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Evidence.
If evidence was presented to me that explained any supernatural phenomenon to the point that being skeptical was unreasonable I would accept it and change my mind. I am equally skeptical of any such claims and any other extraordinary claims in the absence of evidence. I default to skeptical just as I do for Flying Pink Unicorns, Santa Claus and Faeries.
What would change your mind from your current position?
I don't see how it's possible to disprove the birth-cycle and the gift-cycle to me, to disprove the existence of the gods and the wights.
But if you could show me evidence that the spiritual underpinnings of the world worked differently, I would have to revisit my faith.
What are birth cycles and gift cycles? I got a a bicycle once for my birthday, is that what you mean? Wights? There are Barrow Wights in the Lord Of The Rings. They were nasties.
The birth cycle is the cycle of birth-death-rebirth in which parts of our souls are reborn again in our family lines, building upon our luck. The gift-cycle is the act of giving gifts back and forth between friends, family, and allies-- and especially the gods-- that builds our luck. They are central to my faith, which is about building the luck of our families and communities by observing and respecting these cycles.
And "wights" are any kind of spirit, up to and including the gods themselves.
Well, that's an interesting outlook. Do you have proof that parts of souls are reborn in the family lines? or that giving gifts builds your luck due to gods?
The birth cycle is the cycle of birth-death-rebirth in which parts of our souls are reborn again in our family lines, building upon our luck. The gift-cycle is the act of giving gifts back and forth between friends, family, and allies-- and especially the gods-- that builds our luck. They are central to my faith, which is about building the luck of our families and communities by observing and respecting these cycles.
And "wights" are any kind of spirit, up to and including the gods themselves.
What is your faith? I've never heard of anything like it and it seems very interesting.
Nope. That's why I mentioned the impossibility of disproving such a notion.
Evidence is a great criteria. It's too bad that modern culture refuses to use it. What evidence is there for feminism, for universal suffrage, for modern economic policy, or for virtually all other beliefs of modern culture? None.
Evidence.
If evidence was presented to me that explained any supernatural phenomenon to the point that being skeptical was unreasonable I would accept it and change my mind. I am equally skeptical of any such claims and any other extraordinary claims in the absence of evidence. I default to skeptical just as I do for Flying Pink Unicorns, Santa Claus and Faeries.
What would change your mind from your current position?
For someone who experiences [what you call] a super-natural event, how would they they provide 'evidence'?
Evidence.
If evidence was presented to me that explained any supernatural phenomenon to the point that being skeptical was unreasonable I would accept it and change my mind. I am equally skeptical of any such claims and any other extraordinary claims in the absence of evidence. I default to skeptical just as I do for Flying Pink Unicorns, Santa Claus and Faeries.
What would change your mind from your current position?
You believe that abiogenesis occurred? Where's your evidence for that?
I don't know how you would derive that from the OP, and you have zero evidence that it did occur, however Darwinism and archaeology prove beyond a doubt that God creating Adam from dust is a perfect metaphor.
There's zero evidence for abiogenesis. Period. If you think otherwise present it. No opinions, just hard evidence.
Science clearly shows that living matter took chemical construction, environmental requirements and billions of years for living organisms to first appear and then mutate into organisms that can be recorded.
I still don't see any evidence for abiogenesis. So quit beating around the bush and show me the hard evidence that it happened.
The evidence is all over the world. You keep dodging the "metaphor" part of my argument.
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