(January 29, 2015 at 11:41 am)SteveII Wrote:(January 29, 2015 at 11:14 am)SteelCurtain Wrote: Is it the only answer, SteveII, or is it the first hurdle, which you continuously fail to clear?
Do you have anything to add other than bald assertions? If you are upset with us saying "prove it", you have only one thing to do in order to shut down that question.
So let's recap. Going over the traditional philosophical arguments of the existence of God with this group is unproductive because the answers are either 1) prove it and/or 2) claims that "we don't know so therefore God" are not proof. This ignores that fact that the arguments are not meant to prove conclusively, but rather to assign a probability ranging from a) no way, b) more likely than not, or c) likely. You cannot claim 100% "no way" to any of them and support that conclusion.
I gave you the rather dramatic miraculous evidence witnessed by the early Christians. I gave you secular links as to the historicity of Jesus. I also pointed out that hearsay evidence is still evidence. I don't care if you don't think the evidence is strong enough. You cannot say there is no evidence. You can also provide a hundred links from people with opinions on the matter. I can provide a hundred more opinions too.
I don't have to prove anything to you. I am only trying to avoid the claims that my beliefs are irrational. There is a very big difference between those two things.
"Allah did it"
"Yahweh did it"
"Vishnu did it"
"Thor causes lightening"
"Poseidon causes hurricanes"
Or you like every human in history merely like the idea of having a fictional super hero.