GD> EH>> Their claimed atheist beliefs. I am increasingly doubtful of
GD> EH>> those so-called atheist beliefs. 
GD> 
GD> GD> You still haven't figured out that atheism is not a belief
GD>system.  

GD> BA> Sure it is.  It is the *belief* that there is no god.  Of course
GD> BA> that particular 'belief system' has only one tenet - which
GD> BA> simplifies things a lot. 

GD>Even less than that.  Consider a belief in Santa Clause.  How hard do
GD>you have to work to believe he doesn't exist?  

GD> BA> There's just as much evidence proving the non-existence of a god
GD> BA> as there is that proves its existence.  You have just as much
GD> BA> there is *faith* that no god as those who believe that there is
GD> BA> there is one.

GD>Proving non-existence is attempt to prove a negative.  Try proving 
GD>Santa Clause doesn't exist.  

GD>The proper way is for the positive claimant to provide evidence to 
GD>support their position.  

Except that in either case when you are dealing with absolutes, then it 
only takes one instances for the tautology to be proven false.  I'll 
leave you to ponder the significance of this.


Jeff

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