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To: Ann Archy

The thing is, atheists believe that faith is not rational.....to that, I say, what is their belief that there isn’t a God? Is it not as much an article of faith, as the faith that there is a God. They claim that everything can be proved.....so how do you “prove” that there isn’t a God?


13 posted on 12/18/2011 10:48:08 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: dfwgator

I have always believed that it is impossible to prove God does or does not exist but I would rather attempt to prove that he does exist than to prove that he doesn’t. Proving a negative is always more difficult than proving a positive. Can you prove that you have never killed a human being in your entire life? As far as I know I never have but I certainly could never prove it, I don’t think I can even be a hundred percent certain of it myself due to the fact that in my wild young days there were a few times when I woke up at home safe in my bed with absolutely no recollection of how I got home the night before.

I once told my brother that he could not prove that there are NOT invisible fairies living in his lawn, he seemed to think that rather laughable but he actually cannot prove it.
This is why, in any civilized society, prosecutors must bear the burden of proof rather than the accused being burdened to prove the negative.


20 posted on 12/18/2011 5:21:44 PM PST by RipSawyer (This does not end well!)
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