Does God Exist?

[barleycorn]

How can you be so certain Santa Claus (St Nicholas) didn't exist.

http://www.stnicholascenter.org/pages/who-is-st-nicholas/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas

 

Because he would now be 1743 years old, and reindeer can't fly (it's something to do with the lack of wings I think, or running out of fairy dust or something).

 

jb

[janie48]

Because he would now be 1743 years old, and reindeer can't fly (it's something to do with the lack of wings I think, or running out of fairy dust or something).

 

jb

My point was that even some historical legends can contain an element of truth.

[RootsBooster]

My point was that even some historical legends can contain an element of truth.

 

Implying that something may contain an element of truth is pretty weak sauce though for an argument

 

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Atheism is based on the sort of reasoning applied by a good court of law:

 

 

This would be more accurate if it read "can be based on the sort of reasoning applied by a good court of law"

Edited May 1, 2013 by RootsBooster

[janie48]

Implying that something may contain an element of truth is pretty weak sauce though for an argument

Perhaps, but then I am not a sceptic who studies a source, and then reaches the conclusion that every detail of information in that study must be false and therefore dismisses every part of it because some parts of it appear incredulous.

[SnailyBoy]

Perhaps, but then I am not a sceptic who studies a source, and then reaches the conclusion that every detail of information in that study must be false and therefore dismisses every part of it because some parts of it appear incredulous.

 

Which parts of the Bible do you find incredulous?

[RootsBooster]

Perhaps, but then I am not a sceptic who studies a source, and then reaches the conclusion that every detail of information in that study must be false and therefore dismisses every part of it because some parts of it appear incredulous.

 

Neither am I, nor am I someone who would accept something to be factual merely because there may be a chance it might contain some element of truth.

[barleycorn]

My point was that even some historical legends can contain an element of truth.

 

Indeed, but an element of proof doesn't mean there really is a guy in red suit flying round the planet on a reindeer driven sleigh every Christmas Eve dispensing presents.

 

jb

[janie48]

Indeed, but an element of proof doesn't mean there really is a guy in red suit flying round the planet on a reindeer driven sleigh every Christmas Eve dispensing presents.

 

jb

Stop trying to shatter my hopes.

 

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Neither am I, nor am I someone who would accept something to be factual merely because there may be a chance it might contain some element of truth.

Point taken.

 

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Which parts of the Bible do you find incredulous?

Aren't all of them credulous.

[SnailyBoy]

Aren't all of them credulous.

 

You believe everything in the Bible?

[Chris_Sleeps]

Atheism is entirely based off logical fallacies or false assumptions.

 

argument from ignorance:

"Lack of evidence that God exists indicates that the existence of God is unlikely"

That's not an argument from ignorance - it's perfectly rational.

 

The argument from ignorance world be "Lack of evidence that God exist proves that God doesn't exist", which would be silly.

Edited May 1, 2013 by Chris_Sleeps