RE: Stephen Hawking has died at the age of 76.
April 25, 2018 at 9:06 am
(This post was last modified: April 25, 2018 at 9:15 am by John V.)
(April 24, 2018 at 8:10 am)Hammy Wrote: You don't need faith if you have evidence,
This is one of several statements that clearly imply that evidence as you see it is necessarily conclusive. Do you want me to quote more?
There are atheist scholars who think the evidence indicates that a historical Jesus existed, and some who think that he didn't. That's because evidence (particularly historical) can be less than conclusive. Saying that either there's evidence or not is simplistic in many situations. Going beyond a statement such as In my opinion the evidence indicates he did/didn't exist, to one of I believe he did/didn't exist, requires an element of faith.
(April 24, 2018 at 5:58 pm)Hammy Wrote: Actually I do understand it... but you don't seem to understand it as you're the one saying God is unfalsifable but then saying there can be evidence of him.
No, you don't understand it.
A proposition is falsifiable if evidence which refutes it could possibly be produced.
A proposition is unfalsifiable if evidence which refutes it cannot possibly be produced.
A proposition can have some supporting evidence for it regardless of whether it's falsifiable or unfalsifiable.
