(June 21, 2010 at 12:08 pm)Minimalist Wrote:Quote:and have proof right NOW, or they'll deny the existence of God.
You clowns have had thousands of years to produce evidence ( not "proof", moron!) of your alleged god and have failed miserably.
That's a bit harsh, as the two words are often used interchangeably in common talk. However, you're right. Technically, there is a difference, which is why it is fallacious to ask atheists to 'prove' God's non-existence. In fact, we needn't even provide evidence against it, as the stance, 'God probably doesn't exist' is the default position. Most atheists aren't absolute about the non-existence of any form of deity, though maybe about an all-loving, all-powerful, all-knowing god, which is somewhat contradictory and logically fraught.
'We must respect the other fellow's religion, but only in the sense and to the extent that we respect his theory that his wife is beautiful and his children smart.' H.L. Mencken
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
'False religion' is the ultimate tautology.
'It is just like man's vanity and impertinence to call an animal dumb because it is dumb to his dull perceptions.' Mark Twain
'I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.' Abraham Lincoln
