You can't be absolutely sure you don't
LOL! I can't be absolutely sure of what I think? Oh, that's good!
a dn I don't see what the big deal is in admitting you do...
Because it isn't true. Truth matters to me.
I don't know what potholes you look at, but some of the pot holes I've seen have had water overflowing in them, or not been filled completely.
Congratulations on missing the point of the analogy.
Does the water in the pothole conform to the shape of the hole? Or is the pothole predesigned to conform to the shape of the puddle it will eventually contain?
I'm saying something is either created or it's always been around.
That's nice, but we're talking about chance vs design, not finite vs. eternal.
Where in the Bible does it say chance and design are the only two options?
I know based on the bible
No, you assert based on the Bible.
You've already admitted you can't demonstrate it - you've already admitted you can't prove it - and when pressed on it you've resorted to "I believe", "I assume" and "faith"; all three of which you've admitted do not have any affect on reality.
It what sense then can you claim to "know" it? Belief =/= Knowledge.
you shoudl say "YOU don't know what caused it to exist"
I do say "I don't know".
That, IMO, is the only honest answer to the question.
But how can you know for sure if something's true or not
P. E. A. R. L. - Physical Evidence and Reasoned Logic.
(since you don't put much stock in absolutes)?
In my opinion, the moment anyone says, "
This is the absolute Truth!" they have left the realm of inquiry and entered the realm of dogma.
Also, it seems as though you've gone back to equating "You don't know absolutely" with "You don't know at all". Remember how I explained before that it's entirely possible to be reasonably certain of something without having to claim an "absolute" certainty?
