RE: No reason justifies disbelief.
March 20, 2019 at 9:33 pm
(This post was last modified: March 20, 2019 at 9:36 pm by LadyForCamus.)
(March 20, 2019 at 9:24 pm)Belaqua Wrote:(March 20, 2019 at 9:12 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: When you eliminate any and all empirical and/or testable things...well...I'm not sure what's left, lol.
The fact that you're not sure what's left tells me that you haven't studied the field much.
Traditionally, metaphysical issues are studied by philosophy, and when they relate to God, by theology.
Yet you haven't really answered my question, have you? I would like to know what reliable method can one apply to these fields of study in order to have the best chance at reaching a true answer to the question, "does a god exist?" The scientific method works because it's reliable, meaning it produces demonstrable evidence, and can make predictions. If you're ruling out one reliable method for ascertaining the truth of a claim, you need to replace it with another one, otherwise how could you investigate the claim at all? Worse than that, how could you be sure you're actually doing any investigating? Investigation typically produces evidence. You need a method, and it needs to be reliable. Otherwise, you're just sitting around with your thumb up your ass.
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”
Wiser words were never spoken.
Wiser words were never spoken.