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There is no "evidence aganst" your claim. Certainly not evolution. There is simply evidence that our universe is a physical, deterministic system that follows natural laws. And by evidence, I mean all the information ever collected.I don't deny there is evidence against my claim.
100% wrong. It was wrong the first time you said it, and it is wrong now. I have explained why, directly to you, multiple times.Stating a fact that makes a claim more probable than not is evidence
I don't know. I'm not making the case for a kindly benevolent God who loves people and just wants a good day for all. The Creator might be a crusty old bastard for all I know. I still think the universe and our existence was intentionally caused. I don't believe in kindly benevolent mother nature either.
Do you have a feces fetish? You should get help for that.There is no "evidence aganst" your claim. Certainly not evolution. There is simply evidence that our universe is a physical, deterministic system that follows natural laws. And by evidence, I mean all the information ever collected.
All of that can be true, and still it is not evidence that rainbow unicorns DID NOT make the universe out of their own poop. A claim, by the way, that goes on and is on the same shelf as your claim.
You once again mangle the concept of evidence.
We can test this.100% wrong. It was wrong the first time you said it, and it is wrong now. I have explained why, directly to you, multiple times.
It's not just wrong. At this point, it's laughable, as is your intransigent repetition of it.
*when there are no tools left in the toolboxDo you have a feces fetish? You should get help for that.
One must own a collie in order to molest one's collie.We can test this.
It is within any number of ranges of probability that one or more DP participants are active cannibals. In fact, there is a non-zero chance that one DP contributor has eaten human flesh.
I state as fact that the poster using the handle @DrewPaul fits within the parameters of these probability sets.
Therefore, my assertion, were I to offer it, that @DrewPaul is a cannibal would serve as evidence that @DrewPaul is the cannibal.
@DrewPaul, using @DrewPaul's reasoning, is therefore necessarily a cannibal.
This is one expression of it.OK. So basically we agree that the idea of a designer-God is a possibility- and is a hypothesis which we really are in no position to test right now. And even if such a God existed, we can't really know his/her/its/their real identity or desires.
So the next question is: so what?
Would we or should we be doing anything differently? Would it make any difference in our ethics or how we treat each other?
This is one expression of it.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
This way our most basic rights don't come from the government. It goes on to say that governments are formed to perserve these rights.
If the universe was caused for life and humans to exist it puts humanity in a special category. If we're the unintended result of mindless forces then humans aren't any more special than anything else that was accidentally caused to exist. I believe in the golden rule because I believe humans are special.
Atheism is nothing more than a lack of belief in a god or gods.
That’s all.
I have no clue what your word salad post refers to, or what you think atheists favorite arguments are.
I’m sure many atheists argue far more about sports/music/politics than whatever you’re going on about.
How do you know the universe wasn’t caused for plankton to exist, and humans are just a bizarre and unintended byproduct of billions of years of evolution?If the universe was caused for life and humans to exist it puts humanity in a special category
How do you know the universe wasn’t caused for plankton to exist, and humans are just a bizarre and unintended byproduct of billions of years of evolution?
One must own a collie in order to molest one's collie.
Therefore owning a collie is evidence of being a collie molester.
Logic!
This is one expression of it.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”
This way our most basic rights don't come from the government. It goes on to say that governments are formed to perserve these rights.
If the universe was caused for life and humans to exist it puts humanity in a special category. If we're the unintended result of mindless forces then humans aren't any more special than anything else that was accidentally caused to exist. I believe in the golden rule because I believe humans are special.
The ILLOGIC you use.Why do your parody the logic I use?
The bold shows that you dont have the educational foundation or discernment or open mindedness needed to realize that the bold is wrong. So wrong.I know you're not as dumb as you act. Why do your parody the logic I use? Why not just address the original post? This isn't about whether a Creator exists, its about whether there are facts that make that claim more likely. Of course there is. Its disingenuous to claim there isn't. Evidence isn't proof. I'm not forcing you to believe anything. I'm not making a fact claim theism is true. I believe it is and I submitted 4 facts in favor of that belief. Not gaps. Not leaps of logic.
How do you know the universe wasn’t caused for plankton to exist, and humans are just a bizarre and unintended byproduct of billions of years of evolution?
Intelligent beings can self initiate an action.
Now you are getting close. Human beings aren’t special.
The bold shows that you dont have the educational foundation or discernment or open mindedness needed to realize that the bold is wrong. So wrong.
There are no 'facts' that make it more likely. It's supposition, period. Again, you need a dictionary for "evidence."
I worry about people who feel this way...really I do.
Confirmation bias is the tendency to seek out and prefer information that supports our preexisting beliefs. As a result, we tend to ignore any information that contradicts those beliefs.
What caused the first action that resulted in all other actions?
There is evidence no matter how long you hold your breath or say there isn't.
Stating a fact that makes a claim more probable than not is evidence.
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