The Long and the Short of it.

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I certainly wouldn't cling to blatantly irrational reasoning such as the no empirical evidence joke -

That is an unnecessary ad homimen ---and where we differ at a fundamental level.

A Skeptic and materialist, I assert truth cannot be inferred from reason alone.I demand proof. To dismiss my position as 'a joke' is a typical apologist ad homimem.

If anyone presented me with a rational dismissal of any ideas I'd have to take that on and change - how could I not? I cannot deny what my brain understands to be true.

You give the lie to that claim in almost every post. From long observation I've concluded you have a limited capacity for either independent or critical thinking,instead relying on bloody minded dogmatism. It is your intransigent position which is the joke my friend.