Subduction Zone
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It is falsifiable. It has nothing to do with your misunderstanding of what a hypothesis is.
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Is Atheism science?
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ChurchofPhysics
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Repacing "theory" in original with "hypothesis" we get:
Two possible tests that would weaken (or refute) "The God Hypothesis" would be if one could a universe or create life. The latter could be done tomorrow in the lab!
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Your error in regards to abiogenesis was already explained to you. What was the other supposed test?
ChurchofPhysics
Member
The other test would be creating a new universe!
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
That fails since it is not testable. So not a hypothesis either.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
Then it is a belief. How can a non belief exist when it is defined by belief, without being a belief?
ChurchofPhysics
Member
All one has to do is redo what happened at time=0, once you have acquired all the knowledge.
Even a hypothesis is based on observations. This God speculation is based only on an inability to think of any other explanation, or understand the more complex explanations of those who've actually examined the issue.
So you're saying that all people are theists; that those who don't believe in any God, or who have never been exposed to any God concept, still believe in God?
How does that work?
How can the concept of empty exist, when it's defined by contents? How can you not believe in Huitzilopochtli, when your non belief is defined by belief?
ChurchofPhysics
Member
The observation is the universe and hypothesis is that it was created by intelligence. Having read other possible explanations does not rule out the God hypothesis and make its chances of being true Zero.
In what sense would it be equated to science?
PS: I don't believe in "belief without reasons and arguments." Everything has a reason, and anything can be argued.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
Nope, atheism is a lack of belief. And your inability to reason does not help you. Your claim is tantamount to you claiming that you are a Muslim because you lack belief in Islam.
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
How would one do that?
if you can't answer you have admitted that your concept is not a hypothesis.
Desert Snake
Veteran Member
Wrong..............
You are equating atheism, to something that isn't defined, an unknown. Atheism is defined. In fact, the word atheism, existed before the word theism.
Nope!
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
If there was no belief in gods we would all be atheists. The term would simply not be defined. The lack of definition of something does not mean that it does not exist.
I am betting that you are an apixyist. Not believing in pixies does not mean that they exist.
ChurchofPhysics
Member
Do it the same way this universe came to be ... and create a new universe. Or create life from non-life.
Don't ask me how ... I don't know ... and then there is the God hypothesis saying can't be done unless God does it...
Subduction Zone
Veteran Member
So your claim was just hand waving. Not a hypothesis.
No, it is not a belief. It is the lack of one particular belief that others seem to have for reasons that are lacking for atheists.
I know that I cannot breathe unaided in the emptiness of space -- that is not a belief. Rather, someone who supposed they could do so would have a belief, but it would be a belief that if acted upon, would have tragic results, because it is incorrect.
Stamp collecting is a hobby. Not collecting stamps is not some other sort of hobby. Believing in God is a belief. Not believing in God is not some other sort of belief, in exactly the same way.