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The fallacy lays in the fact that you are asking for negative proof.
The burden of proof is on those who believe there is a God.
Not those who do not admit it as a fact without any evidence. It's not about "faith". It's about "evidence". You say there is a God. I say sure, show me proof that can withstand scrutiny. You can't. So I conclude that there isn't. Welcome to the world of rational thought.
Always on the attack. Oh well.
For what it's worth, I do believe in God.
Actually, that would be you.
This fallacy is often employed in the criticism of a new scientific theory, by arguing that the theory is false because a phenomenon it predicts has not yet been observed. More formally:
1. P has not been observed
2. Therefore P does not exist
3. Therefore the theory predicting P is false
God has not been observed. Therefore God does not exist. This is your argument. You just defined your own fallacy. Well done
There is no burden. You can either believe or not believe.
Not if you state it as a fact.
You have no factual data God doesn't exist so your argument is also based on faith.
Funny how you speak of rational thought and accuse me of a fallacy that fits your own belief system
The argument becomes valid if P has not been observed in an experiment in which the theory predicts that P must occur.
What these women did to the atheist teacher was wrong and not what Christ would do.
Unless done in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen!
This is literally debating semantics and is a waste of time.
Oh, and force the two fatty's to take the Jesus fish off their cars and replace them with AC/DC bumper stickers...
Or at least with the Atheist Fish:
Not being a Christian I don't really understand the "Jesus Fish" thing in the first place. Did Jesus like fish?
Yes, he ate them for every meal, especially on Fridays.
Mackerel was a particular Messianic fave, thus the term "Holy Mackerel".
Not being a Christian I don't really understand the "Jesus Fish" thing in the first place. Did Jesus like fish?
edit: Ahh. Wiki says it's just an ancient symbol that happens to look kindof like a fish.
Not being a Christian I don't really understand the "Jesus Fish" thing in the first place. Did Jesus like fish?
edit: Ahh. Wiki says it's just an ancient symbol that happens to look kindof like a fish.
If I remember correctly, Pagans used the symbol as did other cultures. A lot of people think the ichthys is a Christian symbol.
Actually the common belief in the Christian community, is that the fish symbol was adopted because of what Jesus told the disciples who were fishermen: "Come with me, and I will make you fishers of men," (a reference to the evangelical calling of the apostles, to find and convert those who would believe.)
Legally it's assault. They had no business trying to silence her just because they disagree with her views and hate the 1st Amendment. You also have no proof that she was proselytizing her atheism in the class. Just saying "I'm an atheist" isn't proselytizing.LOL Assult with a bottle of water. Now thats rich.
They said it was perfume, not water.And thats assuming she is telling the truth. The other teachers deny doing it.
They said it was perfume, not water.
As far as obtaining Holy Water, Catholic Churches have a Holy Water urn with a spigot for the faithful to take as they wish.
I spent the whole first half of my life in catholic churches and catholic schools, and I've never yet encountered any spigot that dispenses holy water.
I imagine one could fill up a small vial with it, if necessary.... but one had better have a darned good reason for doing so- such as a sick relative in a hospital- and it would probably go better if one asked for permission first.
Really? I suggest that you haven't noticed this. Usually it's easily obtainable. Out of curiosity you can always contact your local Catholic Church. It's usually quite discretely positioned in a variety of locations within said church.
Well, perhaps I just never noticed.
I never had occasion to fill a container with holy water, so I wouldn't have noticed a spigot even if there was one.
I never saw anyone else filling containers at spigots either, though.
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