RE: why not believe in God!
September 2, 2010 at 9:21 am
(This post was last modified: September 2, 2010 at 9:23 am by Entropist.)
(September 2, 2010 at 8:28 am)ibelieve04142000 Wrote: Listen to say there is no God is making an absolute statement. That's like saying there is no gold in China. You would have to know everything about China go into every mine shaft etc. But if I found 1 peice of Gold in China I could say, there is Gold in China. You have made an absolute statement. You must have all knowlege of everything in the universe to make a statement like that.
I am not absolutely certain the sun will rise tomorrow, however I can be reasonably certain, that is all. There is no such thing as "absolute certainty." If humans had to base their daily lives on knowing things with absolute certainty, we wouldn't be able to take one step out of bed, paralyzed by doubts every minute of the day. Human beings can and do manage without such metaphysical obsessions.
All that is needed is reasonable certainty, not absolute certainty, in order to reach the conclusion that there are no gods. That is sufficient.
“Society is not a disease, it is a disaster. What a stupid miracle that one can live in it.” ~ E.M. Cioran
