(February 12, 2014 at 2:16 pm)orangebox21 Wrote: I'll bite. Of all the provided instances above I say yes these all happened as written. (Although I'll admit I don't know what a "chariot of fire" is or looks like.) You interpret the Bible and said events through your worldview and religion of naturalism. You believe that the ultimate authority of truth is natural processes, laws of science, laws of logic and reason, etc, which is really an appeal to man's collective authority. Your religion rules out anything supernatural. So if something were to have happened supernaturally you would reject it as having happened or not being possible because it cannot be explained in terms of man's understanding. I'll note here that this reasoning is a violation of the laws of logic (argument from ignorance).I chose these examples deliberately.
How would a snake talk in terms of its physical structure?
What would happen if the earth suddenly stopped rotating? Or actually went in reverse? Which would have to happen to make the sun stand still in the sky or a shadow move backward. In terms of physics I would expect that it would be the end of terrestrial life. Humans, animals and most other surface objects would fly off into space.
No, you can't play the argument from ignorance game. These are empirical questions which need to be settled by evidence. If someone told you in all seriousness that unicorns really exist, you would not feel that you had to prove they do not exist.
No, I don't have to prove that fairies or gods exist or that violations of the laws of nature do not occur. The burden of proof is on those who believe such things.
I do not have a religion. I have beliefs and opinions based so far as possible on reason and evidence.
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people — House
