(June 10, 2015 at 6:53 pm)Randy Carson Wrote:(June 10, 2015 at 11:35 am)Jenny A Wrote: So in short, to prove the supernatural you must describe it in a falsifiable way, and then prove it by replicable experiment.
And how would you go about this with the resurrection of Jesus...if you were a believer?
You just explained why I cannot be a believer. The claim is that something unfalsifiable in the present happened in the past. That thing is miraculous (meaning extraordinarily improbable). Nothing in the present proves or disproves that the event happened. So, it's improbable and unproven. I don't believe it for just that reason. The fact that I could not prove it is the reason I don't believe it.
If you could and did prove it, I would believe it.
Least you think this is a no win situation, let me remind you you are claiming an omnipotent being. Surely Jesus could step in and prove his ability to rise from the dead over and over, should he exist and desire to do so. But like the charlatan claiming esp his followers demand a leap of faith and claim he won't demonstrate to this generation. Essentially, the god claim is just like other supernatural claims in this regard. The claim is that something non demonstrable exists. And my answer is possible, but highly, improbable. Too improbable to waste time on.
If there is a god, I want to believe that there is a god. If there is not a god, I want to believe that there is no god.