(February 12, 2010 at 9:50 pm)fr0d0 Wrote:(February 12, 2010 at 9:18 pm)tavarish Wrote: I can see why religion is the force that it is. It asks people to abandon logic, come to a conclusion, and have delusions reinforcing the above claim, sealing the deal.
I can see myself believing in God only when I have sufficient evidence to do so. Until then, I reject any notion of a supreme being because there just isn't anything to observe.
Let me ask you a question, if none of the bible is to be taken literally, does God make miracles happen?
Yes he does.
Your insistence on empirical reasoning is in fact a logical fallacy BTW. if you ask for scientific evidence for God according to the principles of the scientific method, you are commiting the fallacy of question-begging, for God is not within the scope of investigation of the scientific method, according to it's own principles.
By your account, if God can perform miracles, it is manifested in the natural world. Due to this, it can be inferred that in some form, it can be observed. If it can be observed, it can be tested to demonstrate a hypothesis. Anything in the physical world can be subject to scrutiny. Does this make sense?
