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dawg- | 4 years ago
You're bemoaning a lack of empirical evidence when the problem is actually a philosophical one.
>there is nothing to refute
Correct me if I'm wrong but it seems like your stance is that God doesn't exist because God doesn't exist? Circular argument much? Atheism is a positive statement, too.
>It's not the job of atheists to disprove your assertions.
Of course it's not your "job". But I'd rather talk to someone who can actually explain why they think what they think.
> It either exists or it doesn't.
We are not omnipotent beings. We must strive to gain knowledge and understanding of the universe we live in. How do you know whether or not it exists?
>None of the aforementioned scholars ever presented evidence for their god or demonstrated supernatural causation.
Disagree completely, they all presented interesting arguments.
gobrewers14|4 years ago
This is what I would say too if I had no evidence for the things I was claiming exist.
> your stance is that God doesn't exist because God doesn't exist?
You said Kierkegaard et al's arguments should be easy to refute. If I come up with a clever argument for the existence of leprechauns, and no one can refute my amazing logic, do leprechauns all of a sudden magically exist? Again, there is nothing to refute. You can come up with the most magnificent argument you like for a god, but that god either exists or does not, independent of that argument, and my inability to refute any claims you've made is not evidence your god exists.
>How do you know whether or not it exists?
Is there a hidden third option I'm missing?
> Disagree completely, they all presented interesting arguments.
Replace in any of those arguments the word "unicorn" instead of "god" and they are as equally meaningful.
unknown|4 years ago
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dawg-|4 years ago