(March 22, 2015 at 2:03 pm)The Reality Salesman Wrote:(March 21, 2015 at 7:08 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: Someone is probably going to respond it could be some reason we haven't even thought of or could articulate but whose going to argue in favor of a position we can't articulate or fathom?YOU! You are doing that! You are arguing for a kind of entity that cannot be fathomed because it does NOT correlate with reality. THIS reality is NOT a host to any such a mind that poofs external physical objects into existence, and yet, you seem completely oblivious to that fact.
Obviously. Just amazing that he can't see this too.
(March 22, 2015 at 2:03 pm)The Reality Salesman Wrote:(March 21, 2015 at 7:08 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: This is why the argument there is no evidence in support of theism isn't just a bad argument...its false.Says the guy who doesn't have evidence...
Good thing out legal system doesn't share your opinion.
There being no evidence in favor of god belief isn't an argument, it's a finding. Atheism is not an argument. It is merely the position of not having been persuaded to adopt god belief. If there is a reason, I haven't found it. That doesn't mean I have any position to defend or case to make that revolves around the existential status of gods. I simply have no god agenda. For me, atheism is getting on with my life without regard to the status of gods.
(March 22, 2015 at 2:03 pm)The Reality Salesman Wrote:(March 21, 2015 at 7:08 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote: Why is it critical? Because if in fact there is no evidence of theism, theistic belief can be marginalized as nothing more than a faith claim.Bingo. Guess what? That's exactly what you have...a faith claim.
That or just such a morass of misunderstanding and justifications that he can no longer see a difference between his own muddled perspective and objective reality.