(October 24, 2014 at 10:31 pm)Heywood Wrote: None of those are observations of abiogenesis. No one has ever seen abiogenesis so why should we believe it happened? I am arguing that your claim...that atheist only believe things which have been shown to be true....is false. I am arguing by presenting an example of a belief held by atheists which has never been shown to be true.
The problem is that you're arguing from the false premise that all atheists believe abiogenesis to have occurred. Personally, my position is that I don't know how life began on Earth, and I'm willing to bet that a lot of the atheists here will join me in that, which immediately demonstrates that your argument is working from a faulty foundation.
The reason why the folks here are defending abiogenesis, before you cut in with the "oh yeah? Well why are they all posting evidence for it, then?" crap, is that at least we have some indications that abiogenesis is possible and can happen. At the moment, it is the best supported theory for how life could have arisen. That doesn't afford it automatic certain belief, but it is a fact that requires recognition; this is where the smart money goes.
Besides, since when was direct observation necessary to confirm something in science? Are you one of those Ken Ham "were you there?" guys, Heywood?
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