(February 8, 2010 at 12:40 pm)theVOID Wrote: There is no valid logical argument for the existence of God anywhere never has been, and almost certainly never will be.
Sounds like a truth claim to me.
According to what you have said previously, in your view all truth claims are to be evaluated via the scientific method, which you have admitted does not provide certainty.
So...what is the scientific support for this truth claim of yours? I'm guessing you cannot show any scientific evidence to support such a claim.
Furthermore, to make such a claim with any certainty whatsoever, one would have to have evaluated all such logical arguments that have ever been made up to this point in time. I doubt you or anyone else has done such an evaluation or has the ability to do such a thing.
So it seems to me that making your statement with such certainty as you did is not consistent with your previously stated standards.
In addition, you have said:
"I don't claim to know that God does not exist, my position, and that of most Atheists, is that there is absolutely no logical reason to believe God exists.
It is essentially withholding judgement about God's existence indefinitely."
When I look at this statement in combination with your statements regarding logical or other evidence, it sure seems to me like you have already made a judgement about God's existence. It seems like you just state that you are withholding judgement just so you can sit back and reject any line of reasoning someone can put forth regarding the existence of God without providing any support for your real conclusion that God doesn't exist.
Do you not see the glaring inconsistency in your worldview? You claim not to know that God does not exist, but you have no problem claiming "that there is absolutely no logical reason to believe God exists" or "There is no valid logical argument for the existence of God anywhere never has been, and almost certainly never will be."
Does it require faith to hold to such an inconsistent worldview?
