What I've been trying to get through to fr0d0 from the beginning of our back and forth arguments!
Furthermore...
Why, fr0d0, do you consider it at all rational or reasonable to believe in anything without evidence? Why do you treat God as a special case (and things relating to him maybe) if you've got no evidence giving you reason to believe that he should in any way be a special case - and thus, should actually be treated that way - in the first place? In other words why grant him, God, special privileges without any evidence giving you valid reason to do so?
And also: You've said things such as you don't believe in evidence for God, but you do have 'reasons' or 'reasoning' to believe in God - and as Adrian said, why do you not consider that evidence - ... but you have also contradicted yourself several times in saying that there can be evidence for God, just not 'empirical' or 'corroborative' evidence... so I don't see how this makes sense.
And finally - and most amusingly I think - you've also been one to say that you don't believe that God 'Exists' per say, but that you simply believe in him (I think I even created a thread about it?) - such a statement as that does not even make any sense at all does it? How can you believe in something that you don't believe exists? What, is that like having faith in the Easter Bunny when you, being an adult, understand that such a bunny almost certainly does not exist?
EvF
Furthermore...
Why, fr0d0, do you consider it at all rational or reasonable to believe in anything without evidence? Why do you treat God as a special case (and things relating to him maybe) if you've got no evidence giving you reason to believe that he should in any way be a special case - and thus, should actually be treated that way - in the first place? In other words why grant him, God, special privileges without any evidence giving you valid reason to do so?
And also: You've said things such as you don't believe in evidence for God, but you do have 'reasons' or 'reasoning' to believe in God - and as Adrian said, why do you not consider that evidence - ... but you have also contradicted yourself several times in saying that there can be evidence for God, just not 'empirical' or 'corroborative' evidence... so I don't see how this makes sense.
And finally - and most amusingly I think - you've also been one to say that you don't believe that God 'Exists' per say, but that you simply believe in him (I think I even created a thread about it?) - such a statement as that does not even make any sense at all does it? How can you believe in something that you don't believe exists? What, is that like having faith in the Easter Bunny when you, being an adult, understand that such a bunny almost certainly does not exist?
EvF
