RE: Atheists... why do you believe that God doesn't exist?
April 18, 2014 at 11:42 am
(This post was last modified: April 18, 2014 at 12:03 pm by Coffee Jesus.)
(April 18, 2014 at 11:05 am)fr0d0 Wrote:I don't know what my dog went through before landing in the pound. Indeed, I made the story up. Does that mean it's false? Are you suggesting that I actually looked for a "reason to dismiss" the story before I posed it to you? I do not have evidence that this didn't happen.(April 18, 2014 at 9:59 am)Coffee Jesus Wrote:(April 18, 2014 at 5:35 am)fr0d0 Wrote: If you're saying that skepticism = ignorance I have no quarrel with you. You confirmed what I said above.
Personally I need reason to dismiss something. Otherwise my opinion is neutral.
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My dog won an award after he jumped through a burning hoop to save a circus baby from dingos.
Is your opinion on this claim neutral? Explain.
Do I trust you? I know a little about you from what I know of you on here.
Do I think this is a true statement? Given the context I'm doubtful. I'd give the story a 5% chance of being truthful.
See... I have knowledge and context to form an opinion. That opinion is personal to me, since I will have seen and understood your input here on AF differently to everyone else.
How about the claim: my dog has encountered dingos?
