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Originally Posted by Alan
I never even implied that I only believe what is right in front of me. I can't see electrons but I understand they exist.
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If you've never witnessed them how do you know they exist? What creates that understanding in you? Have you ever personally worked with electrons?
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Originally Posted by Alan
You know nothing of my beliefs except that they're not yours, and thus you call me shortsighted. That says more about you than it does about me. In fact, by not assuming fiction about why the universe is what it is, I open myself to a world of possibilities that your prejudiced beliefs couldn't possibly account for.
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I don't know what your beliefs are, but the position you take on this topic is that of an atheist, therefore I assume you are an atheist, and since you have never stated that you are not an atheist, yet argue on the behalf of atheism, I am not wrong in that assumption that you are an atheistuntil you clarify your position.
How are my beliefs prejudiced? Because I believe in God, that makes me prejudiced? How does my belief in God counteract anything in science?
At least you understand now that you can't positively prove that Santa Claus doesn't exist, but it's sad that the logic that 'proves' your god is the same that 'proves' the existence of a real Santa Claus.
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Originally Posted by Alan
It's just weird that for some reason you would believe in this god but you would think it's ridiculous that someone actually believed Santa Claus is not fiction and actually goes down people's chimneys. There's no fundamental difference between those beliefs, you can't really know that god exists.
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I can only KNOW what I believe. My beliefs are based on my own personal experiences and theories on those experiences.
No one's beliefs are ridiculous until they can be proven beyond all doubt to be false. Until then the concept of a belief being ridiculous is nothing more than an opinion. Opinions are not fact.