reduction.
(May 8, 2013 at 10:00 pm)Esquilax Wrote: claims given without evidence can be dismissed without evidence...Heelllooo again? I have called into question the unwarrented restriction of evidence to material and efficient cause. You can trot out your bromides about evidence elsewhere, but on this thread it's just begging the question.