Quote:there is no evidence that something is true, it is illogical to believe that it is true.
Do you have evidence to prove that?
Brandon9000 wrote:
Frank Apisa wrote:
Brandon9000 wrote:
Olivier5 wrote:There is no evidence of an interventionist god -- whereas there should be, if he intervenes in our world.
(If one except goddess Fortuna. She most certainly exists...)
As far as a non-intervensionist god is concerned... no evidence can be expected of him.
If there is no evidence that something is true, it is illogical to believe that it is true.
In the area of "gods" or "REALITY"...just about everything identified as a "belief" is nothing more than a blind guess...wearing the disguise of the word "belief."
I "believe" there is a GOD...is really nothing more than "my blind guess is that there is a GOD." The disguise of "belief" or "believe" is to give the guess integrity it truly does not have or deserve.
I "believe" there are no gods...is really nothing more than "my blind guess is that there are no gods." The disguise of "belief" or "believe" is to give the guess integrity it truly does not have or deserve.
If we were to substitute "blind guess" for the word "believe" in your question, Brandon, it changes things a bit...but a significant bit.
If there is no evidence that something is true, it is illogical to blindly guess that it is true.
Why?
There is no (unambiguous) evidence that there is a GOD...but why would it be illogical to blindly guess that there is one?
There is no (unambiguous) evidence that there are no gods...but why would it be illogical to blindly guess that there are none?
Blind guesses are just blind guesses.
I do not blind guess that there are none. I have never in any post on this board stated that I have reason to believe that there is no god. I only state that there is little or no evidence to justify a belief that there is one.
At no point have I suggested that you blindly guess there are no gods. One does not need evidence to blindly guess anything. I prefer not to do it...FOR THAT REASON.
Quote:There is certainly a reason not to believe things with no evidence. The reason is that if you do that, you end up believing lots of things that are wrong. This can easily be verified experimentally. I put you in a room and ask you to blindly guess ten facts - if you like ten yes or no questions - that you have no possible way of knowing the answer to. What do you think the result will be?
Couldn't care less. The fact is though that science very often requires blind guesses...in order to proceed toward understanding.
Quote:In my opinion, there is little or no evidence to suggest that there is a God and, therefore, it is illogical to believe that there is.
A blind guess is not illogical. It is merely a blind guess...and if it is identified as a blind guess...so what?
I can blindly guess there is sentient life on one of the planets circling the nearest 10 stars to Sol...or I can blindly guess there is NO sentient life on any of the planets circling the nearest 10 stars to Sol.
There is nothing illogical about that...they are just blind guesses.
