RE: Evidence for atheist claims
May 3, 2016 at 10:22 am
(This post was last modified: May 3, 2016 at 11:48 am by Mister Agenda.)
Alex K Wrote:Wryetui Wrote:I am starting this post because, so far, no atheist ever showed me evidence for their beliefs (or as you say, "lack of beliefs") and I am curious. I will play the person you believe I am, a "dumb redneck christian" and I will ask you things so you can answer them to me with evidence, of course. First question:
If God did not create the earth, how is it that we have an earth here and we live in it? Also, I beg, provide evidence for your claims.
Have I ever told you about my friend, the invisible Dragon Fnarg? It does my bidding, and if you don't give me all your money now and in the future, it will haunt you in the afterlife and forever burn you with its fiery breath. You'll surely agree that you should comply and proceed with the money transfer asap. Fnarg is not a very pleasant fellow.
I've taken to thinking of that as an informal fallacy: the Fallacy of Enormous Consequences. In no other arena but religion is it considered wise to make a decision based on consequences you only know about by hearsay, no matter how big they are. In RL, the bigger the consequences threatened, the less we are likely to believe they are real. If I promise to give you a hundred bucks for washing my car, you might believe me; if I promise you a million, you'll want to at least check to see if I have that much money, and a history of pissing it away on car washes. Islam has just as big a reward and punishment system as Christianity, but Christians are blithely unconcerned about it simply because they don't believe it.
I'm not anti-Christian. I'm anti-stupid.