(May 19, 2013 at 2:42 pm)Drew_2013 Wrote:Forget for but a moment that atheists have lack of beliefs in gods; are you afraid of not knowing? Generally speaking, of course.(May 19, 2013 at 1:57 pm)Faith No More Wrote: Well, put a fork in it; this one's done. No matter how much you try to explain the burden of proof and the null hypothesis, he just simply responds with, "You don't know the answer, therefore, mine is correct." On top of that, he speaks as if admitting you don't know something is just a weakness, and it would be better to just arrogantly declare you have all of the answers.
Save your energy, folks, and move along.
I have no problem with atheists declaring they don't know anything...it's what I've suspected all along.
"The first principle is that you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool." - Richard P. Feynman