(October 4, 2014 at 5:57 am)satsujin Wrote: Most of the statements in this thread seem to be of the form that "god would know how to prove to me (even though I dont so there may not even be a way)" or like Equilax said "You should already have the evidence". But Equilax says my proof should match his standards which is untrue since my proof is based on faith not knowledge. I want to understand what would be a rational proof of God. Neither side knows any evidence to support their position, they just both believe they do ---- myself included. Admittedly the unbelievers cannot present a proof of God's inexistence.
Bolding mine. First of all, faith isn't proof, and faith isn't evidence. Faith is believing in the absence of either of those things, so don't devalue the idea of evidence by lumping it in with faith. If faith is the reason you believe, then you don't have a good reason to believe.
Additionally, I said your justification should match my standards, not that it does match them. I fully accept, based on the above quote, that your evidence is not commensurate with my requirements. Which, I mean, uh oh; that doesn't bode well for your claim, there.
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