standard of evidence

[Fidel_Castronaut]

Well, you could suck my dick for all eternity, it still wouldn't prove god. Hell, mabe.

the thread I posted doesn't aspire to prove God, it only asks what kind of evidence is acceptable and how much is adequate. unfortunately, you and everyone else all seem incapable of giving a minimum reasonable standard.

Provide some, and we'll see.

When we find something we can't demolish with common reason, or evidence to the contrary, or something that isn't based upon fallacious reasoning, then we might, just might, have something.

But that is to say , we might have nothing at all.

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burden of proof doesn't just apply to claim of "X" exists, but also "X" does not exist. to be more accurate, it would be proposition X is true. this includes not just positive existence claims, but also negative existence claims. a negating position such as "God doesn't exist" is not a default position. the default position is one of ignorance such as "God may or may not exist but I don't know."

There are 2 truth claims concerning the existence of a god.

1. A god exists
2. A god does not exist

Both truth claims have to be examined separately. Disbelieving the first claim, does not mean that an atheist believes the second by default.

100% this.