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Believers don't believe
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RE: Believers don't believe
Yes exactly.

The one main thing I find amusing is that people like theists can see and hear gods and know very little about the scientific method and those who are skeptic see nothing but delusion.

How can they see and hear god and we cannot? Delusion? Madness? Mentally unwell? I'd choose either of those answers.

Another thing I find amusing is that when they know they cannot bring evidence they reverse the burden of proof and try to get us to disprove their claims. I see that tactic as a message telling me, they cannot prove god's existence and they are evading my request for evidence. So when they do reverse it, I simply put it the way it should be, the burden of proof is on them.

Psalm, used this tactic and that pretty much confirmed my asumtion that he could not provide the evidence of the existence of god. In other words, he was evading my request for evidence of his claims.

I remember being told for the first time about this god thing. I asked where is he and once they said, "he's invisible" I just laughed. I expect children to come up with that kind of responce not fully grown adults! So I dismissed religion right there. Have ever since.

So to make this clear to all theists. It is expected of you to provide evidence since it's your claim. The burden of proof is on you.

Now Pslam got something very wrong when he was evading the request for evidence. He said "what evidence is there for there being no god?" All I got to say is "where's the evidence to say he's there?"

He pretty much told me to believe in santa claws and the easter bunny. Because there is no evidence against them either. Clearly he is evading.
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence - Carl Sagan

Mankind's intelligence walks hand in hand with it's stupidity.

Being an atheist says nothing about your overall intelligence, it just means you don't believe in god. Atheists can be as bright as any scientist and as stupid as any creationist.

You never really know just how stupid someone is, until you've argued with them.
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Believers don't believe - by Dotard - December 4, 2008 at 8:56 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 6, 2008 at 2:43 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 6, 2008 at 3:22 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 6, 2008 at 9:27 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 7, 2008 at 7:55 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 7, 2008 at 10:56 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 7, 2008 at 4:52 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by lukec - December 7, 2008 at 4:58 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by bozo - December 7, 2008 at 5:01 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 7, 2008 at 5:10 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by bozo - December 7, 2008 at 5:33 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Purple Rabbit - December 7, 2008 at 12:03 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 7, 2008 at 8:16 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 7, 2008 at 8:22 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Darwinian - December 7, 2008 at 8:35 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 7, 2008 at 8:39 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Tiberius - December 7, 2008 at 8:42 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 7, 2008 at 12:02 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 7, 2008 at 4:45 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by lukec - December 7, 2008 at 4:48 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by lukec - December 7, 2008 at 5:13 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 7, 2008 at 5:25 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Purple Rabbit - December 8, 2008 at 5:19 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by lukec - December 7, 2008 at 5:31 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 7, 2008 at 7:30 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 11, 2008 at 10:28 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 11, 2008 at 10:40 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Kyuuketsuki - December 11, 2008 at 10:46 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Purple Rabbit - December 12, 2008 at 3:23 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by leo-rcc - December 7, 2008 at 7:44 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 8, 2008 at 6:31 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by FutureAndAHope - December 8, 2008 at 11:49 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Purple Rabbit - December 9, 2008 at 3:24 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 9, 2008 at 1:40 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 9, 2008 at 8:58 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Purple Rabbit - December 10, 2008 at 2:23 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Baird - December 11, 2008 at 10:38 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by lukec - December 12, 2008 at 12:29 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Dotard - December 14, 2008 at 12:03 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 14, 2008 at 12:08 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Dotard - December 14, 2008 at 12:14 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 14, 2008 at 12:37 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Purple Rabbit - December 14, 2008 at 2:21 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 14, 2008 at 9:49 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Tiberius - December 4, 2008 at 10:31 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 4, 2008 at 10:45 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 4, 2008 at 11:32 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by leo-rcc - December 4, 2008 at 11:50 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 4, 2008 at 12:43 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by LukeMC - December 4, 2008 at 12:47 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 4, 2008 at 12:48 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Edwardo Piet - December 4, 2008 at 1:01 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Dotard - December 4, 2008 at 10:57 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 4, 2008 at 11:34 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Dotard - December 5, 2008 at 10:14 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by Daystar - December 5, 2008 at 11:05 am
RE: Believers don't believe - by LukeMC - December 5, 2008 at 12:00 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Ace Otana - December 5, 2008 at 12:56 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by lukec - December 5, 2008 at 2:15 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Dotard - December 5, 2008 at 11:06 pm
RE: Believers don't believe - by Psalm 23 - December 6, 2008 at 12:06 pm

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