Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent

[JamesLast99]

This is like me asking you what you consider evidence of thye existence of a centaur, but for argument's sake:

God would need to appear in front of me and does a few things that couldn't possibly be done by any human being, even with the use of the most advanced technology imaginable. e.g. bring back someone of my choosing from the dead.

He would also need to provide easily understandable proof to me that the universe didn't come into existence at random. Since he can do anything, this one would be a doddle for him.

And since he doesn't do as you demand - he can't exist?

 

[Brianwarnock]

Has this thread been hijacked by the one line inquisitor?

Brian

 

[Alc]

And since he doesn't do as you demand - he can't exist?

I'm not demanding anything.
You asked what I would consider proof, I answered.

Turn this around - pick something you believe to be so ludicrously far-fetched as to definitely be impossible (ghosts, goblins, trolls, unicorns, tooth fairy, whatever).
If you just said that there is nothing you wouldn't dismiss then your argument for the existence of God just became a whole lot weaker, as you've proven yourself to be gullible on a scale rarely seen.
If, on the other hand, you did think of something, what would you consider proof that they DO exist.
Now, since whatever you just said isn't happening, you feel safe in saying that they don't exist, correct?

That's how I feel about God.

 

[dan-cat]

And since he doesn't do as you demand - he can't exist?

It's impossible to hold a belief on anything else.

EDIT: base is a better word than hold

 

[JamesLast99]

It's impossible to hold a belief on anything else.

EDIT: base is a better word than hold

But atheism isn't a belief is it?

 

[JamesLast99]

I'm not demanding anything.
You asked what I would consider proof, I answered.

Turn this around - pick something you believe to be so ludicrously far-fetched as to definitely be impossible (ghosts, goblins, trolls, unicorns, tooth fairy, whatever).
If you just said that there is nothing you wouldn't dismiss then your argument for the existence of God just became a whole lot weaker, as you've proven yourself to be gullible on a scale rarely seen.
If, on the other hand, you did think of something, what would you consider proof that they DO exist.
Now, since whatever you just said isn't happening, you feel safe in saying that they don't exist, correct?

That's how I feel about God.

Of course you may not have enough knoweldge and be a bit shaky of your definitions to expect come up with what would be a valid proof, which you could accept?How likely is that?

 

[Alc]

But atheism isn't a belief is it?

Mike 375 has done that semantic argument to death.
Everything you or I 'know' is, strictly speaking, a belief.

 

[statsman]

It's really quite simple.

Belief in God is based on faith. Faith is not scientific or logical or reasonable. It is based on your feelings, generally ingrained into you at an early age.

If you have a discussion between a person who belives and one who does not, the non believer can probably make a very good case God does not exist based on science, logic and reason.

The believer will not change their position on God based on this evidence. In fact, they will probably believe even stronger. This is the problem with a faith based approach to live.

Note: this is not an attack on believers or non believers. This is somthing I've learned over the years.

 

[Rich]

Mike 375 has done that semantic argument to death.

I've noted for years that Mick just keeps going round in circles

 

[Alc]

I've noted for years that Mick just keeps going round in circles

It's strange, given that he's got so much space to move around in, while Britain is the size of a postage stamp, etc, etc.

 

[Rich]

It's strange, given that he's got so much space to move around in, while Britain is the size of a postage stamp, etc, etc.

Nah, he's trapped inside his own little sphere

 

[Alc]

Nah, he's trapped inside his own little sphere

I think you'll find it's a spheroid

 

[Rich]

I think you'll find it's a spheroid

yes he's certainly oid