How can we be sure that all religions are wrong?

I'd rather you be accurate...and I am sure you would rather be accurate also.

@reasoning logic,
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Let me reword this just a little and I would like to ask if you could explain to me and others if this is relevant to the conversation or not.

OK so if I were to assert that "the probability" of the existence of 2 invisible elves on each side of your head having ear sex with your ears is less than "the probability" no invisible elves having ear sex with your ears...the burden of proof for that assertion falls on me, therefore you seriously doubt I could meet that burden? Really! Are you being serious? Are you saying that there may be to elves going at it because we do not know this for certain?

I am not trying to make fun of this logic but only trying to use absurdity to share my view point.



I do not mean this as an insult, RL, but I do want to congratulate you on your success at using absurdity to share your view.

As for the burden of proof...no matter what absurdity you use, if you make an assertion, the burden of proof does fall on you.
Signature To acknowledge what you do not know – is a display of strength. To pretend you know what you truly don’'t – is a display of weakness.

First of all...that is not a link.

Second...what I apparently wrote was:

"I do not mean this as an insult, RL, but I do want to congratulate you on your success at using absurdity to share your view.

As for the burden of proof...no matter what absurdity you use, if you make an assertion, the burden of proof does fall on you."

So...I am making a comment about the burden of proof. How do you translate that into anything else?

Do we know the true nature of REALITY?

I do not. I do not know if there is a GOD; if there are gods; if there are no gods; if there are multiverses; if there are microverses; if there is self; if there is no self; if what we consider to be "the universe" is an illusion; if the naive realists are correct; if the non-dualists are correct...or any of that stuff.

RL...get off the fairies, elves, unicorns, flying spaghetti monsters...and all that crap, because no answer or response I make can make any sense if the question makes no sense.

Deal the with the question really in play:

Do we know the true nature of REALITY?

I do not. I do not know if there is a GOD; if there are gods; if there are no gods; if there are multiverses; if there are microverses; if there is self; if there is no self; if what we consider to be "the universe" is an illusion; if the naive realists are correct; if the non-dualists are correct...or any of that stuff.

Why does my acknowledgement of that lack of knowledge bother and annoy all you folk so much?

I am not saying I know nothing. I am willing to use the word "KNOW" in a way that gives meaning to a comment like, "I know I am typing at my keyboard at the moment" "my name on my birth certificate is Frank Apisa" "I know I enjoy conversations on A2K; I know the capital of France is Paris; I know Robert Downey, Jr. was in the movie Ironman; I know I am addressing this comment to someone using the screen name, reasoning logic.

I do not know the true nature of REALITY, RL...and I truly, h0nestly, human being to human being do not see any way to make a reasonable, meaningful guess about what must be included and what must be excluded from that REALITY.

What bothers YOU specifically about that? Be specific with me.

If you told me you do not know something...I would never go through what you and these others are going through to make that be a failing. I am interested in why you are investing so much effort into trying to make my acknowledgement seem an absurdity.

Can you accommodate me on that?

RL...get off the fairies, elves, unicorns, flying spaghetti monsters...and all that crap, because no answer or response I make can make any sense if the question makes no sense.Deal the with the question really in play:Do we know the true nature of REALITY?I do not. I do not know if there is a GOD; if there are gods; if there are no gods; if there are multiverses; if there are microverses; if there is self; if there is no self; if what we consider to be "the universe" is an illusion; if the naive realists are correct; if the non-dualists are correct...or any of that stuff.Why does my acknowledgement of that lack of knowledge bother and annoy all you folk so much?I am not saying I know nothing. I am willing to use the word "KNOW" in a way that gives meaning to a comment like, "I know I am typing at my keyboard at the moment" "my name on my birth certificate is Frank Apisa" "I know I enjoy conversations on A2K; I know the capital of France is Paris; I know Robert Downey, Jr. was in the movie Ironman; I know I am addressing this comment to someone using the screen name, reasoning logic.I do not know the true nature of REALITY, RL...and I truly, h0nestly, human being to human being do not see any way to make a reasonable, meaningful guess about what must be included and what must be excluded from that REALITY.What bothers YOU specifically about that? Be specific with me.If you told me you do not know something...I would never go through what you and these others are going through to make that be a failing. I am interested in why you are investing so much effort into trying to make my acknowledgement seem an absurdity.Can you accommodate me on that?

Eloquently and logically spoken, Frank. But can you understand why some might embrace your point of view simply as a license?

Re: Looking4Truth (Post 5304063)
It seams to me you had to know the extension of all things to make that claim...

...all the while is funny that your "almost nothing " can only refer to what exists that you know...whatever else out there that you don't know is like non existent to you so where is that comparison coming from ?

You have wisdom my friend. We no practically NOTHING compared to ALL things.

For all I know...the REALITY that I think exists is something that came into being 60 seconds ago...my total existence complete with all its memories.

I DO NOT KNOW THE REALITY.