(September 13, 2014 at 5:49 pm)Simon Moon Wrote:(September 13, 2014 at 5:39 pm)psychoslice Wrote: That maybe so, but why even argue about something that is not true, just to prove you are right, that is if the person doesn't come to you first and throws their belief of god onto you.
Prove I'm right about what?
I am not making any claims that need to be supported. I take the position that the claim (the existence of a god) has not met its burden of proof. Therefore there is no justification to believe it is true.
I do not make the claim, with absolute certainty, that a god does not exist.
A defendant in a court of law does not have to prove they are innocent, only that they are not guilty.
I argue about it because there are real world, very negative consequences for theistic belief. I also happen to like to debate.
Yes I agree, I don't have any beliefs in any god, but I do feel there is a collective universal consciousness that we are all one in. This idea of a universal consciousness is something I cannot prove also, even though I think quantum comes close to explaining it. But my whole point was that we shouldn't go out of our way and arrogantly pick on those who do have a belief in a god, that is of if they don't come to you first, but also I agree it can be fun just debating if that is what it really is.