(July 29, 2015 at 3:09 pm)TubbyTubby Wrote:(July 29, 2015 at 2:57 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: Saying you believe he exists and is real is far different from claiming to know. You are making a non falsifiable claim. It is precisely arguments like these from most theists that turn atheists away. It shows arrogance and nothing else.
And the alternative theistic approach is?
To be honest and logical and state that you believe that God exists with a degree of certainty in that I am confident in it, but it is not possible to PROVE that to others empirically. A belief in God is personal.
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