(June 15, 2014 at 2:16 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: Your insistence on a flimsy minority opinion to base your objection to theism is not something I'm being or would ever need to be evasive about. It's cold hard reality.
You really are an idiot aren't you, or a troll, I've often wondered. I can't speak for everyone but I know that I don't 'base my atheism' on a 'flimsy minority opinion'. I could be the only atheist in the world and I would still believe as I do. For the simple reason that there is no evidence for your god or any god.
And BTW, you are being evasive right now. Esqualix asked what other kind of evidence you would need to believe something (besides empirical) and you haven't answered. Surprise surprise!
Say you see a termite mound. All the evidence points to it being a termite mound. It is similar in size and shape to other known termite mounds, you crack it open and indeed you find termites inside. Now, what more do you need for you to believe it is a termite mound? Isn't the evidence enough? Or do you need 'a good feeling' about it too? Do you need to 'sense' it is a termite mound in order for you to believe it?
'The more I learn about people the more I like my dog'- Mark Twain
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
'You can have all the faith you want in spirits, and the afterlife, and heaven and hell, but when it comes to this world, don't be an idiot. Cause you can tell me you put your faith in God to put you through the day, but when it comes time to cross the road, I know you look both ways.' - Dr House
“Young earth creationism is essentially the position that all of modern science, 90% of living scientists and 98% of living biologists, all major university biology departments, every major science journal, the American Academy of Sciences, and every major science organization in the world, are all wrong regarding the origins and development of life….but one particular tribe of uneducated, bronze aged, goat herders got it exactly right.” - Chuck Easttom
"If my good friend Doctor Gasparri speaks badly of my mother, he can expect to get punched.....You cannot provoke. You cannot insult the faith of others. You cannot make fun of the faith of others. There is a limit." - Pope Francis on freedom of speech
