(November 7, 2013 at 11:53 pm)ChildOfReason Wrote:(November 7, 2013 at 10:59 pm)FallentoReason Wrote: The theist vs. atheist debate will finally progress when the atheist realises asking for evidence is ridiculous. What is it that you're expecting from the theist? An experiment with a beaker and a few chemicals that prove God exists? No, such evidence will *never* be available because we're talking about a concept that is "outside" of our universe. How can materialistic things prove to you that there is a consciousness that feels love, anger, jealousy etc. which wants to connect with you personally? They can't.
I disagree with the first statement. The debate will only progress when the theist realises that there is no evidence. Everything else that you said is exactly my point. There is no material evidence, and we live in a material world.
I'm confused. Why would the theist need to realise that there is no evidence? It's the atheist that is usually wanting physical evidence on a silver platter presented to them that proves God. The chance that all these atheists are asking rhetorically is extremely low, as it is obvious that they're implying that such evidence is what they require in order to start believing, hence why they're most likely asking in the first place.
"It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it" ~ Aristotle
