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To: Natufian

Theres a “lack of evidence” for all manner of things, but people (icluding atheists) still believe in them. There are people who don’t think there’s enough evidence that a man walked on the moon. There are people who genuinely think there isn’t enough evidence that Al Quaeda carried out the 9/11 attacks. Now you think there’s a lack of evidence for the existence of the divine. Fine - but you have to concede there are plenty of people (far more in fact) who think there IS enough evidence. It follows that the quality of evidence must be a function of a belief system. After all, the available evidence is the same for everyone. Therefore you either believe or dont believe that it is sufficient. This is what MaxAmerica is trying to get over.


37 posted on 08/17/2013 6:20:53 PM PDT by Vanders9
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To: Vanders9

Evidence really isn’t a function of a belief system. The evidence that the earth is not flat is wholly independent of the belief systems of those who may continue to argue the opposite.

There’s no evidence that unicorns exist, hence my “un-belief” in unicorns. There’s nothing religious about that position. There’s nothing religious about my atheism.


42 posted on 08/18/2013 1:53:53 AM PDT by Natufian (t)
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