I'd say you don't know the meaning of the word irrational. Atheism is a completely rational choice. It's choosing not to believe in any of the various religons, none of which make any sense, or have any actual evidence to support them.I would say that athiesm itself is irrational itself, no?
Of course he knows the meaning of irrational, is there any evidence that these dieitys DON'T exist?Atheist
I'd say you don't know the meaning of the word irrational. Atheism is a completely rational choice. It's choosing not to believe in any of the various religons, none of which make any sense, or have any actual evidence to support them.
Doesn't need to be any evidence to suggest that they don't exist, it's the job of the person or group making the claim (in this case, Religous groups) to provide evidence that would suggest their claim (their various Religous beliefs) is true. Logically, you would believe in something because evidence has been provided. Evolution, for example. Huge amounts of evidence has been found that would suggest that Evolution is true. Therefore, it makes logical sense to believe in Evolution. Unfortunately, a disturbing number of people aren't logical.Of course he knows the meaning of irrational, is there any evidence that these dieitys DON'T exist?
Let's not make assumptions about others - even if those assumptions seem rational to you. If you don't believe in religions because there is no evidence to support them that's fine, but don't presume everyone should judge things and draw conclusions in the same way as you. Within the scientific community there are many examples of heated, furious and passionate debates about "proven" scientific "facts" and the conclusions we "should" draw from them.Srs Bsns Caev Post
Doesn't need to be any evidence to suggest that they don't exist, it's the job of the person or group making the claim (in this case, Religous groups) to provide evidence that would suggest their claim (their various Religous beliefs) is true. Logically, you would believe in something because evidence has been provided....
...Believe in what you want, but learn to think honestly before you make a choice.
I never said that they were real, the Unicorn thing is a great example and is often used to show this exact point. I also know that there is lots of proof that evolution is the logical answer. In which I agree with the theory of evolution because it does make sense, BUT if a deity does in someway exist then I would be fine with that also.Srs Bsns Caev Post
Doesn't need to be any evidence to suggest that they don't exist, it's the job of the person or group making the claim (in this case, Religous groups) to provide evidence that would suggest their claim (their various Religous beliefs) is true. Logically, you would believe in something because evidence has been provided. Evolution, for example. Huge amounts of evidence has been found that would suggest that Evolution is true. Therefore, it makes logical sense to believe in Evolution. Unfortunately, a disturbing number of people aren't logical.
On the other hand, it's illogical to believe in something despite having no evidence that it's actually true, and only changing this belief if and when evidence comes along that suggests it really isn't true. This really makes no sense, because you're believing something just because you can't prove it doesn't exist.
Suppose I claim there is a Pink Unicorn right beside you. Can't see it? That's because it's invisible. It should also be noted that you can't smell this Unicorn, you can't hear it and you can't touch it. It leaves no trace either and cannot do anything to the world. Because of this, there is no way to disprove it.
Logically, we can assume that it is extremely unlikely there is a Unicorn beside you. Can I disprove it? No. But just because I cannot disprove it does not mean it is there. You probably don't believe the Unicorn is there, but if I take the original paragraph and change all the references to a Unicorn to your God of choice, suddenly you believe in it.
Believe in what you want, but learn to think honestly before you make a choice.
Ah, okay, I misread then. My apologies.I never said that they were real, the Unicorn thing is a great example and is often used to show this exact point. I also know that there is lots of proof that evolution is the logical answer. In which I agree with the theory of evolution because it does make sense, BUT if a deity does in someway exist then I would be fine with that also.
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