RE: A question regarding proof
September 8, 2011 at 2:48 pm
(This post was last modified: September 8, 2011 at 2:50 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
A direct quote? Links or it didn't happen. That I can imagine, propose, or reason in no way means that I have to accept what you consider to be reason, even less so over evidence. Reason can help you guess, can help you to form a theory. If you want it to be a fact, you need observations, and they need to be objective. Are you hanging your hat on dreams as evidence of the immaterial?
A rational conclusion is all fine and well, a rational conclusion supported by evidence that makes predictions which are born out by observation and repeated testing and then applied to achieve practical results....is worlds better. I could give all sorts of names to a person who prefers the former over the latter, but I think "Theist" is insult enough. That being said, I still haven't seen anything even approaching rationality from theology. I suppose that's why they have different words for the concepts.
A rational conclusion is all fine and well, a rational conclusion supported by evidence that makes predictions which are born out by observation and repeated testing and then applied to achieve practical results....is worlds better. I could give all sorts of names to a person who prefers the former over the latter, but I think "Theist" is insult enough. That being said, I still haven't seen anything even approaching rationality from theology. I suppose that's why they have different words for the concepts.
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