RE: Which was first: Atheism or Religion?
June 26, 2014 at 2:55 pm
(This post was last modified: June 26, 2014 at 3:02 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
(June 26, 2014 at 1:07 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: What I actually say is that there can be no empirical evidence of the supernatural. THEN the mantra goes "we'll accept any evidence"... which I then point out it's the bible and individual experience.B-mine
Which would be empirical evidence. Claims made that can be tested - tons of them. How do you justify - using empirical evidence - as a justification for belief in the supernatural........ when you have just -clearly stated- "there can be no empirical evidence of the supernatural"?
You're going to have to put down the book, ignore your senses and forget your experiences - if you wish to remain consistent with your own claims. (holding fast to your claim about empirical evidence)
-or-
Admit empirical evidence as a means to justify belief in the supernatural - and then accept what may follow from that empirical evidence (hold fast to your book and experiences)
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