(May 21, 2015 at 9:16 pm)Stimbo Wrote:(May 21, 2015 at 8:57 pm)Freedom4me Wrote: Thanks, Stimbo. I watched the video, but I probably need to watch it again. The guy has a cool British accent and he seems to know chemistry. I don't. For now, I'll just say thanks.
No problem. Hope it helps.
(May 21, 2015 at 8:57 pm)Freedom4me Wrote: This might seem like a minor point but in your example of the jar of sweets, if the number is quite large (let's say over 300) then it is probably safe to assume that you are justified in assuming that he couldn't have counted all of them, therefore there is no way he could know whether the number is even or odd. But the unstated assumption you are making about atheism vs theism is that there simply isn't any evidence around us that would rationally support theism. But that claim is itself, just another assertion.
It's more accurate to say that evidence for theism has never been presented that stands up to scrutiny. And that's not just another assertion; it's a sad fact.
I'm not sure that this more accurate modification rescues it. Sounds like the same sort of assertion to me.
