(November 30, 2018 at 1:50 pm)Cherub786 Wrote:(November 30, 2018 at 1:42 pm)unfogged Wrote: "sufficient reason not to believe the universe was created ex nihilo"
is not the same as
"sufficient reason to believe the universe was not created ex nihilo"
Semantics. If you don't believe the universe was created ex nihilo then you believe it wasn't created ex nihilo.
That is simply incorrect.
I can not believe that the number of gumballs in the jar is odd while also not believing it is even. It has to be one or the other but that does not mean I am required to take position that is not supported.
By the same token, it it quite possible to not believe the claim that the universe was created ex-nihilo and also not believe the claim that it wasn't.
If you have evidence that it was, present it.
If you have evidence it wasn't, present that.
Without evidence, neither claim is believable and both claims are rejected pending further investigation.
Atheism: it's not just for communists any more!