RE: Bill O'Reilly punks Richard Dawkins
September 25, 2010 at 9:42 pm
(This post was last modified: September 25, 2010 at 9:43 pm by A Theist.)
(September 25, 2010 at 9:09 pm)Tiberius Wrote:You said,(September 25, 2010 at 8:58 pm)A Theist Wrote: Can any of you prove that God does not exist?No, but that wasn't the point of the debate. In fact, Dawkins has repeatedly said in the past that he doesn't believe you can prove God doesn't exist.
However, just because you cannot prove something doesn't exist, doesn't mean that "something" is any more likely to exist. You need evidence to back up the existence of something, and without that evidence, there is no rational reason to believe something exists in the first place.
"In fact, Dawkins has repeatedly said in the past that he doesn't believe you can prove God doesn't exist"...
"However, just because you cannot prove something doesn't exist,"...
"You need evidence to back up the existence of something, and without that evidence, there is no rational reason to believe something exists in the first place."...
Agreed...but wouldn't the same rules apply if you're going to argue that God does not exist?
"No, but that wasn't the point of the debate."...
What did you think of "The Young Turks" point by point assessment of the debate between Bill O'Reilly and Richard Dawkins?
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