According to Webster's, a belief is "the mental act, condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in a person or thing. Mental acceptance of or conviction in the truth or actuality of something. Some believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons."
The additon of 'little or no evidence' seems to reflect YOUR belief as to the definiton of belief. Which makes the remainder of your post completely meaningless, since it is based upon an erroneous belief from the start.
Again, have a nice day.
"According to Webster's, a belief is 'the mental act, condition or habit of placing trust or confidence in a person or thing. Mental acceptance of or conviction in the truth or actuality of something. Some believed or accepted as true, especially a particular tenet or a body of tenets accepted by a group of persons.'
"The additon of 'little or no evidence' seems to reflect YOUR belief as to the definiton of belief. Which makes the remainder of your post completely meaningless, since it is based upon an erroneous belief from the start"
I'm using the standard philosophical definition of belief: "Affirmation of, or conviction regarding, the truth of a proposition, whether or not one is in possession of evidence adequate to justify a claim that the proposition is known with certainty." Whereaupon God remains a belief, scientific inquiry becomes knowledge.
http://www.philosophypages.com/dy/b2.htm#bel
Therefore, the argument remains valid.
"Again, have a nice day."
You as well.