Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.Absence of evidence isn't proof of anything either. You need to make a claim that makes sense. So far, you could insert any ridiculous thing where you have said "god". Why would I even bother to start responding to that at all?
We do have evidence that there is stuff that we don’t know. What we don’t know COULD turn out to be anything. What we don’t know, COULD turn out to be God Almighty. But based on what we’ve learned so far, that would be an extraordinarily poor bet.
Prove to me that an invisible flying Spaghetti monster didn't create the universe and answers prayer every once in a while. Give me one shred of evidence against the existence of the invisible flying spaghetti monster.To the first part, the burden of proof is not on me to prove something didn't happen. To the second, the first bit of evidence was already given by you, you can't see it. There are other things that can't be seen by the naked eye, but we have devised ways to see them, I assume you can't see FSM with a telescope or microscope either, right? Then there's things like wind, but that has an effect, what effects has FSM had on anything? The evidence against FSM is that there is no evidence for it.If we use the theist reasoning that God exists because scripture and the church say so, then that argument can be used to reason the existence of FSM. There is a FSM bible, and Holland just declared the Church of FSM (Pastafarian religion) as a valid entity. In fact we can see the FSM in the heavens. There is a constellaton which looks exactly like the FSM as depicted in Pastafarian literature. So who is going to disprove the existence of FSM, whereas I have provided all the evidence one needs for belief in FSM, and meeting all religious requirements of *sufficient* proof. Am I really saying this? The irony scares me.
That’s the whole point of the FSM, Write4U. It is a preposterous idea that makes just as much sense a Christianity.
That's the whole point of the FSM, Write4U. It is a preposterous idea that makes just as much sense a Christianity.Who says FSM's not real - he even decreed a Zucchetto, what more proof do you need? Jezz, so narrow minded. :ohh:
The only thong I can be certain of regarding any god is that there is not a scintilla of evidence that any such entity exists. I don’t waste my time on idle speculation. If someone comes up with some objective evidence that can be examined for veracity, I’ll take a look. Otherwise I’ll leave it on the enormpus trash heap of unsupported claims I have no time for.
It is logically impossible for the “god” of the book religions to exist. Deism could be legitimate.
Can religion? Can anything? It seems to me that we have two choices. Do our best to understand the universe, the world and humanity as best we can by learning as much as possible about how it actually works, using the scientific method and rejecting all supernatural, wishful thinking, or allow fantasy and wishful thinking to control our lives and understanding. I chose the former at a young age and have never regretted it. Whether every question can be answered isn't the issue. It's the method we choose to come to an understanding about the universe and our place in it. LoisScience will never be able to answer every question of mankind.How do you know that?
Can religion? Can anything? It seems to me that we have two choices. Do our best to understand the universe, the world and humanity as best we can by learning as much as possible about how it actually works, using the scientific method and rejecting all supernatural, wishful thinking, or allow fantasy and wishful thinking to control our lives and understanding. I chose the former at a young age and have never regretted it. Whether every question can be answered isn't the issue. It's the method we choose to come to an understanding about the universe and our place in it. Lois The answer your question, “Can religion? Can anything?" The answer is yes, god can. But you need to have the belief and faith. The point I would like to get across is – has mankind reached a point where mankind can use the scientific method? I don’t see it happening here today. I see a lot of tail chasing going on. Morgan Freeman is doing a religious story of god. It might be worth watching.Science will never be able to answer every question of mankind.How do you know that?
Can religion? Can anything? It seems to me that we have two choices. Do our best to understand the universe, the world and humanity as best we can by learning as much as possible about how it actually works, using the scientific method and rejecting all supernatural, wishful thinking, or allow fantasy and wishful thinking to control our lives and understanding. I chose the former at a young age and have never regretted it. Whether every question can be answered isn't the issue. It's the method we choose to come to an understanding about the universe and our place in it. Lois The answer your question, “Can religion? Can anything?" The answer is yes, god can. But you need to have the belief and faith. The point I would like to get across is – has mankind reached a point where mankind can use the scientific method? I don’t see it happening here today. I see a lot of tail chasing going on. Morgan Freeman is doing a religious story of god. It might be worth watching. Religion answers no questions. It is a way of coming to terms with unanswered questions by making up answers out of whole cloth and stating them to be true. LLScience will never be able to answer every question of mankind.How do you know that?
It is logically impossible for the "god" of the book religions to exist. Deism could be legitimate.I have to say that I disagree and agree with you at the same time. First I disagree because I think the book was written about gods that did exist. Second I agree with you because of mistranslations and understandings of a comic book version is understood by many people today. Many of these actions were done on purpose. For example the older pre-history religions before deities operated in a caste system. And in a caste system “knowledge" or the “word" would have been controlled by one of the levels of the upper class of gods. And as the bible says that the newly created people were to stay away from the tree of knowledge. In other words, the newly domesticated people were placed at the lower levels of the caste system. And this matches other stories from the Rig Veda.
Can religion? Can anything? It seems to me that we have two choices. Do our best to understand the universe, the world and humanity as best we can by learning as much as possible about how it actually works, using the scientific method and rejecting all supernatural, wishful thinking, or allow fantasy and wishful thinking to control our lives and understanding. I chose the former at a young age and have never regretted it. Whether every question can be answered isn't the issue. It's the method we choose to come to an understanding about the universe and our place in it. Lois Put that in a meme and post itScience will never be able to answer every question of mankind.How do you know that?
Can religion? Can anything? It seems to me that we have two choices. Do our best to understand the universe, the world and humanity as best we can by learning as much as possible about how it actually works, using the scientific method and rejecting all supernatural, wishful thinking, or allow fantasy and wishful thinking to control our lives and understanding. I chose the former at a young age and have never regretted it. Whether every question can be answered isn't the issue. It's the method we choose to come to an understanding about the universe and our place in it. Lois Put that in a meme and post it We did and called it Divine Scripture, each different, but each claiming "understanding"Science will never be able to answer every question of mankind.How do you know that?
Can religion? Can anything? It seems to me that we have two choices. Do our best to understand the universe, the world and humanity as best we can by learning as much as possible about how it actually works, using the scientific method and rejecting all supernatural, wishful thinking, or allow fantasy and wishful thinking to control our lives and understanding. I chose the former at a young age and have never regretted it. Whether every question can be answered isn't the issue. It's the method we choose to come to an understanding about the universe and our place in it. Lois The answer your question, “Can religion? Can anything?" The answer is yes, god can. But you need to have the belief and faith. Or be completely gullible The point I would like to get across is – has mankind reached a point where mankind can use the scientific method? I don’t see it happening here today. I see a lot of tail chasing going on. But religion--that's not tail chasing! Morgan Freeman is doing a religious story of god. It might be worth watching. If you're irrational and gullible enough.Science will never be able to answer every question of mankind.How do you know that?