(August 13, 2014 at 6:55 am)OfficerVajardian Wrote: Thanks, I suppose my English ain't that bad.
When you understand and employ the correct usage of the word "ain't" you are allow to call yourself good at English. :p
(August 13, 2014 at 7:58 am)ignoramus Wrote: The only thing which shows signs of ID is Religion itself.
(August 13, 2014 at 9:03 am)Tonus Wrote:(August 13, 2014 at 6:36 am)OfficerVajardian Wrote: Also, just wondering, is there actually a refutation to the "Well, God is Mysterious!" argument or is it just an unfalsifiable Creationist/ID escape hatch?I wouldn't say that there is a refutation for that, because it's really just a way of saying "I don't know." You might want to refer to it as the "gaps of the god" approach, but I think people should be encouraged to admit when we lack sufficient knowledge, data, or understanding of something. Now, if they want to treat it as something other than, "I don't know" you might want to press them for an explanation.
I don't know, Esq took a pretty good stab at it:
http://atheistforums.org/thread-27204-po...#pid702580
Quote:As I was watching this cool Sam Harris video:
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a thought occurred to me as he was discussing the double standard of christians waving away the problem of evil and suffering by appealing to god's mysterious intentions: it's not only that this excuse is unconvincing, it's also completely irrelevant. It's just a deflection to avoid talking about the real issue, because motives aren't the sole determining factor when deciding moral issues.
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Teenaged X-Files obsession + Bermuda Triangle episode + Self-led school research project = Atheist.