(April 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm)ns1452 Wrote: 1) What is the difference between fact and truth?
Not much. Facts are statements that accurately reflect reality, and truth means the quality of accurately reflecting reality.
(April 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm)ns1452 Wrote: So is the issue between a theist and an atheist simply about facts (evidence)?
Yes and no. Sure, we need facts to discern reality, and theists don't generally have them on their side. But I think the real problem comes in when theists try to speculate beyond the facts and refuse to let the evidence simply speak for itself.
(April 22, 2014 at 6:09 pm)ns1452 Wrote: FYI, For those who critiqued that I have not responded. I first posted yesterday afternoon. I am a full time graduate student with a 2 and 3 year old. Therefore, I will respond as I am able to, but this will likely be only once a day. I hope you understand the demands on my schedule and I will be as active as my time allows.
Respond? How do you even have time to breathe?
Even if the open windows of science at first make us shiver after the cozy indoor warmth of traditional humanizing myths, in the end the fresh air brings vigor, and the great spaces have a splendor of their own - Bertrand Russell
