RE: standard of evidence
October 19, 2013 at 10:07 pm
(This post was last modified: October 19, 2013 at 10:08 pm by Minimalist.)
(October 3, 2013 at 10:33 pm)Rational AKD Wrote:(October 3, 2013 at 10:24 pm)Minimalist Wrote: That's not what you said in post #103. Make up your mind.
I said:
(October 3, 2013 at 9:21 pm)Rational AKD Wrote: as I've said absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. if theism lacks substantiating evidence, all that shows is that the proposition hasn't been established to be true.how is that inconsistent with what I just said?
No, that is not what you said. Unluckily for you the editing is obvious.
What you said was "all that shows is that the proposition hasn't been established to be true. but that doesn't automatically mean it's false or unlikely.
And the answer is, Yes, unfortunately for you it does. The utter failure to produce evidence for any position...not just your sky-daddy...is highly suggestive that the position is false or unlikely.
The rational mind will admit that the subsequent presentation of evidence can overturn such a determination but we are under no obligation to sit on our asses waiting for you to produce suitable evidence. I, for example, am still waiting for you to produce that amputee to heal that I asked for way back at the beginning in Post #15.
Why is it so difficult for your god to re-grow an arm or a leg?
