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What he's presented is 'evidence'. And 'evidence' can be argued for and against. That's why we have courtrooms and debates.
If someone imagines something, do we call it evidence, just because of popularity?
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What he's presented is 'evidence'. And 'evidence' can be argued for and against. That's why we have courtrooms and debates.
void of the brain washing techniques of Atheists
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As I already responded to this, convincing and satisfying the mind are the same thing. You can't get out of this by playing semantics. You have presented the case for your side, and it would not convince (or satisfy the mind of or any other phrase you want) an impartial unbiased person. It doesn't convince me, for instance.
Look, you have said certain things. If you really want an honest debate/discussion you can't go around pretending you didn't say them. I'm not making anything up. Maybe it's that English isn't your first language, or that for some reason you honestly don't see what you're saying, but whatever the case you're making different claims at different times. Even in the above you say:
"I said I could satisfy his mind that there is a better chance to suggest he exists then not."
And then:
"All of which would all but satisfy a reasonable man's mind that these supernatural events could indeed be attributed to a God. "
This is two different claims. You need to pick one and stick with it. Either you think your evidence can convince an impartial person that God is more likely than not or you think your evidence can convince an impartial person that these things you mentioned could be attributed to God.
I don't really see the point in the second one. You won't find many people who would deny that there is a possibility that a god is responsible for the big bang. I acknowledge that there is that possibility. The question is how likely it is, and what that means. It's no more likely than any other possibility. Even more importantly, even if a god is responsible for the big bang, that doesn't tell us any details about that god. You still want to make specific claims about the entity, like that there is a heaven, and he wants humans to act a certain way. That stuff is pure conjecture based on no evidence.
You have no idea of what you are talking about. You are just playing words with your mind. You see how your mind deceive you into something you really have no knowledge about. Speculative philosophy. Nothing but speculation. Your argument does not have any pattern that is base on your belief, because you just think and argue whatever comes out of your mind.
Convinced defined : To bring by the use of argument or evidence to firm belief or a course of action. See Synonyms at persuade.
To satisfy the mind defined: to fulfill the desires, expectations, needs, or demands of (a person, the mind, etc.); give full contentment to: The hearty meal satisfied him.
To convince is to proactively try to persuade someone that what you are saying is true.
To satisfy the mind is to allow that person to decide without persuasion or coercion.
If you do not wish to be accused of being a militant atheist then cease the hostile tone and attitude.
Those two remarks we posted in satisfactory context and do not contradict each other. They say the same thing.
I do not think it will convince anyone. I think that individuals will come to their own conclusion that a God is a viable choice. I merely give then evidence that satisfies there mind that the conclusion they come to is perfectly acceptable.
What other possibility do you refer to. How unlikely is it?
One step at a time. You cannot eat meat before you can drink milk. There is of course a connection between the god of the universe and the god of the bible. This is but one small, piece of evidence that proves the existence of a God.
I add my support for this statement.
Go back and re-read. It's not evidence. It's not about liking it or not. It's not actual evidence. "The big bang had to have a cause" does not imply "There is a conscious being responsible for creating the universe".
Why are you not getting this.
The scientific evidence makes it clear that the universe had a beginning approximately 15 billion years ago. It is almost fact, and axiom if you like, that this is true and science has accepted it to be.
As far as I can see there are two ways in which that happened, unless someone knows of a third way. It was either "caused" or it "just appeared" without a cause.
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If we believe that our natural laws applied at the point of the big bang, that is when t=0, then it creates the intrigue of what was that cause. Now you say that each possibility is equally possible, however, you provide us with no evidence of what else exists to cause such a monumental event to occur. Personally I can not think of a single event that would cause the big bang other then by the power of a superior conscious being. But I am willing to learn. If I am right in my theory then I have to ask what did cause it and why was it caused? It is not unreasonable for me to come to the opinion that is was a God that caused it.
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If it is possible for something to be created from nothing then our universe could have come into existence from nothing. No cause. Let us assume for a moment that that is true. Something appeared out of nothing. How can we, as intelligent beings, come to an understanding as to how that happened? Well, we cannot understand it because it is outside of the natural laws. We do not have a clue how it would spring into being and there is no precedence. It is a gap in our scientific ability as it does not comply with any universal laws. It is a supernatural event and not a natural event, therefore, we have to conclude what actually happened could have been the result of divinity, or, some other event. What other event could it have been? I can only conclude that it was a God that did it as I cannot think of anything else.
Now, as there have only been two methods that can be considered, which one do you think it was. We only have two methods. It is either a God creating the big bang or, let's see, what else is there, oh yes, it could be a supernatural event that could be contributed to God and his gang. What do you choose, is there a choice even.
I'm saying no one is perfect. And in general his behavior has been better than some of the behavior from his opponents.
You have no idea of what you are talking about. You are just playing words with your mind. You see how your mind deceive you into something you really have no knowledge about. Speculative philosophy. Nothing but speculation. Your argument does not have any pattern that is base on your belief, because you just think and argue whatever comes out of your mind.
Everything existed, as you say, to create life but the essential ingredient was nowhere to be seen. LIFE was not present. The elements were caused to live. That cause is unknown to human science. It is beyond the realms of natural laws. It is a gap in scientific knowledge. It is therefore for supernatural and evokes the question, could it have been a God. Yet another evidence that proves your entire belief system wrong and untenable.
No one is perfect, still doesn't make it okay for me to go around saying that all Christians are mindless, closed minded, brainwashed bigots, and I can prove they are all wrong about the existence of God.
The obvious other choice that I've mentioned many times on this thread is it wasn't a sentient being that started the big bang. Your "scientific evidence" only suggests the big bang had a cause. It doesn't suggest what the cause was. So, again it's not evidence for a god.
I'm not sure how to make it any clearer than that.
This in no way hurts atheists belief system at all. I don't think you understand what atheism is actually about because you are so gung ho on thinking we are the anti christ and only here to argue without any reason (In which case, why are you even here? You like bad debates?).
No one has ONCE denied that it is "possible" that some supernatural, magic man, that you call God, created these things. The problem is you refuse to acknowledge the other possibilities, which completely exclude the need for a God. The atheists that you seem to hate are being open minded and agreeing that this is possible. You are simply incapable of understanding that this doesn't constitute evidence. You know what else is possible? Zeus created it all, or how about a magical fish, hell lets go with really tiny aliens with magical mind powers. Guess what? They can't all be right mate. They "could" be the cause, because I'm not arrogant enough to make claims of knowledge to something I don't know, but that doesn't mean that magical fish is a reasonable idea to base your life on, nor is it something to consider seriously, for the origins of life, without evidence.
You can keep trying, but it's not going to work. In either case, you're saying you can give them enough cause that they'll believe God is more likely than not. It doesn't matter what you want to call it; that's the concept I'm arguing against.
If you wish to be taken seriously, realize your OP had a hostile tone and attitude, and any hostile tone or attitude I'm now displaying is because you're repeatedly trying to deny saying things you said.
See what I mean? No, they don't say the same thing. Let me try again:
1) "there is a better chance to suggest [God] exists then not"
2) "these supernatural events could indeed be attributed to a God"
Saying something could be attributed to a being is not at all the same as saying something indicates God is more likely than not to exist. Please tell me you see this.
The other possibility is that whatever caused the big bang was not a sentient being, and that there is no god.
1) It's not a piece of evidence, and it doesn't prove the existence of a God. It doesn't even help make that possibility any more likely than not.
2) You jump around, though. You didn't just try to prove your first premise and then go from there. You start talking about heaven and stuff in between, too.
So, first you need to admit the inconsistent language you've been using. Until you do that and start using clear language, we'll get nowhere. After that we can discuss why the evidence you've presented isn't really evidence.
it could have been a God.
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Personally I can not think of a single event that would cause the big bang other then by the power of a superior conscious being
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What I meant is, your gods......