RE: Believing Vs Claiming to Believe
November 14, 2013 at 8:48 pm
(This post was last modified: November 14, 2013 at 8:48 pm by Bad Wolf.)
(November 14, 2013 at 5:47 pm)Godschild Wrote: I think we should get something straight before going any further, it's not my responsibility to prove God to you, Jesus instructed for us to share what we have learned. Actually God says that once we have shared it is you who have to decide, that means you have to prove God is not true. In the end this is what it comes down to.
Why do theists have so much trouble with this simply concept. It has been explained to you many times GC: The burden of proof.
You are making the claim that a god exists. We are simply stating we don't believe you. We are not claiming he does not exist, we have no claim.
If you follow your own logic here, you must believe in bigfoot and the lochness monster too. In fact, anything that hasn't been disproved. You find yourself in the ridiculous situation of believing every claim unless it is proven wrong. Unless of course you are a gigantic hypocrite and only apply this kind of thinking to your god.
So which is it? You believe every claim unless proven wrong, or you are a hypocrite.
Here's a good example for you:
Me: I have a real unicorn living in my shed
You: No you don't
Me: You can't prove that I don't
You: OK, I believe you, you must really have a real unicorn in your shed!
If you can't see how ridiculous that is, I worry for the future of the human race
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
