(December 26, 2014 at 2:36 pm)fr0d0 Wrote: What I'm pointing out is that theists make no claim of existence, only of belief.
Don't they? GC, the prof and Drich make postive claims. They constantly say "know" not "believe". You on the other hand claimed reason leading to believe. Not a reason, but reason.
And I maintain what I said earlier, believing is emotional, not believing, since there is no evidence for the existence of any higher being, is a rational decision. It's not like throwing a fit and screaming, fuck you god. It's inspecting what's there and finding it wanting to put any confidence in something invisible and untouchable. It's the same standard I apply to fairies and gobblins.